Route intelligence

The routes that move Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators: spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico$456.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration290.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes69corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage56routes 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$456.8M+5.4%99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$203.9M+3.1%60.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands IndiaUSA / IND
$61.9M+181.1%18.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Former Arab Republic of Yemen IndiaYEM / IND
$54.4M+11.2%16.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$47.6M-15.6%95.4%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Canada Republic of KoreaCAN / KOR
$44.8M+20.3%13.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
France SpainFRA / ESP
$37.1M-0.5%50.1%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$36.6M+2.2%47.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
United Arab Emirates IndiaARE / IND
$28.6M+12%8.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Romania BulgariaROU / BGR
$27.5M+7.2%39.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$24.9M-7.5%51.8%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Singapore IndiaSGP / IND
$21.6M+31.1%6.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Italy BulgariaITA / BGR
$21.6M+51.8%31.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$19.3M-29.6%25%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Dominican Republic IndiaDOM / IND
$18.2M+558.2%5.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$18.0M-8%66.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
New Zealand Republic of KoreaNZL / KOR
$16.0M+2.2%4.7%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Denmark SwedenDNK / SWE
$15.7M-5.1%39.1%FTA reportedGrowing
19
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$13.9M+7.9%29.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$13.7M+343.5%75.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands SpainUSA / ESP
$13.6M+1,496.1%18.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Australia Republic of KoreaAUS / KOR
$13.2M-0.6%3.9%FTA reportedGrowing
23
South Africa IndiaZAF / IND
$13.1M+116.5%4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$12.9M-7.4%16.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Canada IndiaCAN / IND
$12.7M+641.2%3.9%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

United Kingdom Bulgaria

+2,927.2%3-year CAGR

$3.1M latest value · 4.5% share

02

Growth leader

Slovakia Singapore

+1,798%3-year CAGR

$4.3M latest value · 22.4% share

03

Growth leader

Germany Greece

+1,520.7%3-year CAGR

$2.2M latest value · 15.7% share

04

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Spain

+1,496.1%3-year CAGR

$13.6M latest value · 18.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+5.4%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of Korea+3.1%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands India+181.1%
AcceleratingFormer Arab Republic of Yemen India+11.2%

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$1.2B
56 corridors · +193.2% average growth
No FTA reported$396.1M
44 corridors · +129% 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.