# Samoa to CHN HS 710812 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder). It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 98/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $80.8B
- Buyer market growth: +2.4%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 41.1%

## 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: $80.8B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $157.9B
- Supplier countries observed: 44
- Average buyer imports: $21.5B
- Historical buyer-import peak: $80.8B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +33.7%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +2.4%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Switzerland
- Top supplier share: 41.1%
- Market concentration: 2,335
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 41.1%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 8,268 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.5 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $12.6K
- GDP per-person growth: +30.3%
- Population: 1,412,360k
- GDP: $17.7T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 44.5%
- Savings rate: 45.8%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $82.5K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader Samoa to CHN route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 710812 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $1.5K | +0.0% |
| 1998 | $85.3K | +5403.0% |
| 1999 | $56.4 | -99.9% |
| 2000 | $66.8K | +118310.9% |
| 2003 | $314.1K | +370.4% |
| 2004 | $655.7K | +108.7% |
| 2005 | $37.0K | -94.4% |
| 2006 | $8.5K | -77.0% |
| 2007 | $276.1K | +3150.2% |
| 2008 | $2.3M | +736.0% |
| 2009 | $7.0M | +201.3% |
| 2010 | $21.0K | -99.7% |
| 2011 | $60.2K | +187.2% |
| 2012 | $13.7K | -77.3% |
| 2013 | $43.5K | +218.2% |
| 2014 | $134.0K | +208.0% |
| 2015 | $791.5K | +490.6% |
| 2016 | $737.2K | -6.9% |
| 2017 | $488.5K | -33.7% |
| 2018 | $519.8K | +6.4% |
| 2019 | $389.0K | -25.2% |
| 2020 | $483.9K | +24.4% |
| 2021 | $498.7K | +3.1% |
| 2022 | $850.8K | +70.6% |
| 2023 | $1.3M | +56.1% |
| 2024 | $890.9K | -32.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| Samoa to GBR | HS 851762 | New corridor | $7.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-gbr-851762) |
| Samoa to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 940161 | New corridor | $6.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-usa-940161) |
| Samoa to IRL | HS 854231 | New corridor | $4.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-irl-854231) |
| Samoa to CHN | HS 760200 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-chn-760200) |
| Samoa to China, Hong Kong SAR | HS 847170 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-hkg-847170) |
| Samoa to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 190531 | New corridor | $2.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-usa-190531) |
| Samoa to Poland | HS 392690 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-pol-392690) |
| Samoa to Japan | HS 300439 | New corridor | $1.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wsm-jpn-300439) |

## 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.