Route intelligence

The routes that move Chain: welded link chain, 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$60.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration307%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors 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
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$60.9M-6.3%43.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$53.9M+5.3%76.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$30.0M+13%21.2%No FTA reportedStable
04
China BrazilCHN / BRA
$25.2M+28.8%84.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$15.6M+7.7%81.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$15.4M-6.1%41.5%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$15.4M-9.7%44.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$13.8M+2.8%70.6%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$12.4M+8.8%44.9%FTA reportedGrowing
10
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$11.8M+27.1%84.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$11.6M-4%33.8%FTA reportedStable
12
Spain AustraliaESP / AUS
$11.4M+2,243.7%30.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Poland ChinaPOL / CHN
$10.6M+24.1%15%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China United KingdomCHN / GBR
$10.5M+0.2%33.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Spain USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsESP / USA
$10.4M+27.2%7.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$10.3M-3.6%24.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$9.4M+17.8%6.7%FTA reportedStable
18
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$9.4M+0.1%22.6%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$9.1M+16.3%6.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
China NorwayCHN / NOR
$7.9M+3.4%50.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$7.6M+8.4%18.3%FTA reportedStable
22
Germany United KingdomDEU / GBR
$7.1M+33.8%22.3%FTA reportedGrowing
23
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$6.8M-1.6%36.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$6.6M+13.6%49.4%FTA reportedGrowing
25
China JapanCHN / JPN
$6.4M-4.8%57.8%No FTA reportedGrowing

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

Spain Australia

+2,243.7%3-year CAGR

$11.4M latest value · 30.5% share

02

Growth leader

Brazil Spain

+1,128.9%3-year CAGR

$4.7M latest value · 27.7% share

03

Growth leader

Spain United Kingdom

+747.3%3-year CAGR

$4.2M latest value · 13.2% share

04

Growth leader

Italy Russia

+119.4%3-year CAGR

$861.2K latest value · 4.5% 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-6.3%
AcceleratingGermany China+5.3%
StableGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+13%
AcceleratingChina Brazil+28.8%

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$207.5M
58 corridors · +24.5% average growth
No FTA reported$352.0M
42 corridors · +89.5% 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.