Route intelligence

The routes that move Niobium, tantalum, vanadium ores and concentrates

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 corridorRwanda China$67.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration210.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes63corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage29routes 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
Rwanda ChinaRWA / CHN
$67.9M+102.1%30.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Nigeria ChinaNGA / CHN
$57.3M+18.9%26.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Democratic Republic of the Congo ChinaCOD / CHN
$29.8M+25.4%13.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Australia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUS / USA
$22.1M+15.7%55.1%FTA reportedStable
05
Rwanda United Arab EmiratesRWA / ARE
$19.2M-2.1%84.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Burundi ChinaBDI / CHN
$14.9M+134.6%6.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Rwanda China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionRWA / HKG
$14.6M+14.2%83%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Brazil ThailandBRA / THA
$11.7M+12.9%34.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Ethiopia ChinaETH / CHN
$11.1M+97.7%5.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Brazil GermanyBRA / DEU
$10.9M+21.6%85.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Brazil ChinaBRA / CHN
$9.2M-3.7%4.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Australia ThailandAUS / THA
$8.7M-20.5%25.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Mozambique USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMOZ / USA
$8.6M+14.2%21.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$8.4M+437%20.8%FTA reportedStable
15
Mozambique ThailandMOZ / THA
$7.9M+42.1%22.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$6.9M+3.2%3.1%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Argentina GermanyARG / DEU
$6.9M+91.4%10.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Congo, Rep. of the MalaysiaCOG / MYS
$6.6M+18.7%32.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Chile GermanyCHL / DEU
$5.5M-1.3%9.1%FTA reportedSlowing
20
Democratic Republic of the Congo GermanyCOD / DEU
$5.2MNot reported17.1%No FTA reportedDeclining
21
Singapore MalaysiaSGP / MYS
$5.1M+1,862.3%16%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$3.7M+574.2%1.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$3.7M+2,303.8%1.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
United Rep. of Tanzania MalaysiaTZA / MYS
$3.7M+79.5%18.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Rwanda MalaysiaRWA / MYS
$3.6M+14%17.8%No 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

Zimbabwe Thailand

+5,491.6%3-year CAGR

$773.8K latest value · 1% share

02

Growth leader

Australia China

+2,303.8%3-year CAGR

$3.7M latest value · 1.7% share

03

Growth leader

Singapore Malaysia

+1,862.3%3-year CAGR

$5.1M latest value · 16% share

04

Growth leader

Singapore Thailand

+1,477.1%3-year CAGR

$1.1M latest value · 2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingRwanda China+102.1%
AcceleratingNigeria China+18.9%
GrowingDemocratic Republic of the Congo China+25.4%
StableAustralia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+15.7%

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$81.6M
29 corridors · +278.4% average growth
No FTA reported$366.0M
71 corridors · +145.4% 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.