Route intelligence

The routes that move Nickel: nickel mattes

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 corridorIndonesia China$2.0B latest reported trade
Top five concentration432.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202494 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes45corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage52routes 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 94 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$2.0B+4,996.8%89.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Canada NorwayCAN / NOR
$1.1B-12.3%65.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Indonesia JapanIDN / JPN
$1.0B+2.9%84.9%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Russia FinlandRUS / FIN
$652.8M-19.5%93.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Zimbabwe South AfricaZWE / ZAF
$514.2M-5.9%99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Finland NorwayFIN / NOR
$385.9M+72.3%22%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$169.5M+63.5%7.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Indonesia NetherlandsIDN / NLD
$134.7M+3,288.1%99.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Australia JapanAUS / JPN
$129.8M+19.4%11%FTA reportedStable
10
Finland FranceFIN / FRA
$123.7M-11.3%99.8%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Botswana NorwayBWA / NOR
$119.7M-27.6%13.2%FTA reportedStable
12
Australia NorwayAUS / NOR
$98.6M+15.8%5.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Finland CanadaFIN / CAN
$81.6M+38.7%91%FTA reportedGrowing
14
South Africa CanadaZAF / CAN
$70.0M+141%73.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Australia ChinaAUS / CHN
$61.4M+26.7%2.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Finland JapanFIN / JPN
$49.5M-19.2%4.2%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Japan NorwayJPN / NOR
$39.6M+105.1%2.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Indonesia NorwayIDN / NOR
$33.8M+101.1%1.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Sweden NorwaySWE / NOR
$31.2M+1,398.8%1.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
South Africa MalaysiaZAF / MYS
$24.5M+3,115.7%95.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Netherlands FinlandNLD / FIN
$24.1M+14.5%3.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
New Caledonia FranceNCL / FRA
$19.1M-31.9%16.5%FTA reportedSlowing
23
Singapore NorwaySGP / NOR
$17.4M+79%1%FTA reportedSlowing
24
Canada JapanCAN / JPN
$12.4MNot reported0.8%No FTA reportedDeclining
25
Russia NorwayRUS / NOR
$11.5M+291.9%0.6%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

Sweden Netherlands

+6,393%3-year CAGR

$1.2M latest value · 0.9% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia China

+4,996.8%3-year CAGR

$2.0B latest value · 89.3% share

03

Growth leader

Norway Finland

+4,690.2%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 0.2% share

04

Growth leader

Indonesia Netherlands

+3,288.1%3-year CAGR

$134.7M latest value · 99.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingIndonesia China+4,996.8%
GrowingCanada Norway-12.3%
GrowingIndonesia Japan+2.9%
GrowingRussia Finland-19.5%

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$5.8B
52 corridors · +378.8% average growth
No FTA reported$1.3B
42 corridors · +273% 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.