Route intelligence

The routes that move Sulphates: of nickel

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 corridorIndonesia China$542.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration169.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes54corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage53routes 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
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$542.2M+24,576.8%78.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$104.6M-3.8%44.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$71.1M-6.1%10.3%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Taiwan JapanTWN / JPN
$67.2M-30.8%28.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Finland ChinaFIN / CHN
$50.5M+69.2%7.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Republic of Korea FinlandKOR / FIN
$41.5M+1,820.8%81.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China JapanCHN / JPN
$32.8M+774.1%13.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
South Africa IndonesiaZAF / IDN
$25.7MNot reported67.9%No FTA reportedDeclining
09
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$22.6M+412.7%98.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Finland Republic of KoreaFIN / KOR
$22.4M+43.8%30.4%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Singapore SwedenSGP / SWE
$21.0MNot reported49.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Australia SwedenAUS / SWE
$18.7M+4,698.4%44.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Belgium JapanBEL / JPN
$16.8M-26.3%7.1%FTA reportedGrowing
14
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$16.5M+2,425.9%22.4%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$14.6M-9.6%38.9%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Finland JapanFIN / JPN
$12.6M-40.7%5.3%FTA reportedStable
17
Belgium PhilippinesBEL / PHL
$12.3M+15.3%43.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$12.1M+4.6%69.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$11.9M-14%41%FTA reportedGrowing
20
South Africa ChinaZAF / CHN
$10.5M-33.8%1.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
South Africa Republic of KoreaZAF / KOR
$10.1M+66.3%13.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
India Republic of KoreaIND / KOR
$9.9M+2,596.2%13.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Belgium ItalyBEL / ITA
$9.6M+4.6%83.7%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$9.5M+423.9%1.4%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Finland MalaysiaFIN / MYS
$9.1M+5.2%48.4%No FTA reportedGrowing

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 China

+24,576.8%3-year CAGR

$542.2M latest value · 78.9% share

02

Growth leader

Thailand China

+6,617.8%3-year CAGR

$993.2K latest value · 0.1% share

03

Growth leader

Australia Sweden

+4,698.4%3-year CAGR

$18.7M latest value · 44.4% share

04

Growth leader

India Republic of Korea

+2,596.2%3-year CAGR

$9.9M latest value · 13.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingIndonesia China+24,576.8%
GrowingRepublic of Korea Japan-3.8%
GrowingRepublic of Korea China-6.1%
GrowingTaiwan Japan-30.8%

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$931.7M
53 corridors · +791.6% average growth
No FTA reported$426.4M
47 corridors · +225.3% 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.