Route intelligence

The routes that move Metals: silver, semi-manufactured

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 India$909.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration139.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes59corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage58routes 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 IndiaCHN / IND
$909.2M+141.2%45.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$321.6M+198.3%42.3%FTA reportedGrowing
03
United Kingdom IndiaGBR / IND
$299.8M+661%14.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Australia IndiaAUS / IND
$227.1M+4,501.9%11.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$198.8M+11,696.6%26.1%FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$183.6M-28.7%49.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Armenia RussiaARM / RUS
$153.2M+782.9%95.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$120.9M+34.4%15.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Russia IndiaRUS / IND
$119.0M+1,133.4%5.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Kazakhstan IndiaKAZ / IND
$114.8M+20.4%5.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Laos ThailandLAO / THA
$105.9M+6,007.4%26.2%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Spain United KingdomESP / GBR
$99.9M-25.9%30.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Bolivia CanadaBOL / CAN
$98.8M+105.2%26.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
India United KingdomIND / GBR
$92.3M-5.8%28%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Kazakhstan United KingdomKAZ / GBR
$87.7M+820.1%25.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$85.1M+5.3%89.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Germany IndiaDEU / IND
$63.1M+125.8%3.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$62.2M-1.3%54.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
United Arab Emirates IndiaARE / IND
$59.5M+237.3%3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
United Kingdom BelgiumGBR / BEL
$56.4M+18.7%75.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Japan TaiwanJPN / TWN
$56.1M-8.2%52.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Germany CanadaDEU / CAN
$55.8M-41.3%15%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Germany United KingdomDEU / GBR
$54.6M-15.8%16.6%FTA reportedGrowing
24
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$53.0M+4.2%31%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
China ThailandCHN / THA
$51.6M-30.4%25.6%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

Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+11,696.6%3-year CAGR

$198.8M latest value · 26.1% share

02

Growth leader

Laos Thailand

+6,007.4%3-year CAGR

$105.9M latest value · 26.2% share

03

Growth leader

Philippines Canada

+5,269.5%3-year CAGR

$11.9M latest value · 1.6% share

04

Growth leader

Australia India

+4,501.9%3-year CAGR

$227.1M latest value · 11.3% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina India+141.2%
GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+198.3%
AcceleratingUnited Kingdom India+661%
AcceleratingAustralia India+4,501.9%

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$2.4B
58 corridors · +458.3% average growth
No FTA reported$2.8B
42 corridors · +449% 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.