# Top Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured trade corridors

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Compare reported Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/711019/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **United Arab Emirates -> India**, with $592.5M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 331.9% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates -> India | $592.5M | +349.6% | 75.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 2 | South Africa -> United Kingdom | $562.3M | -11.4% | 50.5% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 3 | South Africa -> Japan | $345.6M | -0.6% | 77.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 4 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> China | $195.0M | +54.9% | 36.3% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | South Africa -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $194.2M | -5.6% | 91.3% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 6 | South Africa -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $138.8M | +16.8% | 25.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | Germany -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $133.4M | -16.4% | 24.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 8 | Japan -> Singapore | $120.8M | -0.8% | 77.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 9 | United Kingdom -> China | $118.1M | -24.6% | 22% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | China -> United Kingdom | $106.6M | +3,818.3% | 9.6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | South Africa -> China | $105.5M | -39.4% | 19.6% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | Thailand -> India | $101.1M | +1,502.3% | 12.9% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 13 | United Kingdom -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $96.6M | -21% | 18% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 14 | Japan -> United Kingdom | $90.5M | +134.4% | 8.1% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> United Kingdom | $84.6M | +8.9% | 7.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 16 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> United Kingdom | $82.1M | +1,118.7% | 7.4% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 17 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> United Kingdom | $74.4M | -18.7% | 6.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 18 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Italy | $73.9M | +6.4% | 70.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 19 | Japan -> China | $66.6M | -17.4% | 12.4% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 20 | South Africa -> Germany | $64.2M | -1.8% | 24.8% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 21 | Uzbekistan -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $62.8M | +63.9% | 5.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 22 | Germany -> Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $46.5M | +5.3% | 33.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 23 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $43.2M | -47.9% | 8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 24 | United Rep. of Tanzania -> India | $40.7M | Not reported | 5.2% | No FTA reported | Declining |
| 25 | Spain -> United Kingdom | $39.9M | +21.9% | 3.6% | FTA reported | Growing |

## Growth leaders

- **Japan -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region**: +10,116,673.4% 3-year CAGR, $15.4M latest value.
- **China -> United Kingdom**: +3,818.3% 3-year CAGR, $106.6M latest value.
- **Thailand -> India**: +1,502.3% 3-year CAGR, $101.1M latest value.
- **China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> United Kingdom**: +1,118.7% 3-year CAGR, $82.1M latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $2.0B across 49 corridors; average growth +57.1%.
- No FTA reported: $2.8B across 51 corridors; average growth +198,488.4%.

## 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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