Route intelligence

The routes that move Silk: raw silk (not thrown)

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 corridorViet Nam India$93.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration270.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202487 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes48corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage37routes 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 87 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Viet Nam IndiaVNM / IND
$93.2M+12.8%72.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
China RomaniaCHN / ROU
$50.3M+61.5%64.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China IndiaCHN / IND
$34.4M+3.6%26.7%No FTA reportedStable
04
Italy RomaniaITA / ROU
$27.1M+3.2%35%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$26.5M+52%71.8%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$25.2M+0.1%68.2%No FTA reportedStable
07
Brazil FranceBRA / FRA
$11.8M+24.5%72%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Malaysia IndiaMYS / IND
$8.2M+118.3%4.2%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Uzbekistan Viet NamUZB / VNM
$8.1M+10.6%22%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
China JapanCHN / JPN
$7.4M+0.8%66.1%No FTA reportedSlowing
11
United Arab Emirates Iran (Islamic Republic of)ARE / IRN
$6.6M+1.4%53.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Romania ItalyROU / ITA
$6.4M+6.2%17.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Uzbekistan Iran (Islamic Republic of)UZB / IRN
$4.5M-4.6%36.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Slovenia ItalySVN / ITA
$4.1M+475.2%11.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Brazil JapanBRA / JPN
$3.7M-0.7%33.4%No FTA reportedSlowing
16
China FranceCHN / FRA
$1.9M+68.8%11.5%No FTA reportedStable
17
Viet Nam FranceVNM / FRA
$1.8M+19.6%11.2%FTA reportedGrowing
18
India Viet NamIND / VNM
$1.5M+48.3%4%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Turkmenistan Iran (Islamic Republic of)TKM / IRN
$1.4M-0.8%13.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Thailand IndiaTHA / IND
$1.1M-30.6%0.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Laos Viet NamLAO / VNM
$1.1M+3,592.2%3.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Brazil IndiaBRA / IND
$1.1M-27.3%0.8%No FTA reportedStable
23
Brazil ItalyBRA / ITA
$874.0K-22%2.4%No FTA reportedStable
24
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$787.3K-2.5%4.8%FTA reportedGrowing
25
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region IndiaHKG / IND
$758.0K+128.2%0.4%No FTA reportedDeclining

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

Laos Viet Nam

+3,592.2%3-year CAGR

$1.1M latest value · 3.7% share

02

Growth leader

Austria France

+1,125.7%3-year CAGR

$668.6K latest value · 15.7% share

03

Growth leader

Indonesia India

+682%3-year CAGR

$712.2K latest value · 0.3% share

04

Growth leader

Portugal Italy

+620.6%3-year CAGR

$57.7K latest value · 0.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingViet Nam India+12.8%
AcceleratingChina Romania+61.5%
StableChina India+3.6%
AcceleratingItaly Romania+3.2%

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$143.6M
37 corridors · +253.4% average growth
No FTA reported$200.0M
50 corridors · +24.6% 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.