Route intelligence

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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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$425.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration371.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage73routes 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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$425.7M+10.1%72.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
China JapanCHN / JPN
$89.2M+6.6%81.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$63.2M+4.3%84.5%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$61.3M+3.9%66.8%FTA reportedGrowing
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$57.7M+4.1%66.4%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$51.0M-4.1%8.7%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China United KingdomCHN / GBR
$27.3M-0.8%46.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$22.6M+163.7%3.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$21.7M+6.9%24.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$21.6M-1.5%3.7%FTA reportedStable
11
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$21.0M+27.8%14%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$20.5M-0.6%25.2%FTA reportedStable
13
Israel NetherlandsISR / NLD
$20.4M+966.7%27.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$20.1M+1%13.4%FTA reportedStable
15
China IndiaCHN / IND
$17.9M+11.5%83.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$17.8M+5.1%43.5%FTA reportedStable
17
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$17.6M+1.8%32.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$16.9M-3.5%20.8%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTHA / USA
$16.7M+66.1%2.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Dominican Republic USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDOM / USA
$16.3M+16.3%2.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$15.3M-29.9%10.2%FTA reportedStable
22
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$15.1M-9.6%10.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$15.1M+5.6%62.8%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$14.4M-4.2%19.3%FTA reportedStable
25
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$13.8M+23.5%33.8%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

Israel Netherlands

+966.7%3-year CAGR

$20.4M latest value · 27.3% share

02

Growth leader

Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+163.7%3-year CAGR

$22.6M latest value · 3.8% share

03

Growth leader

Turkey Ukraine

+119.6%3-year CAGR

$3.5M latest value · 25.3% share

04

Growth leader

Finland United Kingdom

+75.6%3-year CAGR

$4.4M latest value · 7.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+10.1%
AcceleratingChina Japan+6.6%
GrowingChina Republic of Korea+4.3%
GrowingNetherlands Belgium+3.9%

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$842.0M
73 corridors · +20.4% average growth
No FTA reported$779.0M
27 corridors · +17.9% 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.