# Top Friction material and articles thereof (e.g. sheets, rolls, strips, segments, discs, washers, pads) not mounted: for clutches or the like (not brake linings and pads), with a basis of mineral substances or cellulose (other than asbestos) trade corridors

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Compare reported Friction material and articles thereof (e.g.... trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/681389/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> France**, with $30.6M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 320.8% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> France | $30.6M | +119.8% | 79.3% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 2 | Germany -> Hungary | $23.0M | -0.4% | 61.1% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Germany | $22.2M | -0.2% | 52.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 4 | France -> Turkey | $20.4M | +36.2% | 62.4% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Mexico | $19.3M | +5.9% | 65.3% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 6 | Japan -> China | $17.5M | -8.5% | 30.6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | Germany -> China | $16.5M | -6.3% | 28.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 8 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Republic of Korea | $16.3M | -0.3% | 78.1% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 9 | Japan -> India | $15.5M | -3.4% | 40.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 10 | Japan -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $14.2M | +4.7% | 48.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 11 | Brazil -> Germany | $13.1M | -8.4% | 31.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> China | $12.4M | -6.5% | 21.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 13 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Japan | $12.1M | -6.4% | 59.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 14 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> United Kingdom | $8.8M | +85.5% | 43.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 15 | China -> Hungary | $8.6M | +18.4% | 22.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 16 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Italy | $7.4M | +3% | 47.3% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 17 | France -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $7.0M | +46.6% | 51% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 18 | China -> Japan | $6.5M | -9.2% | 31.6% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 19 | Denmark -> India | $6.3M | -6.6% | 16.4% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 20 | Japan -> Indonesia | $5.1M | -9.4% | 42.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 21 | United Kingdom -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $5.1M | +41.6% | 17.4% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 22 | Germany -> United Kingdom | $4.7M | -1.6% | 23.4% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 23 | China -> Mexico | $4.6M | +6.3% | 15.7% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 24 | Republic of Korea -> China | $4.3M | -11.6% | 7.5% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 25 | Germany -> India | $4.3M | +48.9% | 11.2% | No FTA reported | Growing |

## Growth leaders

- **Latvia -> France**: +4,091.2% 3-year CAGR, $528.5K latest value.
- **Czechia -> China**: +529.8% 3-year CAGR, $786.2K latest value.
- **Croatia -> Hungary**: +480.7% 3-year CAGR, $523.0K latest value.
- **Singapore -> Italy**: +345.4% 3-year CAGR, $499.1K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $167.1M across 48 corridors; average growth +113.5%.
- No FTA reported: $252.5M across 52 corridors; average growth +38.3%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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