Route intelligence

The routes that move Metals: rhodium, 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 corridorSouth Africa Japan$701.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration206.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes30corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage49routes 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
South Africa JapanZAF / JPN
$701.9M-41.2%76.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
South Africa USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsZAF / USA
$580.2M-32.6%33.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$482.5M-16.2%27.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$426.7M-41.6%24.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
South Africa United KingdomZAF / GBR
$290.4M-45.6%44.3%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Russia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionRUS / HKG
$228.4M+312.1%26.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
South Africa GermanyZAF / DEU
$219.8M-41%26%FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionUSA / HKG
$212.9M+18.7%24.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
South Africa China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionZAF / HKG
$206.0M+28.2%23.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$201.3M-43.9%23.8%FTA reportedGrowing
11
South Africa ChinaZAF / CHN
$172.5M-54%48.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$162.7M-40.3%19.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Belgium United KingdomBEL / GBR
$161.3M-30.7%24.6%FTA reportedGrowing
14
South Africa ItalyZAF / ITA
$147.7M-14.5%49.3%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$128.4M-36.7%15.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Belgium USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsBEL / USA
$119.4M-37.1%6.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Germany JapanDEU / JPN
$114.9M-26.3%12.5%FTA reportedGrowing
18
South Africa CanadaZAF / CAN
$109.0M-28.3%61.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Republic of KoreaHKG / KOR
$96.9M+1,520.8%8.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$94.9M-55.8%11.2%FTA reportedGrowing
21
South Africa Republic of KoreaZAF / KOR
$94.3M-18.9%33.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
United Kingdom Republic of KoreaGBR / KOR
$94.0M-35%33.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
United Kingdom China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionGBR / HKG
$87.1M-24.4%10%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$81.2M-41.7%27.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Japan China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionJPN / HKG
$78.9M-31.7%9.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating

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

Netherlands Republic of Korea

+7,042.5%3-year CAGR

$8.7M latest value · 23% share

02

Growth leader

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Republic of Korea

+1,520.8%3-year CAGR

$96.9M latest value · 8.1% share

03

Growth leader

Germany China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

+1,505.7%3-year CAGR

$26.9M latest value · 3.1% share

04

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Italy

+1,174%3-year CAGR

$6.0M latest value · 0.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingSouth Africa Japan-41.2%
GrowingSouth Africa USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-32.6%
AcceleratingUnited Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-16.2%
GrowingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-41.6%

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$2.2B
49 corridors · +195.8% average growth
No FTA reported$4.6B
51 corridors · +70.3% 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.