# YEM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HS 180631 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 96/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $611.3M
- Buyer market growth: +1.9%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 59.7%

## 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: $611.3M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $747.5M
- Supplier countries observed: 86
- Average buyer imports: $229.6M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $611.3M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +6.9%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +1.9%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: Canada
- Top supplier share: 59.7%
- Market concentration: 3,803
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 59.7%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,120 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 4.2 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $69.3K
- GDP per-person growth: +7.6%
- Population: 331,894k
- GDP: $23.0T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 21.9%
- Savings rate: 17.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $65.8K | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader YEM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 180631 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $41.7M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $27.4M | -34.3% |
| 1997 | $15.9M | -42.1% |
| 1998 | $33.9M | +113.5% |
| 1999 | $30.5M | -9.9% |
| 2000 | $183.5M | +500.5% |
| 2001 | $147.8M | -19.4% |
| 2002 | $176.3M | +19.3% |
| 2003 | $79.7M | -54.8% |
| 2004 | $71.9M | -9.8% |
| 2005 | $247.8M | +244.6% |
| 2006 | $428.6M | +73.0% |
| 2007 | $257.7M | -39.9% |
| 2008 | $11.9M | -95.4% |
| 2009 | $9.1M | -23.6% |
| 2010 | $158.7M | +1641.5% |
| 2011 | $435.8M | +174.6% |
| 2012 | $59.2M | -86.4% |
| 2013 | $60.2M | +1.7% |
| 2014 | $30.2M | -49.9% |
| 2015 | $45.0M | +49.4% |
| 2016 | $1.6M | -96.5% |
| 2017 | $7.7M | +386.5% |
| 2018 | $1.7M | -77.8% |
| 2019 | $4.3M | +151.1% |
| 2020 | $3.8M | -12.4% |
| 2021 | $10.3M | +173.6% |
| 2022 | $30.8M | +198.9% |
| 2023 | $6.5M | -78.9% |
| 2024 | $8.8M | +35.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| YEM to Germany | HS 640399 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-deu-640399) |
| YEM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 870310 | New corridor | $2.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-usa-870310) |
| YEM to France | HS 180690 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-fra-180690) |
| YEM to KOR | HS 854370 | New corridor | $1.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-kor-854370) |
| YEM to Austria | HS 851762 | New corridor | $1.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-aut-851762) |
| YEM to Spain | HS 640399 | New corridor | $1.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-esp-640399) |
| YEM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 392119 | New corridor | $969.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-usa-392119) |
| YEM to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 220110 | New corridor | $786.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/yem-usa-220110) |

## 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.