Route intelligence

The routes that move Copper: strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils

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 corridorRepublic of Korea China$105.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration240.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes53corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage71routes 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
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$105.1M-5.2%50.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Brazil USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsBRA / USA
$104.6M+19.6%58.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$102.5M+6.7%74.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$60.3M+20.2%29.6%FTA reportedStable
05
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$57.2M-12.3%27.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$50.3M-4.2%69.8%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$49.0M-11.8%45.2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Turkey ItalyTUR / ITA
$46.5M+2.8%22.8%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Thailand Republic of KoreaTHA / KOR
$43.7M+15.4%79.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$41.4M+3.8%45.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$40.0M+8.5%66.4%FTA reportedStable
12
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$38.9M-0.6%40%FTA reportedStable
13
Serbia CzechiaSRB / CZE
$34.8M+3.7%30.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Czechia ItalyCZE / ITA
$34.7M+21.6%17%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Turkey CzechiaTUR / CZE
$34.1M+318.8%29.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$34.0M-20.6%47.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$31.4M-20.5%15%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$28.4M-10.6%29.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Bulgaria ItalyBGR / ITA
$28.2M+12.3%13.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Bulgaria CzechiaBGR / CZE
$27.9M+31.2%24.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Brazil MexicoBRA / MEX
$24.4M+9.5%17.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Republic of Korea Viet NamKOR / VNM
$24.0M+8.6%26.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
China BangladeshCHN / BGD
$22.4M-0.1%93.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China JapanCHN / JPN
$22.3M-5.3%31.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Republic of Korea MalaysiaKOR / MYS
$21.0M-8.2%52.4%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

India Czechia

+2,840.7%3-year CAGR

$2.9M latest value · 2.5% share

02

Growth leader

India Canada

+1,427.6%3-year CAGR

$10.2M latest value · 25.1% share

03

Growth leader

China Italy

+564.9%3-year CAGR

$3.4M latest value · 1.7% share

04

Growth leader

China Spain

+354.9%3-year CAGR

$6.0M latest value · 15.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingRepublic of Korea China-5.2%
AcceleratingBrazil USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+19.6%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+6.7%
StableGermany Italy+20.2%

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$1.2B
71 corridors · +9.1% average growth
No FTA reported$492.5M
29 corridors · +190.1% 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.