# Taiwan to Japan HS 930591 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for firearms: parts and accessories, of military weapons of heading 9301. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 79/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $126.0M
- Buyer market growth: +149.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 97.3%

## 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: $126.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $129.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 11
- Average buyer imports: $64.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $129.8M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +1.0%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +149.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 97.3%
- Market concentration: 9,469
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 97.3%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 2,103 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 11.1 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $39.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.9%
- Population: 125,682k
- GDP: $4.9T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 24.8%
- Savings rate: 24.6%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $9.0K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Taiwan to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 930591 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $13.0B | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $13.1B | +1.0% |
| 1997 | $11.9B | -9.2% |
| 1998 | $9.8B | -17.5% |
| 1999 | $12.4B | +26.3% |
| 2000 | $17.7B | +42.8% |
| 2001 | $13.8B | -21.8% |
| 2002 | $12.9B | -6.7% |
| 2003 | $13.5B | +4.5% |
| 2004 | $15.1B | +11.6% |
| 2005 | $16.4B | +8.6% |
| 2006 | $18.3B | +11.9% |
| 2007 | $18.1B | -1.0% |
| 2008 | $19.8B | +9.5% |
| 2009 | $16.5B | -17.0% |
| 2010 | $20.5B | +24.2% |
| 2011 | $20.9B | +2.3% |
| 2012 | $21.6B | +3.2% |
| 2013 | $21.5B | -0.7% |
| 2014 | $22.2B | +3.5% |
| 2015 | $21.5B | -3.4% |
| 2016 | $21.3B | -0.7% |
| 2017 | $23.4B | +9.7% |
| 2018 | $25.3B | +8.1% |
| 2019 | $25.1B | -0.6% |
| 2020 | $25.1B | +0.1% |
| 2021 | $31.4B | +25.0% |
| 2022 | $36.1B | +14.9% |
| 2023 | $32.9B | -8.8% |
| 2024 | $28.0B | -14.9% |

## 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.