# ZWE to KOR HS 880230 new corridor signal

This page reviews a reported new-corridor signal for aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg. It separates reported trade observations from calculated indicators and access context.

## Signal summary

- Signal type: New corridor
- Signal strength: 44/100
- Reported period: 2024
- Buyer market imports: $1.1B
- Buyer market growth: +1322.1%
- Current exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap: 94.0%

## 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: $1.1B
- Three-year buyer-import projection: $1.4B
- Supplier countries observed: 4
- Average buyer imports: $198.3M
- Historical buyer-import peak: $1.4B
- Full-history buyer-import CAGR: +8.1%
- Latest buyer-import annual change: +1322.1%

## Competition landscape

- Top supplier: USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
- Top supplier share: 94.0%
- Market concentration: 8,867
- Exporter share: 0.0%
- Share gap to peer benchmark: 94.0%

## Access profile

- Applied tariff: Not reported
- MFN tariff: Not reported
- Preferential tariff: Not reported
- Approximate distance: 11,725 km
- Trade agreement: Not reported
- Business entry time: 8 days
- Shared spoken language score: 0

## Buyer economy

- GDP per person: $34.8K
- GDP per-person growth: +8.6%
- Population: 51,745k
- GDP: $1.8T
- GDP five-year CAGR: Not reported
- Investment rate: 32.1%
- Savings rate: 33.9%

## Product-level history

| Year | Product exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2024 | $152.5 | +0.0% |

## Broader route context

Broader ZWE to KOR route exports provide route context only; they are not presented as HS 880230 product-level trade.

| Year | Route exports | Year-on-year |
| ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1995 | $3.6M | +0.0% |
| 1996 | $3.7M | +3.1% |
| 1997 | $5.8M | +57.7% |
| 1998 | $52.5M | +807.6% |
| 1999 | $30.0M | -42.7% |
| 2000 | $2.5M | -91.5% |
| 2001 | $4.0M | +56.6% |
| 2002 | $4.2M | +4.7% |
| 2003 | $8.4M | +101.6% |
| 2004 | $13.7M | +62.4% |
| 2005 | $8.0M | -41.4% |
| 2006 | $12.4M | +55.4% |
| 2007 | $32.8M | +163.3% |
| 2008 | $25.1M | -23.3% |
| 2009 | $3.2M | -87.3% |
| 2010 | $1.5M | -53.1% |
| 2011 | $4.5M | +199.9% |
| 2012 | $1.0M | -77.1% |
| 2013 | $10.7M | +941.2% |
| 2014 | $5.2M | -51.6% |
| 2015 | $7.1M | +36.4% |
| 2016 | $3.5M | -50.9% |
| 2017 | $15.8M | +355.1% |
| 2018 | $4.8M | -69.6% |
| 2019 | $11.1M | +130.2% |
| 2020 | $8.3M | -24.6% |
| 2021 | $6.6M | -20.4% |
| 2022 | $6.7M | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $18.8M | +182.0% |
| 2024 | $16.8M | -10.7% |

## Related new-corridor signals

| Exporter to buyer | Product | Signal type | Buyer imports | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | ---: | --- |
| ZWE to World excl. Intra-EU | HS 271019 | New corridor | $6.2B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-wxd-271019) |
| ZWE to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842720 | New corridor | $5.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-usa-842720) |
| ZWE to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 880230 | New corridor | $4.3B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-usa-880230) |
| ZWE to BRA | HS 880230 | New corridor | $4.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-bra-880230) |
| ZWE to India | HS 260300 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-ind-260300) |
| ZWE to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | HS 842951 | New corridor | $3.6B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-usa-842951) |
| ZWE to KOR | HS 847130 | New corridor | $3.1B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-kor-847130) |
| ZWE to BRA | HS 854231 | New corridor | $3.0B | [Review this signal](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/signal/new-corridor/zwe-bra-854231) |

## 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.