Route intelligence

The routes that move Chain: skid, articulated link chain and parts thereof, of iron or steel

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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$19.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration225.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202499 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes49corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage66routes 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 99 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$19.4M+0.1%41.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Austria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUT / USA
$13.0M+11.5%27.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Germany ChileDEU / CHL
$7.2M+42.1%70.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Lithuania NorwayLTU / NOR
$5.3M+3.3%50.3%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Czechia ItalyCZE / ITA
$5.2M+14.6%36.6%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$4.1M+5.9%8.8%No FTA reportedStable
07
Romania GermanyROU / DEU
$3.5M+6.6%21.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$3.0M-5.2%21.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$2.9M+5%6.2%FTA reportedStable
10
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$2.8M+6%17.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$2.6M+10.9%16.2%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Lithuania USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsLTU / USA
$2.2M+45.8%4.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Austria ItalyAUT / ITA
$2.1M-19.5%14.6%FTA reportedGrowing
14
China NorwayCHN / NOR
$2.0M+5.1%19.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$1.8M-11.1%11.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Norway USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNOR / USA
$1.8M+0.4%3.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Czechia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCZE / USA
$1.7M-13.8%3.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Austria NorwayAUT / NOR
$1.5M+17%14.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$1.4M-30.8%10.1%FTA reportedStable
20
Austria ChileAUT / CHL
$1.4M-10.9%13.5%FTA reportedStable
21
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$1.2M-17.8%7.6%FTA reportedStable
22
China ChileCHN / CHL
$988.4K+10%9.6%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$958.9K-19.7%6%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$956.3K+21.4%6%FTA reportedSlowing
25
Slovenia GermanySVN / DEU
$935.4K-10.1%5.8%FTA reportedSlowing

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 Italy

+3,877.6%3-year CAGR

$23.2K latest value · 0.1% share

02

Growth leader

Russia Italy

+2,275.8%3-year CAGR

$183.6K latest value · 1.2% share

03

Growth leader

Brazil Germany

+1,029.5%3-year CAGR

$134.9K latest value · 0.7% share

04

Growth leader

Peru Chile

+990.3%3-year CAGR

$39.5K latest value · 0.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+0.1%
GrowingAustria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+11.5%
AcceleratingGermany Chile+42.1%
GrowingLithuania Norway+3.3%

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$42.4M
66 corridors · +34.9% average growth
No FTA reported$56.8M
33 corridors · +268.4% 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.