Route intelligence

The routes that move Tar: distilled from coal, lignite or peat, and other mineral tars, whether or not dehydrated or partially distilled, including reconstituted tars

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada$76.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration240.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes57corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage75routes 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$76.3M+14.4%93.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$58.1M+60.9%47.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$33.0M+25.7%26.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Indonesia Republic of KoreaIDN / KOR
$32.5M+7,248.5%47.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Viet Nam ChinaVNM / CHN
$30.8M+53.3%25.1%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Poland SpainPOL / ESP
$30.0M-14%48.2%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Poland DenmarkPOL / DNK
$28.7M+12.1%48.9%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$26.1M+70.6%38.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Poland CzechiaPOL / CZE
$22.4M+2.2%46.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Russia TurkeyRUS / TUR
$20.3M-8.9%57.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$18.7M-2.6%53.1%FTA reportedStable
12
Indonesia AustraliaIDN / AUS
$14.0MNot reported65.5%FTA reportedDeclining
13
Netherlands DenmarkNLD / DNK
$13.5M-25.1%23%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Turkey BelgiumTUR / BEL
$13.4M-8.5%32.1%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Kazakhstan RussiaKAZ / RUS
$13.3M+52.5%95.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Turkey SpainTUR / ESP
$12.2M-16.9%19.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$11.8M+110.1%15.4%FTA reportedGrowing
18
France SpainFRA / ESP
$10.8M-24.3%17.3%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Slovakia CzechiaSVK / CZE
$10.6M+5.5%22%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Ukraine BelgiumUKR / BEL
$10.1M+5.3%24.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$9.6M+4.5%65.3%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$8.8M+17.1%25%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Denmark NetherlandsDNK / NLD
$8.7M-23.5%52.9%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Viet Nam Republic of KoreaVNM / KOR
$8.5M-32.2%12.6%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Iran (Islamic Republic of) TurkeyIRN / TUR
$8.2M-5.8%23.9%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

Indonesia Republic of Korea

+7,248.5%3-year CAGR

$32.5M latest value · 47.7% share

02

Growth leader

Belgium Spain

+3,439.7%3-year CAGR

$2.8M latest value · 3.2% share

03

Growth leader

Denmark Czechia

+1,314.9%3-year CAGR

$2.1M latest value · 2.3% share

04

Growth leader

China Russia

+1,198.8%3-year CAGR

$656.1K latest value · 4.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+14.4%
AcceleratingIndonesia China+60.9%
AcceleratingMalaysia China+25.7%
AcceleratingIndonesia Republic of Korea+7,248.5%

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$592.3M
75 corridors · +249.2% average growth
No FTA reported$98.4M
25 corridors · +91.8% 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.