# Taiwan to Bangladesh HS 390140 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $134.8M
- Buyer market growth: +12.2%
- Current exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap: 37.5%

## 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: $134.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $263.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 19
- Average buyer imports: $26.5M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $134.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +28.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +12.2%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: SGP
- Top supplier share: 38.0%
- Market concentration: 2,583
- Exporter share: 0.4%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 37.5%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 0.0%
- MFN tariff: 0.0%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 3,156 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 19.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $2.5K
- GDP per-person growth: +25.1%
- Population: 166,303k
- GDP: $416.3B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +5.1%
- Investment rate: 27.7%
- Savings rate: 22.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $556.3K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Taiwan to Bangladesh route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 390140 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $419.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $447.5M | +6.7% |
| 1997 | $419.6M | -6.2% |
| 1998 | $486.0M | +15.8% |
| 1999 | $488.9M | +0.6% |
| 2000 | $568.4M | +16.3% |
| 2001 | $438.5M | -22.9% |
| 2002 | $377.7M | -13.9% |
| 2003 | $420.5M | +11.3% |
| 2004 | $452.1M | +7.5% |
| 2005 | $463.7M | +2.6% |
| 2006 | $496.5M | +7.1% |
| 2007 | $469.3M | -5.5% |
| 2008 | $675.0M | +43.8% |
| 2009 | $605.5M | -10.3% |
| 2010 | $739.3M | +22.1% |
| 2011 | $793.2M | +7.3% |
| 2012 | $1.1B | +34.0% |
| 2013 | $1.0B | -4.2% |
| 2014 | $996.3M | -2.1% |
| 2015 | $1.0B | +3.4% |
| 2016 | $985.6M | -4.3% |
| 2017 | $1.1B | +12.3% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | +28.4% |
| 2019 | $876.9M | -38.3% |
| 2020 | $847.5M | -3.4% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +44.4% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | +45.5% |
| 2023 | $955.8M | -46.3% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | +11.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Taiwan to GBR | HS 870340 | New corridor | $5.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-gbr-870340) |
| Taiwan to Belgium | HS 382600 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-bel-382600) |
| Taiwan to Canada | HS 870340 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-can-870340) |
| Taiwan to Taiwan | HS 870340 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-twn-870340) |
| Taiwan to Italy | HS 870360 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-ita-870360) |
| Taiwan to Iraq | HS 100630 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-irq-100630) |
| Taiwan to Belgium | HS 040690 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-bel-040690) |
| Taiwan to France | HS 870195 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/twn-fra-870195) |

## 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.