# Top Welding machines and apparatus: for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, other than fully or partly automatic, whether or not capable of cutting trade corridors

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Compare reported Welding machines and apparatus: for arc... trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/851539/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **China -> Russia**, with $112.7M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 399.9% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | China -> Russia | $112.7M | +11.1% | 97.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 2 | China -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $79.8M | -5% | 49.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 3 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Canada | $60.8M | -2.8% | 81.9% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 4 | China -> India | $55.9M | +7.9% | 84.3% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | China -> Brazil | $48.2M | +8.5% | 87.6% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 6 | Mexico -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $47.7M | -6.2% | 29.3% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 7 | China -> Mexico | $43.1M | -0.4% | 64.3% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 8 | China -> Indonesia | $25.9M | -6.8% | 70.4% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 9 | China -> Poland | $24.8M | -5.6% | 75.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 10 | China -> Germany | $20.9M | -19.4% | 46.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | China -> Thailand | $19.3M | -13.4% | 84.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 12 | China -> Malaysia | $19.2M | +3.3% | 79.4% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 13 | Poland -> Czechia | $19.1M | +21.2% | 60.7% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 14 | China -> Viet Nam | $18.8M | -10.9% | 81.4% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Mexico | $17.3M | +4.1% | 25.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 16 | China -> Australia | $15.9M | -11.4% | 65.5% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 17 | Canada -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $15.7M | +3.5% | 9.7% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 18 | China -> Philippines | $14.4M | -12.1% | 86.8% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 19 | China -> United Arab Emirates | $13.9M | +2.1% | 37.5% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 20 | China -> United Kingdom | $13.7M | -2.7% | 38.7% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 21 | China -> South Africa | $12.8M | -1.6% | 78.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 22 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> United Arab Emirates | $12.5M | +98.4% | 33.5% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 23 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Saudi Arabia | $11.6M | +47.7% | 45.6% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 24 | China -> Republic of Korea | $9.4M | +2.7% | 79% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 25 | China -> Chile | $9.3M | -30.5% | 69.6% | FTA reported | Accelerating |

## Growth leaders

- **Republic of Korea -> United Kingdom**: +1,264% 3-year CAGR, $7.4M latest value.
- **USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> France**: +202.6% 3-year CAGR, $1.4M latest value.
- **Japan -> Kazakhstan**: +163.4% 3-year CAGR, $2.0M latest value.
- **Austria -> India**: +153.4% 3-year CAGR, $2.5M latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $421.7M across 53 corridors; average growth +27.8%.
- No FTA reported: $563.9M across 47 corridors; average growth +25.8%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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