# USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to SVN HS 440712 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for wood: coniferous species, of fir (abies spp.) and spruce (picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 85/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $152.2M
- Buyer market growth: +8.0%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 66.4%

## 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: $152.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $186.2M
- Supplier countries observed: 25
- Average buyer imports: $99.1M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $200.7M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +8.0%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Austria
- Top supplier share: 66.4%
- Market concentration: 4,874
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 66.4%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 6,796 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.6

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $29.2K
- GDP per-person growth: +2.7%
- Population: 2,107k
- GDP: $61.5B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 25.4%
- Savings rate: 27.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $17.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to SVN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 440712 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $184.0M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $197.2M | +7.2% |
| 1997 | $179.7M | -8.9% |
| 1998 | $189.2M | +5.3% |
| 1999 | $182.1M | -3.8% |
| 2000 | $201.6M | +10.7% |
| 2001 | $187.6M | -7.0% |
| 2002 | $194.7M | +3.8% |
| 2003 | $212.3M | +9.1% |
| 2004 | $268.4M | +26.4% |
| 2005 | $305.4M | +13.8% |
| 2006 | $347.2M | +13.7% |
| 2007 | $456.8M | +31.6% |
| 2008 | $573.4M | +25.5% |
| 2009 | $438.7M | -23.5% |
| 2010 | $482.4M | +10.0% |
| 2011 | $862.1M | +78.7% |
| 2012 | $482.3M | -44.1% |
| 2013 | $512.9M | +6.3% |
| 2014 | $460.5M | -10.2% |
| 2015 | $499.7M | +8.5% |
| 2016 | $509.7M | +2.0% |
| 2017 | $644.0M | +26.3% |
| 2018 | $735.5M | +14.2% |
| 2019 | $635.3M | -13.6% |
| 2020 | $545.0M | -14.2% |
| 2021 | $523.1M | -4.0% |
| 2022 | $815.3M | +55.9% |
| 2023 | $771.4M | -5.4% |
| 2024 | $1.2B | +49.4% |

## 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 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) |
| USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands to Mozambique | HS 270112 | New corridor | $134.0M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/usa-moz-270112) |

## 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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