Route intelligence

The routes that move Optical media: unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37

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 corridorTaiwan Japan$46.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration266.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes47corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage54routes 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
Taiwan JapanTWN / JPN
$46.2M-15.7%46.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$40.5M+1,378.5%41%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$15.3M-23.9%38.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$13.4M-2.1%55.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$13.1M+11.9%84.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$10.8M+27.8%27.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Netherlands ItalyNLD / ITA
$9.8M+81.5%50.3%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Austria FranceAUT / FRA
$9.3M+676.7%41.9%FTA reportedStable
09
Viet Nam JapanVNM / JPN
$8.2M+34.8%8.3%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Ireland SlovakiaIRL / SVK
$8.0M-9.3%78.7%FTA reportedStable
11
Viet Nam ChinaVNM / CHN
$6.9M+11.6%28.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Taiwan GermanyTWN / DEU
$6.4M-21.1%44.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Ireland FranceIRL / FRA
$5.5M+80.1%25.1%FTA reportedStable
14
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$4.6M-29.1%23.7%FTA reportedStable
15
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$4.2M+418.7%10.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$3.0M+7.7%7.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
United Arab Emirates USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsARE / USA
$2.9M-25%7.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Japan United Arab EmiratesJPN / ARE
$2.5M+27.4%21.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
United Arab Emirates GermanyARE / DEU
$2.4M-8.6%16.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Samoa ChinaWSM / CHN
$2.0MNot reported4.4%No FTA reportedDeclining
21
Spain United Arab EmiratesESP / ARE
$1.9M+385.7%16.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$1.9M-26.5%8.8%FTA reportedStable
23
Viet Nam United Arab EmiratesVNM / ARE
$1.9M+5.1%16.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
United Kingdom JapanGBR / JPN
$1.8M-17.1%1.8%FTA reportedSlowing
25
United Arab Emirates JapanARE / JPN
$1.6M-21.9%1.6%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

Hungary United Arab Emirates

+1,674.2%3-year CAGR

$86.5K latest value · 0.7% share

02

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Japan

+1,378.5%3-year CAGR

$40.5M latest value · 41% share

03

Growth leader

Estonia Germany

+1,041%3-year CAGR

$186.0K latest value · 1.3% share

04

Growth leader

Bulgaria Japan

+947.2%3-year CAGR

$124.5K latest value · 0.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingTaiwan Japan-15.7%
AcceleratingRepublic of Korea Japan+1,378.5%
GrowingTaiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-23.9%
AcceleratingTaiwan China-2.1%

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$89.7M
54 corridors · +88.1% average growth
No FTA reported$166.1M
46 corridors · +84.1% 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.