# Top Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.), whether in shell or not, frozen trade corridors

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Compare reported Molluscs: stromboid conchs (Strombus spp.),... trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/030784/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **Nicaragua -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**, with $8.5M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 100% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | Nicaragua -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $8.5M | +3.1% | 55% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 2 | Belize -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.2M | -1.5% | 20.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 3 | Honduras -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $1.9M | -19.4% | 12.3% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 4 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $926.3K | +175.9% | 6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | World excl. Intra-EU -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $878.2K | +47.9% | 5.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 6 | Bahamas -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $802.4K | +2.8% | 3.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 7 | Chile -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $129.0K | +94% | 1.3% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 8 | Colombia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $72.2K | +204.2% | 1.3% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 9 | China -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $51.3K | +49.2% | 0.5% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | Costa Rica -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $40.9K | +231.1% | 0.9% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | Antigua and Barbuda -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $16.4K | Not reported | 0.4% | No FTA reported | Declining |
| 12 | Federated State of Micronesia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $8.0K | +497.1% | 0.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 13 | Kiribati -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.8K | Not reported | 0.2% | No FTA reported | Declining |
| 14 | El Salvador -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $3.0K | Not reported | 0.2% | FTA reported | Declining |

## Growth leaders

- **Federated State of Micronesia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +497.1% 3-year CAGR, $8.0K latest value.
- **Costa Rica -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +231.1% 3-year CAGR, $40.9K latest value.
- **Colombia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +204.2% 3-year CAGR, $72.2K latest value.
- **Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +175.9% 3-year CAGR, $926.3K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $10.6M across 6 corridors; average growth +85.5%.
- No FTA reported: $5.9M across 8 corridors; average growth +96.4%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [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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