# Former Republic of Vietnam to Taiwan HS 290124 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for acyclic hydrocarbons: unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 100/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $185.2M
- Buyer market growth: +38.4%
- Current exporter share: 3.1%
- Share gap: 22.0%

## 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: $185.2M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $205.3M
- Supplier countries observed: 12
- Average buyer imports: $157.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $524.1M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +3.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +38.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: CHN
- Top supplier share: 25.1%
- Market concentration: 1,529
- Exporter share: 3.1%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 22.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: 0.0%
- MFN tariff: 0.0%
- Preferential tariff: 0.0%
- Approximate distance: 1,666 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 0 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $25.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +0.0%
- Population: 23,596k
- GDP: $610.9B
- GDP five-year CAGR: +0.0%
- Investment rate: 0.0%
- Savings rate: 0.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $5.8M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Former Republic of Vietnam to Taiwan route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 290124 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $335.4M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $365.9M | +9.1% |
| 1997 | $412.5M | +12.7% |
| 1998 | $363.4M | -11.9% |
| 1999 | $434.5M | +19.6% |
| 2000 | $596.7M | +37.3% |
| 2001 | $591.2M | -0.9% |
| 2002 | $607.9M | +2.8% |
| 2003 | $565.6M | -7.0% |
| 2004 | $719.5M | +27.2% |
| 2005 | $803.2M | +11.6% |
| 2006 | $898.0M | +11.8% |
| 2007 | $1.1B | +20.2% |
| 2008 | $1.3B | +15.8% |
| 2009 | $1.0B | -19.7% |
| 2010 | $1.3B | +34.5% |
| 2011 | $1.8B | +35.8% |
| 2012 | $2.1B | +16.1% |
| 2013 | $2.4B | +12.5% |
| 2014 | $2.4B | +0.5% |
| 2015 | $2.3B | -5.3% |
| 2016 | $2.5B | +10.1% |
| 2017 | $2.9B | +14.7% |
| 2018 | $3.4B | +17.0% |
| 2019 | $4.9B | +46.4% |
| 2020 | $5.0B | +0.9% |
| 2021 | $5.4B | +7.8% |
| 2022 | $6.1B | +13.0% |
| 2023 | $5.5B | -9.3% |
| 2024 | $6.8B | +24.4% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to Japan | HS 260300 | New corridor | $12.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-jpn-260300) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 740311 | New corridor | $8.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-usa-740311) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to Japan | HS 880240 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-jpn-880240) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to BGR | HS 270900 | New corridor | $2.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-bgr-270900) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to Canada | HS 870360 | New corridor | $2.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-can-870360) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to Switzerland | HS 300214 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-che-300214) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 220830 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-usa-220830) |
| Former Republic of Vietnam to ARE | HS 880240 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/vnm-are-880240) |

## 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.