# Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to TUR HS 420292 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 34/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $90.4M
- Buyer market growth: +33.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 50.9%

## 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: $90.4M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $138.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 103
- Average buyer imports: $33.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $90.4M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +15.3%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +33.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 50.9%
- Market concentration: 2,850
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 50.9%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 9,072 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 7 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0.2

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $9.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +17.3%
- Population: 85,043k
- GDP: $815.3B
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 27.5%
- Savings rate: 23.3%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $47.0 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to TUR route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 420292 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1996 | $1.4M | +0.0% |
| 1997 | $2.6K | -99.8% |
| 1999 | $70.7K | +2647.6% |
| 2000 | $47.8K | -32.4% |
| 2001 | $99.9K | +109.0% |
| 2002 | $4.4M | +4258.7% |
| 2003 | $688.2K | -84.2% |
| 2004 | $722.7K | +5.0% |
| 2005 | $1.6M | +127.3% |
| 2006 | $834.3K | -49.2% |
| 2007 | $1.0M | +22.2% |
| 2008 | $1.8K | -99.8% |
| 2009 | $3.0M | +167117.2% |
| 2010 | $4.9M | +65.0% |
| 2011 | $8.5M | +73.2% |
| 2012 | $10.4M | +23.1% |
| 2013 | $9.3M | -10.5% |
| 2014 | $8.4M | -9.9% |
| 2016 | $185.7K | -97.8% |
| 2017 | $869.6K | +368.2% |
| 2018 | $1.1M | +23.5% |
| 2019 | $6.4M | +492.0% |
| 2020 | $1.2M | -81.5% |
| 2021 | $975.6 | -99.9% |
| 2024 | $284.1 | -70.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to CHN | HS 854231 | New corridor | $158.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-chn-854231) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to KOR | HS 851712 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-kor-851712) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to India | HS 851762 | New corridor | $3.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-ind-851762) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to India | HS 852990 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-ind-852990) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to France | HS 850760 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-fra-850760) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Germany | HS 854370 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-deu-854370) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to CHN | HS 854370 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-chn-854370) |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Spain | HS 851762 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vct-esp-851762) |

## 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.