Route intelligence

The routes that move Graphite: natural, in other forms, excluding powder or flakes

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 corridorChina Japan$16.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration280.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202428 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes11corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage4routes 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 28 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China JapanCHN / JPN
$16.0M+2.4%96.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
United Rep. of Tanzania ChinaTZA / CHN
$11.5M+167.6%96.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ChinaPRK / CHN
$4.5M-11.5%79.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Sri Lanka JapanLKA / JPN
$289.6K-4.5%1.7%No FTA reportedStable
05
Hungary ChinaHUN / CHN
$253.7KNot reported6.4%No FTA reportedDeclining
06
Mexico JapanMEX / JPN
$167.6K+114%1%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Democratic People's Republic of Korea JapanPRK / JPN
$91.8K-32.3%0.4%No FTA reportedDeclining
08
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$90.3K+500.6%0.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Ethiopia ChinaETH / CHN
$70.6K+350%1.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Uganda ChinaUGA / CHN
$67.8KNot reported0.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Zimbabwe JapanZWE / JPN
$63.5KNot reported0.4%No FTA reportedDeclining
12
Finland ChinaFIN / CHN
$62.8KNot reported2.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Nigeria ChinaNGA / CHN
$43.7K+897.8%0.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Morocco ChinaMAR / CHN
$41.5KNot reported0.3%No FTA reportedDeclining
15
Israel ChinaISR / CHN
$38.2KNot reported11.8%No FTA reportedDeclining
16
China ChinaCHN / CHN
$36.3K+153.3%0.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
India JapanIND / JPN
$33.4K+184.9%0.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
United Kingdom ChinaGBR / CHN
$32.0K-36.7%0.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$29.3K-1.4%0.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Italy ChinaITA / CHN
$26.1K+43.3%0.5%No FTA reportedSlowing
21
Mongolia JapanMNG / JPN
$23.0K+2,325%0.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$14.0K-30.1%0.1%No FTA reportedStable
23
Guinea ChinaGIN / CHN
$12.9KNot reported0.1%No FTA reportedDeclining
24
India ChinaIND / CHN
$12.5K-36%1.3%No FTA reportedSlowing
25
Zambia ChinaZMB / CHN
$12.2KNot reported0.2%No FTA reportedDeclining

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

Mongolia Japan

+2,325%3-year CAGR

$23.0K latest value · 0.1% share

02

Growth leader

Nigeria China

+897.8%3-year CAGR

$43.7K latest value · 0.4% share

03

Growth leader

Australia China

+500.6%3-year CAGR

$90.3K latest value · 0.8% share

04

Growth leader

Ethiopia China

+350%3-year CAGR

$70.6K latest value · 1.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Japan+2.4%
AcceleratingUnited Rep. of Tanzania China+167.6%
GrowingDemocratic People's Republic of Korea China-11.5%
StableSri Lanka Japan-4.5%

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$296.0K
4 corridors · +234.1% average growth
No FTA reported$33.3M
24 corridors · +156.7% 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.