Route intelligence

The routes that move Tantalum: articles n.e.s. in heading no. 8103

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 corridorChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$50.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration264.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes55corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage48routes 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
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$50.4M+2.3%82.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$45.6M+1.7%44.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$43.4M-2.9%59.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Japan TaiwanJPN / TWN
$29.5M-1.3%50.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$28.2M+47%27.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$27.8M+17.7%27.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$23.0M+16.7%39.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Israel ChinaISR / CHN
$19.5M-22.4%26.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
China United KingdomCHN / GBR
$18.6M+32.6%91.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$12.7M+16.1%66%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands FranceUSA / FRA
$10.0M+23.6%57.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Kazakhstan JapanKAZ / JPN
$8.0M+124.3%33.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Taiwan JapanTWN / JPN
$7.2M+8.3%30.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China JapanCHN / JPN
$5.9M+1.4%25%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$4.7M-7.9%27.2%FTA reportedGrowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands TaiwanUSA / TWN
$4.3M+0%7.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$4.0M+40.3%5.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$3.6M-0.6%5%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$2.7M+10.2%4.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Brazil ChinaBRA / CHN
$2.2M+28.3%2.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$2.2M-28.2%9.3%No FTA reportedSlowing
22
Kazakhstan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKAZ / USA
$2.1M+0.2%3.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$2.0M-33.8%10.4%No FTA reportedStable
24
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$1.9M+16.8%9.8%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Austria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUT / USA
$1.4M-19.9%2.3%No 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

Estonia United Kingdom

+3,324.4%3-year CAGR

$938.3K latest value · 10.4% share

02

Growth leader

Ireland China

+757.4%3-year CAGR

$189.5K latest value · 0.3% share

03

Growth leader

Italy United Kingdom

+693.6%3-year CAGR

$88.7K latest value · 0.4% share

04

Growth leader

Kazakhstan China

+621.6%3-year CAGR

$569.6K latest value · 0.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+2.3%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of Korea+1.7%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands China-2.9%
AcceleratingJapan Taiwan-1.3%

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$95.0M
48 corridors · +113.7% average growth
No FTA reported$285.3M
52 corridors · +57.5% 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.