# Ukraine to Czech Republic HS 240391 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for tobacco: homogenised or reconstituted. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 32/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $273.0M
- Buyer market growth: +16.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 86.0%

## 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: $273.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $431.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 21
- Average buyer imports: $26.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $273.0M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +16.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Romania
- Top supplier share: 86.0%
- Market concentration: 7,465
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 86.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 1,142 km
- Trade agreement: Reported yes
- Business entry time: 24.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $26.4K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.0%
- Population: 10,703k
- GDP: $282.3B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 29.9%
- Savings rate: 32.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $37.9 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Ukraine to Czech Republic route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 240391 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $187.0M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $157.3M | -15.9% |
| 1997 | $178.9M | +13.7% |
| 1998 | $194.3M | +8.6% |
| 1999 | $156.1M | -19.7% |
| 2000 | $211.8M | +35.7% |
| 2001 | $225.2M | +6.3% |
| 2002 | $233.4M | +3.7% |
| 2003 | $273.7M | +17.2% |
| 2004 | $423.5M | +54.8% |
| 2005 | $514.0M | +21.4% |
| 2006 | $498.2M | -3.1% |
| 2007 | $553.6M | +11.1% |
| 2008 | $888.8M | +60.6% |
| 2009 | $459.5M | -48.3% |
| 2010 | $832.9M | +81.2% |
| 2011 | $1.1B | +31.7% |
| 2012 | $853.3M | -22.2% |
| 2013 | $957.0M | +12.1% |
| 2014 | $913.7M | -4.5% |
| 2015 | $652.4M | -28.6% |
| 2016 | $660.7M | +1.3% |
| 2017 | $836.5M | +26.6% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | +20.0% |
| 2019 | $1.1B | +5.7% |
| 2020 | $1.0B | -5.5% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +62.2% |
| 2022 | $1.4B | -13.3% |
| 2023 | $1.2B | -14.7% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | -1.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Ukraine to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 300215 | New corridor | $67.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-usa-300215) |
| Ukraine to CHN | HS 470329 | New corridor | $8.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-chn-470329) |
| Ukraine to Italy | HS 870340 | New corridor | $7.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-ita-870340) |
| Ukraine to BRA | HS 870840 | New corridor | $2.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-bra-870840) |
| Ukraine to Italy | HS 870350 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-ita-870350) |
| Ukraine to Indonesia + Timor-Leste | HS 270112 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-idn-270112) |
| Ukraine to Belgium | HS 090111 | New corridor | $2.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-bel-090111) |
| Ukraine to Germany | HS 271020 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/ukr-deu-271020) |

## 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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