# South Africa to Mexico HS 390330 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for styrene polymers: acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (abs) copolymers, in primary forms. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 56/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $384.8M
- Buyer market growth: +26.5%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 44.2%

## 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: $384.8M
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $505.6M
- Supplier countries observed: 58
- Average buyer imports: $201.2M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $448.5M
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +9.5%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +26.5%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: KOR
- Top supplier share: 44.2%
- Market concentration: 3,152
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 44.2%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 13,719 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8.4 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $9.9K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.8%
- Population: 130,262k
- GDP: $1.3T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 23.5%
- Savings rate: 22.5%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $610.1 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader South Africa to Mexico route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 390330 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2000 | $167.4M | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $138.5M | -17.2% |
| 2002 | $103.4M | -25.4% |
| 2003 | $97.1M | -6.1% |
| 2004 | $187.5M | +93.2% |
| 2005 | $162.0M | -13.6% |
| 2006 | $241.1M | +48.9% |
| 2007 | $222.9M | -7.6% |
| 2008 | $305.7M | +37.1% |
| 2009 | $180.8M | -40.9% |
| 2010 | $318.8M | +76.4% |
| 2011 | $645.4M | +102.4% |
| 2012 | $611.5M | -5.3% |
| 2013 | $304.0M | -50.3% |
| 2014 | $227.4M | -25.2% |
| 2015 | $167.2M | -26.5% |
| 2016 | $187.9M | +12.4% |
| 2017 | $230.6M | +22.7% |
| 2018 | $387.6M | +68.1% |
| 2019 | $404.3M | +4.3% |
| 2020 | $397.4M | -1.7% |
| 2021 | $504.9M | +27.0% |
| 2022 | $658.2M | +30.4% |
| 2023 | $778.3M | +18.2% |
| 2024 | $724.5M | -6.9% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| South Africa to NLD | HS 300214 | New corridor | $4.4B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-nld-300214) |
| South Africa to Belgium | HS 870360 | New corridor | $3.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-bel-870360) |
| South Africa to BRA | HS 870360 | New corridor | $2.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-bra-870360) |
| South Africa to Slovakia | HS 850760 | New corridor | $986.3M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-svk-850760) |
| South Africa to Italy | HS 160414 | New corridor | $836.4M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-ita-160414) |
| South Africa to Germany | HS 722592 | New corridor | $820.3M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-deu-722592) |
| South Africa to Canada | HS 382600 | New corridor | $785.6M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-can-382600) |
| South Africa to CHN | HS 040510 | New corridor | $710.7M | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zaf-chn-040510) |

## 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.