Route intelligence

The routes that move Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled

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 Saudi Arabia$285.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration263.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes78corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage33routes 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 Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$285.0M+277.2%34.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
India Saudi ArabiaIND / SAU
$216.0M+288%25.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$202.6M-15.1%24.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$146.4M+247.6%85.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$142.0M+161%93.9%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Oman Saudi ArabiaOMN / SAU
$120.5M+8.2%14.4%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China LibyaCHN / LBY
$86.9M+1,315%95.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China NigeriaCHN / NGA
$57.6M+55.2%93.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China OmanCHN / OMN
$53.3M+144.4%91.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Libya PakistanLBY / PAK
$31.1MNot reported44.2%No FTA reportedDeclining
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$30.0M-7%62.5%FTA reportedStable
12
Italy TaiwanITA / TWN
$29.3M+40%65.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$28.6M+227.2%75.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China KuwaitCHN / KWT
$28.2M+33.6%94.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$24.0M+17.6%28.2%FTA reportedStable
16
Italy SerbiaITA / SRB
$23.3M+333%90.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Iceland PhilippinesISL / PHL
$23.0M+225.3%43.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$22.4M+253.1%56.1%FTA reportedGrowing
19
China IraqCHN / IRQ
$19.0M+8.1%89.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Czechia AustraliaCZE / AUS
$17.5M+1,942.6%17.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$15.8M+310.8%44.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$15.1M+9.8%41.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands PhilippinesUSA / PHL
$14.1M+365.3%26.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$14.0M+173%16.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
China IndiaCHN / IND
$13.9M+32%43%No 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

China Congo, Rep. of the

+4,055.1%3-year CAGR

$4.3M latest value · 41% share

02

Growth leader

Czechia Australia

+1,942.6%3-year CAGR

$17.5M latest value · 17.7% share

03

Growth leader

Italy China

+1,388.3%3-year CAGR

$5.8M latest value · 14.5% share

04

Growth leader

China Libya

+1,315%3-year CAGR

$86.9M latest value · 95.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina Saudi Arabia+277.2%
AcceleratingIndia Saudi Arabia+288%
AcceleratingUnited Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia-15.1%
AcceleratingChina United Arab Emirates+247.6%

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$766.2M
33 corridors · +96.5% average growth
No FTA reported$1.4B
67 corridors · +276.1% 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.