Route intelligence

The routes that move Lithium oxide and hydroxide

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 Republic of Korea$1.4B latest reported trade
Top five concentration238%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes66corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage51routes 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
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$1.4B+39.1%85.6%FTA reportedGrowing
02
China JapanCHN / JPN
$620.2M+30.6%85.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Chile Republic of KoreaCHL / KOR
$172.3M+39.2%10.7%FTA reportedGrowing
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$76.7M+12%10.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$42.8M+938.4%46%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China SwedenCHN / SWE
$40.8M+282.5%93.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$40.6M+87.6%2.5%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Chile BelgiumCHL / BEL
$29.6M+449.7%85.6%FTA reportedGrowing
09
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$20.6M+713.3%22.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Japan GermanyJPN / DEU
$20.6M+1,890.2%54.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Chile JapanCHL / JPN
$19.3M+36.1%2.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Australia Republic of KoreaAUS / KOR
$19.2M+1,490.4%1.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$15.4M+193.7%16.5%FTA reportedGrowing
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands PolandUSA / POL
$10.9M+659.1%43.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Chile PolandCHL / POL
$10.7M+9,910.8%43%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$10.0M+1,023.3%1.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
China IndiaCHN / IND
$10.0M+45.7%45.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands SwedenUSA / SWE
$8.5M+1,413.3%5.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$8.5M+52.7%9.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Chile USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHL / USA
$8.3M-10.1%73.4%FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$6.4M-3.6%16.9%No FTA reportedStable
22
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$5.9M+4.2%15.7%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Chile IndiaCHL / IND
$5.2M+25.8%23.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China ChinaCHN / CHN
$4.2M+141.7%4.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Singapore IndiaSGP / IND
$3.8M+79%7.5%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

Chile Poland

+9,910.8%3-year CAGR

$10.7M latest value · 43% share

02

Growth leader

Sweden Netherlands

+3,512.6%3-year CAGR

$1.4M latest value · 11.4% share

03

Growth leader

Japan Germany

+1,890.2%3-year CAGR

$20.6M latest value · 54.5% share

04

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Netherlands

+1,681.6%3-year CAGR

$637.6K latest value · 5.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Republic of Korea+39.1%
GrowingChina Japan+30.6%
GrowingChile Republic of Korea+39.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Japan+12%

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$1.8B
51 corridors · +474.5% average growth
No FTA reported$849.7M
49 corridors · +134.1% 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.