Route intelligence

The routes that move Cells and batteries: primary, (other than manganese dioxide, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, lithium or air-zinc)

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 Viet Nam$42.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration292.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes70corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage60routes 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 Viet NamCHN / VNM
$42.1M+8.3%80.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Malaysia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMYS / USA
$35.5M-1.2%56.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Singapore MalaysiaSGP / MYS
$28.2M+49.7%35.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$24.2M-6.2%30.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Indonesia SingaporeIDN / SGP
$21.3M-16.1%88.7%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Viet Nam PhilippinesVNM / PHL
$19.4M+300.1%65.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Philippines AustriaPHL / AUT
$18.0M+123.8%84.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$17.1M+9.7%44.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$14.8M+22.7%23.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Dominican RepublicUSA / DOM
$12.6M+105.8%94%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Japan MalaysiaJPN / MYS
$11.6M+12.6%14.7%FTA reportedStable
12
China United KingdomCHN / GBR
$10.4M-6.7%56.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$8.2M+100.6%55.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$7.9M+55.7%61.2%No FTA reportedStable
15
Taiwan MalaysiaTWN / MYS
$7.8M-25.1%9.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$6.4M-6.3%57.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$6.3M+2.5%52.1%FTA reportedStable
18
Germany IndonesiaDEU / IDN
$5.8M+573.3%39.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Taiwan Viet NamTWN / VNM
$5.8M-3.7%11%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
France Republic of KoreaFRA / KOR
$5.4M+74.6%41.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Romania FranceROU / FRA
$5.3M+652.1%39%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China PolandCHN / POL
$5.2M+12.4%38.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Malaysia GermanyMYS / DEU
$4.9M-19.5%12.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$4.8M+8.9%33.2%FTA reportedGrowing
25
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$4.2M-2.2%32.7%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

Gabon France

+7,742.5%3-year CAGR

$907.8K latest value · 6.7% share

02

Growth leader

Germany United Arab Emirates

+1,316%3-year CAGR

$3.6M latest value · 24.5% share

03

Growth leader

Romania France

+652.1%3-year CAGR

$5.3M latest value · 39% share

04

Growth leader

Germany Indonesia

+573.3%3-year CAGR

$5.8M latest value · 39.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina Viet Nam+8.3%
GrowingMalaysia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-1.2%
AcceleratingSingapore Malaysia+49.7%
GrowingChina Malaysia-6.2%

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$275.9M
60 corridors · +65.4% average growth
No FTA reported$177.4M
40 corridors · +280.2% 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.