# USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Lao People's Dem. Rep. HS 440122 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for wood: in chips or particles, non-coniferous. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 64/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $88.0M
- Buyer market growth: +7.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 91.8%

## 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: $88.0M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $171.9M
- Supplier countries observed: 11
- Average buyer imports: $29.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $92.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +59.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +7.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Thailand
- Top supplier share: 91.8%
- Market concentration: 8,486
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 91.8%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,488 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 173 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $2.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +26.4%
- Population: 7,379k
- GDP: $18.8B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 29.4%
- Savings rate: 15.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $1.6K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Lao People's Dem. Rep. route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 440122 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $3.4M | +113.1% |
| 1997 | $2.7M | -19.6% |
| 1998 | $3.7M | +35.4% |
| 1999 | $1.5M | -60.2% |
| 2000 | $3.7M | +150.7% |
| 2001 | $3.6M | -2.0% |
| 2002 | $4.2M | +16.9% |
| 2003 | $4.7M | +12.3% |
| 2004 | $5.7M | +21.8% |
| 2005 | $9.7M | +68.2% |
| 2006 | $6.9M | -28.3% |
| 2007 | $13.4M | +92.7% |
| 2008 | $18.3M | +37.3% |
| 2009 | $17.5M | -4.5% |
| 2010 | $11.7M | -33.1% |
| 2011 | $24.8M | +111.7% |
| 2012 | $30.6M | +23.5% |
| 2013 | $25.0M | -18.3% |
| 2014 | $27.9M | +11.3% |
| 2015 | $24.6M | -11.9% |
| 2016 | $29.0M | +18.0% |
| 2017 | $30.7M | +5.8% |
| 2018 | $17.7M | -42.4% |
| 2019 | $28.5M | +61.3% |
| 2020 | $42.1M | +47.9% |
| 2021 | $68.5M | +62.5% |
| 2022 | $89.3M | +30.5% |
| 2023 | $74.4M | -16.7% |
| 2024 | $89.2M | +19.8% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to NLD | HS 860310 | New corridor | $335.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-nld-860310) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Norway | HS 999999 | New corridor | $302.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-nor-999999) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Italy | HS 040150 | New corridor | $229.8M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-ita-040150) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Kazakhstan | HS 260800 | New corridor | $178.7M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-kaz-260800) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to SVN | HS 440712 | New corridor | $152.2M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-svn-440712) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Uzbekistan | HS 170199 | New corridor | $148.5M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-uzb-170199) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Greece | HS 870240 | New corridor | $141.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-grc-870240) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Portugal | HS 870370 | New corridor | $134.9M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-prt-870370) |

## 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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