Route intelligence

The routes that move Nickel: unwrought, not alloyed

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 corridorRussia China$762.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration252.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes60corridors 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 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$762.7M+12.4%46.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$740.9M-1%55.9%FTA reportedStable
03
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$630.2M+296.8%69.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Norway NetherlandsNOR / NLD
$513.6M+306.7%29%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Australia JapanAUS / JPN
$398.8M+15.4%51%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$328.7M+179.8%40.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$319.1M+2,267%19.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$314.4M+325.7%54.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Netherlands ItalyNLD / ITA
$242.3M+8.1%60.8%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Finland NetherlandsFIN / NLD
$224.5M+119.2%25.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Norway USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNOR / USA
$214.4M+6.6%16.2%No FTA reportedStable
12
Indonesia SingaporeIDN / SGP
$197.2M+299.5%34.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
South Africa MalaysiaZAF / MYS
$187.7M+432.6%55%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Canada NetherlandsCAN / NLD
$180.0M+11%20.5%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Madagascar Republic of KoreaMDG / KOR
$148.1M+196.1%18.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$147.9M+1.8%22.3%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Madagascar JapanMDG / JPN
$146.9M-3.7%18.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Norway SwedenNOR / SWE
$145.5M+10.3%40.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Indonesia TaiwanIDN / TWN
$136.7M+510%15.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$136.0M-5.8%36.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Norway GermanyNOR / DEU
$133.5M+9.1%20.1%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Canada ChinaCAN / CHN
$130.4M-18.4%8%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Russia GermanyRUS / DEU
$125.0M-33.9%18.8%No FTA reportedStable
24
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$124.7M-5.9%7.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
South Africa NetherlandsZAF / NLD
$110.7M+44.7%12.6%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

Indonesia China

+2,267%3-year CAGR

$319.1M latest value · 19.5% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia Republic of Korea

+2,188.7%3-year CAGR

$68.3M latest value · 8.5% share

03

Growth leader

Indonesia Japan

+657.4%3-year CAGR

$21.5M latest value · 2.7% share

04

Growth leader

Brazil France

+513.7%3-year CAGR

$27.9M latest value · 7.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingRussia China+12.4%
StableCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-1%
AcceleratingChina Taiwan+296.8%
GrowingNorway Netherlands+306.7%

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$6.0B
52 corridors · +152.4% average growth
No FTA reported$4.3B
48 corridors · +59.3% 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.