Route intelligence

The routes that move Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copper

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 corridorViet Nam India$647.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration271.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes57corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage67routes 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
Viet Nam IndiaVNM / IND
$647.5M+21.7%61.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
China ThailandCHN / THA
$379.8M+4.8%79.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$206.7M+1.4%19.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTHA / USA
$185.5M+6.2%17.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$178.4M-4.8%93%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$154.9M-8.1%14.8%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$150.6M+6.5%81.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Malaysia IndiaMYS / IND
$134.7M+12.5%12.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$127.8M+16.9%88.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Uzbekistan RussiaUZB / RUS
$121.4M+55%67.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Viet Nam Republic of KoreaVNM / KOR
$109.6M-1.6%49%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$108.8M-10.4%34.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$107.0M+30.2%32%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China IndiaCHN / IND
$106.5M+19.7%10.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Greece ItalyGRC / ITA
$98.7M+5.7%31.4%FTA reportedGrowing
16
China JapanCHN / JPN
$95.3M-10.7%47%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Saudi ArabiaUSA / SAU
$88.2M+17.6%48.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Greece United KingdomGRC / GBR
$86.9M-0.5%28.4%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Thailand ChinaTHA / CHN
$84.8M-7.4%57.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Greece FranceGRC / FRA
$82.9M-4.8%26.1%FTA reportedGrowing
21
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$80.4M+1.5%58.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$79.3M-4.7%38.7%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$77.8M-0.9%7.4%FTA reportedStable
24
Thailand IndiaTHA / IND
$77.5M+24.6%7.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
China BrazilCHN / BRA
$73.8M+25.3%81.6%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

Viet Nam Turkey

+396%3-year CAGR

$28.2M latest value · 8.4% share

02

Growth leader

Thailand Republic of Korea

+383.2%3-year CAGR

$35.7M latest value · 15.9% share

03

Growth leader

Republic of Korea India

+108.3%3-year CAGR

$67.5M latest value · 6.4% share

04

Growth leader

Brazil USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+72.4%3-year CAGR

$63.7M latest value · 6.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingViet Nam India+21.7%
AcceleratingChina Thailand+4.8%
AcceleratingRepublic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+1.4%
AcceleratingThailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+6.2%

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$4.7B
67 corridors · +9.8% average growth
No FTA reported$1.8B
33 corridors · +24.5% 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.