Route intelligence

The routes that move Nickel: wire, 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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$2.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration97.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202417 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes13corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage3routes 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 17 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Russia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsRUS / USA
$2.5M+314.5%33.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Costa Rica USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCRI / USA
$2.5M+307.7%20.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$2.2M+20.4%17.3%No FTA reportedStable
04
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$1.8M+20.2%14.4%FTA reportedGrowing
05
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$1.5M+9.1%12.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Ireland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIRL / USA
$1.4M+445.9%11.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$1.3M+53.2%10.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Austria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUT / USA
$905.0K-20.4%7.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Netherlands USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNLD / USA
$652.7K-9.8%5.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$99.9K+0.2%0.8%No FTA reportedStable
11
United Arab Emirates USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsARE / USA
$69.7K+750.8%0.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Belgium USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsBEL / USA
$42.7K+255%0.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$40.7K+27.6%0.3%FTA reportedStable
14
Spain USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsESP / USA
$28.6KNot reported0.3%No FTA reportedDeclining
15
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$20.4K+4.7%0.2%No FTA reportedStable
16
Philippines USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsPHL / USA
$16.1K+400.1%0.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Finland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFIN / USA
$5.5KNot reported0.2%No FTA reportedDeclining

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

United Arab Emirates USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+750.8%3-year CAGR

$69.7K latest value · 0.6% share

02

Growth leader

Ireland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+445.9%3-year CAGR

$1.4M latest value · 11.5% share

03

Growth leader

Philippines USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+400.1%3-year CAGR

$16.1K latest value · 0.1% share

04

Growth leader

Russia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+314.5%3-year CAGR

$2.5M latest value · 33.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingRussia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+314.5%
AcceleratingCosta Rica USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+307.7%
StableGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+20.4%
GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+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$4.4M
3 corridors · +118.5% average growth
No FTA reported$10.7M
14 corridors · +158.8% 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.