Route intelligence

The routes that move Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the like

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 corridorMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$3.5B latest reported trade
Top five concentration149.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage67routes 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
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$3.5B+12.5%34.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Ireland NetherlandsIRL / NLD
$2.9B+20.5%53.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Ireland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIRL / USA
$2.3B+9.6%22.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Costa Rica USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCRI / USA
$1.8B+15.8%17.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands NetherlandsUSA / NLD
$1.1B+1%21.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$857.1M+7.7%79.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$530.2M+3.1%20.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$516.3M-9%30.2%No FTA reportedStable
09
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands BelgiumUSA / BEL
$472.6M-5.2%36.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$459.3M-9.2%22.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$434.1M+6.4%4.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$404.5M+13.8%4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Netherlands ItalyNLD / ITA
$394.3M+9.1%40%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Malaysia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMYS / USA
$350.3M+30.3%3.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands IrelandUSA / IRL
$344.2M+8.4%40.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Mexico ChinaMEX / CHN
$318.8M-6.8%15.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Ireland GermanyIRL / DEU
$313.9M-0.3%12.3%FTA reportedGrowing
18
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$310.8M+5.6%45.2%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$304.6M+9.3%5.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Costa Rica NetherlandsCRI / NLD
$270.1M+20%5.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands United KingdomUSA / GBR
$254.9M+71.7%22.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Costa RicaUSA / CRI
$247.2M+25.1%74.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Netherlands SpainNLD / ESP
$231.3M+2.1%34.9%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Malaysia GermanyMYS / DEU
$229.3M+6.1%9%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Dominican Republic USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDOM / USA
$194.3M+32.3%1.9%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

Costa Rica United Kingdom

+537.4%3-year CAGR

$78.0M latest value · 6.9% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands France

+83.3%3-year CAGR

$133.5M latest value · 11.7% share

03

Growth leader

Ireland France

+81.3%3-year CAGR

$108.6M latest value · 9.5% share

04

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands United Kingdom

+71.7%3-year CAGR

$254.9M latest value · 22.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+12.5%
AcceleratingIreland Netherlands+20.5%
GrowingIreland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+9.6%
AcceleratingCosta Rica USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+15.8%

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$17.1B
67 corridors · +14.2% average growth
No FTA reported$10.2B
33 corridors · +13.3% 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.