Route intelligence

The routes that move Ores and concentrates n.e.c. in chapter 26: other than antimony

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 corridorZimbabwe China$183.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration370.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes46corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage27routes 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
Zimbabwe ChinaZWE / CHN
$183.9M+1,907.5%54.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Canada ChinaCAN / CHN
$106.4M+188.1%31.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$68.7M+1,518.8%98.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Democratic Republic of the Congo ThailandCOD / THA
$50.4M-9.3%99.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Philippines China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionPHL / HKG
$36.3M+1,069.9%87.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Australia MalaysiaAUS / MYS
$35.6M+2,118.1%72.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Democratic Republic of the Congo United Arab EmiratesCOD / ARE
$31.7M+26.3%98.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Democratic Republic of the Congo China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionCOD / HKG
$31.1M+13.1%67.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Rwanda ChinaRWA / CHN
$28.6M+294.2%8.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Sierra Leone JapanSLE / JPN
$20.7MNot reported88.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Zimbabwe China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionZWE / HKG
$14.2MNot reported30.9%No FTA reportedDeclining
12
Democratic Republic of the Congo MalaysiaCOD / MYS
$13.6M-6.7%27.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Zambia ChinaZMB / CHN
$7.7M+292.4%2.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Laos ChinaLAO / CHN
$6.8M+432.7%6.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Nigeria ChinaNGA / CHN
$5.8M+47.8%1.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Trinidad and Tobago MexicoTTO / MEX
$5.5M+333.3%83.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Senegal JapanSEN / JPN
$4.7MNot reported9.3%No FTA reportedDeclining
18
South Africa JapanZAF / JPN
$3.9M+6,061%7.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Cuba ChinaCUB / CHN
$1.6MNot reported52.9%No FTA reportedDeclining
20
Viet Nam JapanVNM / JPN
$1.5M+824.3%6.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Peru ChinaPER / CHN
$1.3M+1,453.4%0.4%FTA reportedSlowing
22
South Africa MexicoZAF / MEX
$1.0M+519.7%1.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Democratic Republic of the Congo ChinaCOD / CHN
$997.9K-65%0.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Madagascar ChinaMDG / CHN
$873.9K+93.5%0.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Kenya JapanKEN / JPN
$752.2K-65.2%3.2%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

India Thailand

+28,013.7%3-year CAGR

$257.9K latest value · 0.5% share

02

Growth leader

South Africa Japan

+6,061%3-year CAGR

$3.9M latest value · 7.6% share

03

Growth leader

Portugal Japan

+5,036.4%3-year CAGR

$301.6K latest value · 94.3% share

04

Growth leader

Switzerland, Liechtenstein Japan

+2,271.9%3-year CAGR

$7.8K latest value · 0.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingZimbabwe China+1,907.5%
GrowingCanada China+188.1%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+1,518.8%
AcceleratingDemocratic Republic of the Congo Thailand-9.3%

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$152.8M
27 corridors · +1,673% average growth
No FTA reported$521.1M
73 corridors · +250% 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.