Route intelligence

The routes that move Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals

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$354.6M latest reported trade
Top five concentration279.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes70corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage74routes 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
$354.6M+27.9%95.5%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$192.7M+16.7%81.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$125.8M-2.9%34.9%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$84.6M-10.6%23.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$68.7M+7.2%44.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$64.6M+2.1%18%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$63.7M-5.2%17.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$63.0M+5.6%37.5%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$59.0M-1.2%47.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$58.8M+4%16.3%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$56.4M+2.7%40%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$54.8M-1.9%68.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Singapore ChinaSGP / CHN
$51.6M-37.4%14.4%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$51.2M+7.3%35.4%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$50.5M+1.7%35.2%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$46.5M+4.7%12.9%FTA reportedStable
17
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$43.2M+3.4%49.2%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Singapore MalaysiaSGP / MYS
$42.3M+47%64%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$41.7M+8.3%28.8%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$40.1M-10.4%11.1%FTA reportedGrowing
21
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$38.4M-5.1%26.8%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$36.8M-1.6%74.8%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Belarus United KingdomBLR / GBR
$36.7MNot reported32%No FTA reportedDeclining
24
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$35.9M+6.7%33.9%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$35.5M-19%21.1%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

Kazakhstan Russia

+663.1%3-year CAGR

$21.6M latest value · 26.8% share

02

Growth leader

China Russia

+242.3%3-year CAGR

$22.5M latest value · 27.9% share

03

Growth leader

Turkey Russia

+166.4%3-year CAGR

$14.6M latest value · 18.1% share

04

Growth leader

Netherlands United Kingdom

+51.6%3-year CAGR

$23.4M latest value · 19.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+27.9%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+16.7%
GrowingFrance Germany-2.9%
GrowingGermany China-10.6%

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$2.4B
74 corridors · +15% average growth
No FTA reported$608.8M
26 corridors · +22.8% 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.