# United Republic of Tanzania to Mexico 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: 33/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $581.7M
- Buyer market growth: +21.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 91.2%

## 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: $581.7M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $877.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 50
- Average buyer imports: $183.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $637.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +14.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +21.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 91.2%
- Market concentration: 8,363
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 91.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 15,335 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $9.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.8%
- Population: 130,262k
- GDP: $1.3T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $42.4 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader United Republic of Tanzania to Mexico route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 390140 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $215.1K | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $82.7K | -61.6% |
| 1997 | $482.8K | +483.9% |
| 1998 | $743.1K | +53.9% |
| 1999 | $1.1M | +43.4% |
| 2000 | $1.2M | +8.0% |
| 2001 | $879.4K | -23.6% |
| 2002 | $1.4M | +58.4% |
| 2003 | $1.9M | +34.3% |
| 2004 | $1.7M | -8.6% |
| 2005 | $1.1M | -34.6% |
| 2006 | $863.5K | -22.7% |
| 2007 | $1.1M | +22.1% |
| 2008 | $6.0M | +466.2% |
| 2009 | $1.1M | -81.4% |
| 2010 | $4.0M | +257.1% |
| 2011 | $376.6K | -90.5% |
| 2012 | $492.1K | +30.7% |
| 2013 | $428.9K | -12.8% |
| 2014 | $503.3K | +17.3% |
| 2015 | $1.2M | +140.1% |
| 2016 | $1.3M | +9.1% |
| 2017 | $1.3M | -2.6% |
| 2018 | $1.1M | -10.6% |
| 2019 | $1.3M | +11.5% |
| 2020 | $1.6M | +26.2% |
| 2021 | $4.7M | +193.8% |
| 2022 | $2.6M | -45.7% |
| 2023 | $1.7M | -32.3% |
| 2024 | $2.0M | +12.0% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| United Republic of Tanzania to Malaysia | HS 270119 | New corridor | $3.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-mys-270119) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 170490 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-usa-170490) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to Egypt | HS 271019 | New corridor | $2.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-egy-271019) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to Canada | HS 850760 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-can-850760) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to TUR | HS 840820 | New corridor | $1.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-tur-840820) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to NLD | HS 841112 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-nld-841112) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to BRA | HS 851762 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-bra-851762) |
| United Republic of Tanzania to India | HS 711011 | New corridor | $1.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/tza-ind-711011) |

## 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.