Route intelligence

The routes that move Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloys

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico$220.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration278.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes99corridors 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$220.3M+38%87.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$212.9M+13%69.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands FranceUSA / FRA
$169.3M+76.2%53.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$125.9M+19.7%45.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Germany United KingdomDEU / GBR
$91.7M+37.1%21.9%FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands United KingdomUSA / GBR
$86.4M+65.3%20.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$72.9M+53.2%26.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$72.0M+73.7%23.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Austria United KingdomAUT / GBR
$66.7M+28.2%15.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$66.6M+30%21.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Italy United KingdomITA / GBR
$65.1M+42.7%15.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China IndiaCHN / IND
$62.3M+35.1%35%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$58.3M+50.3%72.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands AustriaUSA / AUT
$53.9M+48.9%82.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$50.9M+53.3%27.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$50.0M+57.1%27.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$48.1M+30.4%75.2%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Australia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUS / USA
$46.7M+11.8%15%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$45.7M+16.7%14.5%FTA reportedGrowing
20
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$42.7M+37.2%13.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Italy SingaporeITA / SGP
$40.3M+72.5%22.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands BelgiumUSA / BEL
$40.1M+18.6%91.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$39.4M+7.3%14.2%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Japan SingaporeJPN / SGP
$36.3M+382.7%20.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$29.7M+30.5%9.4%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

Czechia Italy

+2,061%3-year CAGR

$11.1M latest value · 6.1% share

02

Growth leader

Japan Singapore

+382.7%3-year CAGR

$36.3M latest value · 20.3% share

03

Growth leader

China United Kingdom

+287.7%3-year CAGR

$17.5M latest value · 4.2% share

04

Growth leader

South Africa China

+260.5%3-year CAGR

$25.5M latest value · 18.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+38%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands China+13%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands France+76.2%
AcceleratingAustria Germany+19.7%

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$1.4B
52 corridors · +87.9% average growth
No FTA reported$1.5B
48 corridors · +65.2% 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.