Route intelligence

The routes that move Malt: not roasted

A sharper view of the exporter-to-importer lanes behind the product. Start with the routes that matter most, then compare growth, access, and emerging signals.

Leading corridorArgentina Brazil$322.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration298.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes83corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage66routes with reported FTA context
View statusReportedderived route comparison

The corridor workbench

Where the product actually moves

Ranked by the latest reported trade value. Use growth and access together; a large lane is not automatically an easy lane.

Top 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Argentina BrazilARG / BRA
$322.7M+9.1%46.2%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$273.6M+4.3%59%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Uruguay BrazilURY / BRA
$248.1M+8.1%35.5%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$229.8M+6.9%80.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$144.8M+6.4%77.6%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Australia Viet NamAUS / VNM
$123.8M+15.4%58.4%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China ThailandCHN / THA
$84.1M+47.9%55.7%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Slovakia PolandSVK / POL
$79.6M+9%62.5%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Canada JapanCAN / JPN
$73.1M+12.8%23.7%No FTA reportedStable
10
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$67.1M+7.9%54.6%FTA reportedStable
11
Canada MexicoCAN / MEX
$63.3M+7.2%13.7%FTA reportedGrowing
12
United Kingdom JapanGBR / JPN
$60.3M+16%19.5%FTA reportedStable
13
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$56.7M+64.5%12.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Australia JapanAUS / JPN
$50.3M+17.4%16.3%FTA reportedStable
15
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$46.2M+24.3%41.5%FTA reportedStable
16
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$45.8M-3.8%37.3%FTA reportedGrowing
17
France CameroonFRA / CMR
$44.8M+16.4%59.7%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$44.4M+17.8%39.9%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Belgium MexicoBEL / MEX
$42.3M-6.1%9.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Australia ThailandAUS / THA
$42.0M-4.9%27.8%FTA reportedGrowing
21
France JapanFRA / JPN
$41.2M+21.4%13.3%FTA reportedStable
22
France BrazilFRA / BRA
$40.4M+5.9%5.8%No FTA reportedStable
23
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$39.9M-7.1%13.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Belgium South AfricaBEL / ZAF
$39.6M+21.1%52.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$39.3M+18.4%25.5%FTA reportedSlowing

Movement to watch

Growth leaders and emerging lanes

The strongest growth rates are a starting point for investigation, not a forecast. Check the underlying value and route conditions.

01

Growth leader

Uruguay Belgium

+7,540.7%3-year CAGR

$30.5M latest value · 15.6% share

02

Growth leader

China Nigeria

+952.7%3-year CAGR

$19.3M latest value · 19% share

03

Growth leader

Germany Nigeria

+256.7%3-year CAGR

$11.3M latest value · 11.1% share

04

Growth leader

Netherlands Nigeria

+146.2%3-year CAGR

$12.6M latest value · 10% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

These corridors carry a reported signal or a non-routine attention label in the available route context.

GrowingArgentina Brazil+9.1%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+4.3%
GrowingUruguay Brazil+8.1%
AcceleratingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+6.9%

Access comparison

Does preferential access show up in the route mix?

Compare the value and growth of corridors with a reported free-trade agreement indicator against corridors without one. This is context for research, not a tariff recommendation.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$3.0B
66 corridors · +18.6% average growth
No FTA reported$752.0M
34 corridors · +278.9% average growth
Access fields are shown only where reported context is available.

How to read this view

Scale, momentum, and access belong in the same frame.

Trade value identifies the routes with the largest observed footprint. Growth shows how that footprint has changed over the available three-year comparison. Share indicates the route's position within the displayed product view.

Distance, FTA status, volatility, and signals add context from supporting bilateral datasets. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.