Route intelligence

The routes that move Steatite: natural, (not crushed or powdered), whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape: talc

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$12.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration277.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202445 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes21corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage18routes 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 45 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China JapanCHN / JPN
$12.9M-11.8%55.7%No FTA reportedStable
02
Pakistan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsPAK / USA
$10.3M+1,127.1%57.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Pakistan Republic of KoreaPAK / KOR
$9.2M+24%82.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$7.2M-4.6%40.3%No FTA reportedStable
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$4.5M+1,275.7%41.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Pakistan JapanPAK / JPN
$4.1M+6.7%17.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Australia JapanAUS / JPN
$3.9M-3.1%17%FTA reportedStable
08
Pakistan ChinaPAK / CHN
$3.4M+18.7%30.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
India ChinaIND / CHN
$3.0M+56.6%26.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Australia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUS / USA
$2.3M+20.9%10.3%FTA reportedGrowing
11
India JapanIND / JPN
$1.9M+17.6%8.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
India Republic of KoreaIND / KOR
$1.8M-43.1%16.2%FTA reportedGrowing
13
World excl. Intra-EU JapanWXD / JPN
$1.5MNot reported7%No FTA reportedDeclining
14
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ChinaPRK / CHN
$455.1K-13.9%10.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Mexico JapanMEX / JPN
$266.7KNot reported1.2%FTA reportedDeclining
16
Democratic People's Republic of Korea JapanPRK / JPN
$202.9K+54.1%1.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$194.9K-18.7%1.1%FTA reportedStable
18
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$162.8K-2.3%1.5%FTA reportedDeclining
19
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$69.8K+158.3%0.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$66.5K+134.7%0.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Zimbabwe JapanZWE / JPN
$58.9KNot reported0.3%No FTA reportedDeclining
22
Viet Nam Republic of KoreaVNM / KOR
$52.9K-32.8%0.9%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Spain ChinaESP / CHN
$38.4K+17.8%0.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$37.3K+45.8%0.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Malaysia JapanMYS / JPN
$35.9K+266.1%0.2%FTA reportedAccelerating

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

Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+2,060.6%3-year CAGR

$22.7K latest value · 0.1% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands China

+1,275.7%3-year CAGR

$4.5M latest value · 41.2% share

03

Growth leader

Pakistan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+1,127.1%3-year CAGR

$10.3M latest value · 57.9% share

04

Growth leader

Malaysia Japan

+266.1%3-year CAGR

$35.9K latest value · 0.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableChina Japan-11.8%
AcceleratingPakistan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+1,127.1%
AcceleratingPakistan Republic of Korea+24%
StableChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-4.6%

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$14.1M
18 corridors · +37.1% average growth
No FTA reported$53.8M
27 corridors · +170.8% 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.