# World excl. Intra-EU to Egypt HS 720449 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204. 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: $1.4B
- Buyer market growth: +12.1%
- Current exporter share: 1.6%
- Share gap: 43.3%

## 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: $1.4B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $2.2B
- Supplier countries observed: 18
- Average buyer imports: $553.4M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.7B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +16.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +12.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: GBR
- Top supplier share: 44.8%
- Market concentration: 2,983
- Exporter share: 1.6%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 43.3%

## Access profile

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

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $0.0
- GDP per-person growth: +0.0%
- Population: 0k
- GDP: $0.0
- GDP five-year CAGR: +4.1%
- Investment rate: 0.0%
- Savings rate: 0.0%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $21.8M | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader World excl. Intra-EU to Egypt route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 720449 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $2.2M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $1.4M | -39.5% |
| 1997 | $4.9M | +260.9% |
| 1998 | $2.2M | -55.3% |
| 1999 | $2.8M | +27.6% |
| 2000 | $1.8M | -33.6% |
| 2001 | $1.3M | -29.1% |
| 2002 | $3.9M | +195.2% |
| 2003 | $2.4M | -37.1% |
| 2004 | $1.0M | -57.3% |
| 2005 | $447.0K | -56.9% |
| 2006 | $351.2K | -21.4% |
| 2007 | $1.6M | +350.9% |
| 2008 | $4.6M | +191.7% |
| 2009 | $950.5K | -79.4% |
| 2010 | $822.4K | -13.5% |
| 2011 | $721.0K | -12.3% |
| 2012 | $491.9K | -31.8% |
| 2013 | $587.8K | +19.5% |
| 2014 | $933.4K | +58.8% |
| 2015 | $574.0K | -38.5% |
| 2016 | $1.9M | +234.9% |
| 2017 | $1.2M | -36.2% |
| 2018 | $2.5M | +104.7% |
| 2019 | $1.1M | -54.7% |
| 2020 | $5.5M | +385.6% |
| 2021 | $2.0M | -64.5% |
| 2022 | $17.2M | +780.8% |
| 2023 | $3.5M | -79.9% |
| 2024 | $27.2M | +683.6% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| World excl. Intra-EU to Taiwan | HS 848620 | New corridor | $10.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-twn-848620) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to France | HS 870340 | New corridor | $7.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-fra-870340) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to Italy | HS 870321 | New corridor | $4.8B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-ita-870321) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to KOR | HS 260700 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-kor-260700) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 850153 | New corridor | $1.7B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-usa-850153) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to Portugal | HS 870380 | New corridor | $1.5B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-prt-870380) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to Switzerland | HS 870360 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-che-870360) |
| World excl. Intra-EU to Malaysia | HS 760110 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/wxd-mys-760110) |

## 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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