Route intelligence

The routes that move Silk: yarn spun from silk waste, not put up for retail sale

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 Italy$30.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration189.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202419 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes8corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage12routes 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 19 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$30.3M+10.5%88.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
China JapanCHN / JPN
$9.5M-7.3%91.7%No FTA reportedStable
03
Romania ItalyROU / ITA
$1.3M+112.6%3.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Japan ItalyJPN / ITA
$898.9K+130.7%2.6%FTA reportedStable
05
Thailand ItalyTHA / ITA
$761.5K-2.7%2.2%No FTA reportedStable
06
Thailand JapanTHA / JPN
$512.1K-32.3%5%FTA reportedSlowing
07
Slovenia ItalySVN / ITA
$345.2K+420.6%1%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$322.6K-48.9%0.9%FTA reportedSlowing
09
Russia JapanRUS / JPN
$225.6KNot reported0.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Colombia ItalyCOL / ITA
$175.6KNot reported1.2%FTA reportedDeclining
11
Uzbekistan JapanUZB / JPN
$169.7K-26.2%1.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
India JapanIND / JPN
$142.7K+13.8%1.4%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Viet Nam JapanVNM / JPN
$113.7K-37.6%1.1%FTA reportedStable
14
Italy JapanITA / JPN
$79.0K+14.2%0.8%FTA reportedStable
15
Indonesia JapanIDN / JPN
$76.6K+173.1%0.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Switzerland, Liechtenstein ItalyCHE / ITA
$48.0K+60.4%0.1%FTA reportedSlowing
17
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$34.8K-37.3%0.1%FTA reportedDeclining
18
Egypt ItalyEGY / ITA
$16.6KNot reported0.1%FTA reportedDeclining
19
Russia ItalyRUS / ITA
$13.9K-27%0.1%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

Slovenia Italy

+420.6%3-year CAGR

$345.2K latest value · 1% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia Japan

+173.1%3-year CAGR

$76.6K latest value · 0.3% share

03

Growth leader

Japan Italy

+130.7%3-year CAGR

$898.9K latest value · 2.6% share

04

Growth leader

Romania Italy

+112.6%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 3.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Italy+10.5%
StableChina Japan-7.3%
AcceleratingRomania Italy+112.6%
StableJapan Italy+130.7%

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.

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FTA reported$2.8M
12 corridors · +54.7% average growth
No FTA reported$42.2M
7 corridors · +8.6% 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.