Route intelligence

The routes that move Metals: rhodium, 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 corridorSouth Africa USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$140.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration384.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202468 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes27corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage37routes 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 68 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
South Africa USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsZAF / USA
$140.5M-38%97.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
South Africa United KingdomZAF / GBR
$64.0M-49.7%97.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
South Africa JapanZAF / JPN
$40.1M-21%96.5%No FTA reportedStable
04
South Africa GermanyZAF / DEU
$35.3M-32.5%89.1%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Republic of Korea CanadaKOR / CAN
$11.7MNot reported3.5%FTA reportedDeclining
06
Russia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsRUS / USA
$7.3M+561.9%46.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Philippines United KingdomPHL / GBR
$4.0M+17%4.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
United Kingdom CanadaGBR / CAN
$3.7M+71.3%32.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
South Africa CanadaZAF / CAN
$3.5M+10.4%31%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany CanadaDEU / CAN
$2.6M+303.3%13.2%FTA reportedGrowing
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$2.2M-35.1%19.6%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Trinidad and Tobago USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTTO / USA
$2.2MNot reported0.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Russia United KingdomRUS / GBR
$1.9M+38%3.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
India United KingdomIND / GBR
$1.7M+1,631.7%30.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Germany United KingdomDEU / GBR
$1.4M-0%2.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$1.4M-52.7%3.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$1.4M-45.2%1%No FTA reportedStable
18
Japan United KingdomJPN / GBR
$1.3M+403.3%2.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Singapore CanadaSGP / CAN
$1.1MNot reported8.2%FTA reportedDeclining
20
Germany JapanDEU / JPN
$1.1M+0.8%2.6%FTA reportedStable
21
Belgium CanadaBEL / CAN
$1.0M+128.9%9.1%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$992.2K-78.8%0.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Italy CanadaITA / CAN
$906.9K+52.9%7.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$888.0K-25.6%2.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Saudi Arabia United KingdomSAU / GBR
$744.9K+17.9%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

India United Kingdom

+1,631.7%3-year CAGR

$1.7M latest value · 30.2% share

02

Growth leader

Russia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+561.9%3-year CAGR

$7.3M latest value · 46.1% share

03

Growth leader

Japan United Kingdom

+403.3%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 2.3% share

04

Growth leader

India Germany

+345.5%3-year CAGR

$346.4K latest value · 0.9% 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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-38%
AcceleratingSouth Africa United Kingdom-49.7%
StableSouth Africa Japan-21%
GrowingSouth Africa Germany-32.5%

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$132.1M
37 corridors · +42.6% average growth
No FTA reported$207.4M
31 corridors · +95.5% 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.