Route intelligence

The routes that move Aluminium: waste and scrap

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 corridorCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$769.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration191.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes74corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage59routes 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
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$769.9M+2.6%57.7%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands IndiaUSA / IND
$762.2M+0.2%22.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MalaysiaUSA / MYS
$552.2M-11.7%56.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ThailandUSA / THA
$551.2M+67.6%37.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Thailand ChinaTHA / CHN
$532.8M+149.6%17%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$433.5M-1.6%26.1%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$429.9M+3.6%32.2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Saudi Arabia IndiaSAU / IND
$402.8M+11.4%11.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$355.1M-7%11.3%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$340.0M+3.5%19.9%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$334.4M-3.8%62.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$328.5M+18.3%10.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
United Kingdom ChinaGBR / CHN
$314.6M+39.3%10.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
United Kingdom IndiaGBR / IND
$314.3M+2.9%9.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$305.9M-2.3%30.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$284.9M+35.5%9.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$261.9M+0%94.5%FTA reportedGrowing
18
United Arab Emirates IndiaARE / IND
$258.1M+1.6%7.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$255.6M-3.5%15%FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$217.4M+8.4%95.6%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Thailand Republic of KoreaTHA / KOR
$213.6M+14.6%12.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
France SpainFRA / ESP
$208.8M+6.8%35.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Australia IndiaAUS / IND
$200.1M+24%5.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$187.2M+2.2%18.4%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$185.6M+3%46.5%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

Thailand China

+149.6%3-year CAGR

$532.8M latest value · 17% share

02

Growth leader

Mexico China

+94.1%3-year CAGR

$86.8M latest value · 2.8% share

03

Growth leader

Canada Thailand

+77.4%3-year CAGR

$44.9M latest value · 3.1% share

04

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Thailand

+67.6%3-year CAGR

$551.2M latest value · 37.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+2.6%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands India+0.2%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Malaysia-11.7%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Thailand+67.6%

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$8.6B
59 corridors · +6% average growth
No FTA reported$6.4B
41 corridors · +17.7% 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.