Route intelligence

The routes that move Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form

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 corridorRussia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$877.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration310.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes29corridors 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
Russia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsRUS / USA
$877.7M-13.6%55.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$608.1M+15.5%72.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
South Africa JapanZAF / JPN
$604.6M-29.8%47.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
United Kingdom The former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaGBR / MKD
$560.5M-14.7%99.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Switzerland, LiechtensteinUSA / CHE
$549.9M-0.2%35.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
South Africa GermanyZAF / DEU
$516.7M+1.4%26.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
South Africa USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsZAF / USA
$514.3M-18.5%32.6%No FTA reportedStable
08
Russia JapanRUS / JPN
$366.3M-33.5%28.6%No FTA reportedStable
09
South Africa United KingdomZAF / GBR
$348.2M-7.6%38.9%FTA reportedGrowing
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$324.2M-18.3%16.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Italy Switzerland, LiechtensteinITA / CHE
$279.7M-4.6%18.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
France Switzerland, LiechtensteinFRA / CHE
$279.6M+70.6%18.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Russia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionRUS / HKG
$276.0M-18.2%48.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Armenia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionARM / HKG
$259.2M+2,264.2%45.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Russia ArmeniaRUS / ARM
$241.9MNot reported100%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
South Africa CanadaZAF / CAN
$229.0M+450.8%47.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$209.8M+49.7%13.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$208.4M+27.5%10.6%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Russia ItalyRUS / ITA
$204.2M-28.3%28.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$199.5M-40.5%28.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$198.2M+191%40.8%FTA reportedGrowing
22
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$193.6M-31.2%9.9%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$187.9M-45.3%9.6%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Russia United KingdomRUS / GBR
$186.8M-49.8%13%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Uzbekistan SudanUZB / SDN
$182.7MNot reported100%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

Republic of Korea Canada

+6,259.4%3-year CAGR

$34.1M latest value · 7% share

02

Growth leader

Belgium Canada

+4,170.3%3-year CAGR

$12.8M latest value · 2.6% share

03

Growth leader

Armenia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

+2,264.2%3-year CAGR

$259.2M latest value · 45.6% share

04

Growth leader

South Africa Canada

+450.8%3-year CAGR

$229.0M latest value · 47.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingRussia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-13.6%
GrowingRussia China+15.5%
GrowingSouth Africa Japan-29.8%
GrowingUnited Kingdom The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia-14.7%

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.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$5.6B
58 corridors · +192% average growth
No FTA reported$6.9B
42 corridors · +64.6% 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.