# Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 630291 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for toilet and kitchen linen: of cotton, excluding terry towelling or similar terry fabrics. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 68/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $127.0M
- Buyer market growth: +14.3%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 45.9%

## What the signal means

The signal points to a newly observed exporter-to-buyer relationship in the available reporting. It is a prompt for market research, not a forecast, order, or guarantee of commercial access. Compare demand, suppliers, access, and route history together before acting.

## Market opportunity

- Latest buyer imports: $127.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $129.0M
- Supplier countries observed: 86
- Average buyer imports: $102.9M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $155.2M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +0.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +14.3%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: India
- Top supplier share: 45.9%
- Market concentration: 2,783
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 45.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 12,047 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $2.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 630291 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1996 | $3.0K | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $235.8 | -92.0% |
| 1998 | $2.1K | +784.1% |
| 1999 | $94.7 | -95.5% |
| 2000 | $5.2K | +5389.1% |
| 2001 | $16.3 | -99.7% |
| 2002 | $744.8 | +4470.4% |
| 2003 | $7.2K | +871.6% |
| 2004 | $44.1K | +509.1% |
| 2005 | $57.7K | +30.8% |
| 2006 | $22.2K | -61.5% |
| 2007 | $30.2K | +35.9% |
| 2008 | $87.4K | +189.3% |
| 2009 | $87.5K | +0.1% |
| 2010 | $22.4K | -74.4% |
| 2011 | $2.3K | -89.9% |
| 2012 | $38.0K | +1583.4% |
| 2013 | $25.4K | -33.3% |
| 2014 | $74.4K | +192.9% |
| 2015 | $232.5K | +212.6% |
| 2016 | $49.6K | -78.7% |
| 2017 | $189.3K | +281.7% |
| 2018 | $70.2K | -62.9% |
| 2019 | $127.8K | +81.9% |
| 2020 | $60.8K | -52.4% |
| 2021 | $94.0K | +54.5% |
| 2022 | $192.5K | +104.9% |
| 2023 | $502.3K | +160.9% |
| 2024 | $158.3K | -68.5% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940161 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-usa-940161) |
| Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 731815 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-usa-731815) |
| Tuvalu to GBR | HS 850440 | New corridor | $2.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-gbr-850440) |
| Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 950590 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-usa-950590) |
| Tuvalu to Japan | HS 420292 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-jpn-420292) |
| Tuvalu to GBR | HS 852580 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-gbr-852580) |
| Tuvalu to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 731816 | New corridor | $1.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-usa-731816) |
| Tuvalu to Egypt | HS 870323 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tuv-egy-870323) |

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a new corridor signal mean?

It identifies an exporter, buyer market, and HS6 combination included in the available new-corridor signal set for 2024. It is a research prompt, not a guarantee of demand or sales.

### Is the market opportunity reported trade?

Reported buyer imports and exporter share are observations. Any projection or share-gap measure is calculated from the available data and should not be treated as an order or forecast.

### What should exporters check next?

Validate product fit, buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, competition, and the depth of product-level history before pursuing the route.

## Method

The signal is a calculated research indicator based on available reported trade observations. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry. Validate buyers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-09-02). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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