# UGA to Japan HS 902790 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for microtomes and parts and accessories thereof. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 75/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $511.2M
- Buyer market growth: +103.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 29.9%

## 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: $511.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $584.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 65
- Average buyer imports: $385.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $573.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +4.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +103.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 29.9%
- Market concentration: 1,568
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 29.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,539 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 | $5.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader UGA to Japan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 902790 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $8.1M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $8.3M | +2.8% |
| 1997 | $3.8M | -54.3% |
| 1998 | $6.0M | +58.6% |
| 1999 | $10.8M | +79.1% |
| 2000 | $11.2M | +3.4% |
| 2001 | $9.9M | -11.9% |
| 2002 | $14.4M | +46.0% |
| 2003 | $9.6M | -33.1% |
| 2004 | $8.3M | -13.7% |
| 2005 | $6.8M | -18.0% |
| 2006 | $5.7M | -16.8% |
| 2007 | $10.4M | +82.9% |
| 2008 | $13.3M | +28.2% |
| 2009 | $5.8M | -56.7% |
| 2010 | $4.0M | -30.7% |
| 2011 | $4.3M | +7.3% |
| 2012 | $6.4M | +49.7% |
| 2013 | $6.3M | -2.3% |
| 2014 | $5.3M | -14.5% |
| 2015 | $12.7M | +136.8% |
| 2016 | $8.8M | -30.2% |
| 2017 | $14.2M | +60.9% |
| 2018 | $10.4M | -26.7% |
| 2019 | $11.5M | +10.3% |
| 2020 | $11.9M | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $10.7M | -9.9% |
| 2022 | $10.3M | -4.0% |
| 2023 | $16.4M | +59.6% |
| 2024 | $21.7M | +32.3% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| UGA to SGP | HS 710813 | New corridor | $9.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-sgp-710813) |
| UGA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870830 | New corridor | $7.9B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-usa-870830) |
| UGA to Germany | HS 293499 | New corridor | $5.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-deu-293499) |
| UGA to CHN | HS 382499 | New corridor | $5.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-chn-382499) |
| UGA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870894 | New corridor | $5.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-usa-870894) |
| UGA to Taiwan | HS 853400 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-twn-853400) |
| UGA to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 640411 | New corridor | $3.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-usa-640411) |
| UGA to Nigeria | HS 271019 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/uga-nga-271019) |

## 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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