# Top Chain: stud-link chain, of iron or steel trade corridors

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Compare reported Chain: stud-link chain, of iron or steel trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/731581/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **China -> Japan**, with $22.1M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 377% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | China -> Japan | $22.1M | -3.5% | 99.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 2 | China -> Netherlands | $12.6M | +5.1% | 92% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 3 | China -> Chile | $12.4M | +8.5% | 97.3% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 4 | China -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $7.9M | +9.5% | 51.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 5 | Republic of Korea -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $5.5M | +121.7% | 36.1% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $2.2M | +21% | 18.7% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | Canada -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $668.6K | +39.5% | 4.4% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 8 | Germany -> Netherlands | $489.5K | +24.9% | 3.6% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 9 | Panama -> Netherlands | $350.7K | +446.3% | 3.1% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | Netherlands -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $305.0K | -14.4% | 2% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 11 | India -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $283.5K | +107.1% | 1.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | Spain -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $190.4K | +278.3% | 2.1% | No FTA reported | Slowing |
| 13 | Austria -> Chile | $183.1K | +65.2% | 1.4% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 14 | Germany -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $174.3K | +557.3% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | Slowing |
| 15 | France -> Netherlands | $142.4K | +26.4% | 1% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 16 | Dominican Republic -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $128.6K | +22.9% | 1.4% | FTA reported | Declining |
| 17 | Norway -> Netherlands | $123.2K | +10.7% | 0.9% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 18 | United Kingdom -> Netherlands | $92.5K | -39.2% | 0.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 19 | Italy -> Chile | $80.1K | -8.2% | 0.6% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 20 | Italy -> Netherlands | $70.6K | +7.5% | 0.5% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 21 | Brazil -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $64.6K | +3,715.7% | 0.4% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 22 | Latvia -> Netherlands | $63.8K | +1,478% | 0.5% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 23 | Japan -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $59.7K | -23.9% | 0.4% | No FTA reported | Slowing |
| 24 | Bangladesh -> Netherlands | $55.0K | Not reported | 1.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 25 | Bangladesh -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $50.0K | +69.5% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |

## Growth leaders

- **Brazil -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +3,715.7% 3-year CAGR, $64.6K latest value.
- **Latvia -> Netherlands**: +1,478% 3-year CAGR, $63.8K latest value.
- **Romania -> Netherlands**: +826.9% 3-year CAGR, $22.7K latest value.
- **Germany -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +557.3% 3-year CAGR, $174.3K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $20.6M across 28 corridors; average growth +131%.
- No FTA reported: $46.3M across 29 corridors; average growth +217.3%.

## 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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