Route intelligence

The routes that move Tantalum: 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 corridorRepublic of Korea Kazakhstan$10.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration150.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes46corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage43routes 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
Republic of Korea KazakhstanKOR / KAZ
$10.0M+47.6%48%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands KazakhstanUSA / KAZ
$9.4M-21.1%45%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$8.9M+46.4%20%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$8.8M+119.4%19.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$7.9M+27.9%17.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$5.8M+136.9%13%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$5.6M+53.9%49.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$4.1M+91.8%29.9%No FTA reportedStable
09
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$3.7M+13.3%8.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Taiwan JapanTWN / JPN
$3.2M+39.6%28.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Indonesia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIDN / USA
$3.1M+11.9%7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Republic of Korea GermanyKOR / DEU
$3.0M+34%21.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$1.9M-26.5%13.4%FTA reportedStable
14
Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTHA / USA
$1.6M-12.2%3.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Israel USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsISR / USA
$1.5M+85%3.4%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Kazakhstan GermanyKAZ / DEU
$1.5M+62.8%10.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$1.2M-6.3%2.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Canada GermanyCAN / DEU
$1.2M+114%6.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Japan KazakhstanJPN / KAZ
$1.0M+53%5%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
China JapanCHN / JPN
$976.5K+541.7%8.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$837.7K+15.5%7.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Luxembourg USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsLUX / USA
$815.9K+214.1%1.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$637.9K+450.1%4.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
India GermanyIND / DEU
$619.3K-6.1%4.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$595.7K+20.8%4.3%FTA reportedStable

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

China Japan

+541.7%3-year CAGR

$976.5K latest value · 8.5% share

02

Growth leader

Switzerland, Liechtenstein Germany

+450.1%3-year CAGR

$637.9K latest value · 4.6% share

03

Growth leader

Estonia Germany

+441.9%3-year CAGR

$246.9K latest value · 1.8% share

04

Growth leader

Switzerland, Liechtenstein USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+436.6%3-year CAGR

$261.9K latest value · 0.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingRepublic of Korea Kazakhstan+47.6%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Kazakhstan-21.1%
GrowingJapan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+46.4%
AcceleratingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+119.4%

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$26.3M
43 corridors · +30.3% average growth
No FTA reported$74.6M
57 corridors · +38.1% 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.