Route intelligence

The routes that move Fish-hooks: whether or not snelled

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 Japan$36.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration143.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202461 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes27corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage28routes 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 61 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China JapanCHN / JPN
$36.3M-14.4%55.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$16.5M-6.1%39.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Viet Nam JapanVNM / JPN
$14.3M+14.6%21.9%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$7.3M-18.9%17.5%No FTA reportedStable
05
Philippines JapanPHL / JPN
$6.1M-5.5%9.3%FTA reportedStable
06
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$5.9M-11.3%48.1%No FTA reportedStable
07
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$3.9M-7.7%34.5%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTHA / USA
$3.9M-6.8%9.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Indonesia JapanIDN / JPN
$3.6M-30.6%5.6%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Cambodia Republic of KoreaKHM / KOR
$3.4M+2.7%29.7%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Dominican Republic USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDOM / USA
$3.3M+1.4%8%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Thailand JapanTHA / JPN
$2.7M-9%4.1%FTA reportedStable
13
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$2.1M-14.5%4.9%No FTA reportedStable
14
Viet Nam Republic of KoreaVNM / KOR
$2.0M-0.6%17.7%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$1.8M-18.9%16.1%No FTA reportedStable
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$1.6M-15.7%13.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Philippines USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsPHL / USA
$1.6M-13.6%3.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
France ChinaFRA / CHN
$1.6M-14.2%13.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$1.6M-14.3%3.9%FTA reportedStable
20
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ChinaPRK / CHN
$1.5M+266.3%12.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$1.2M+28.9%2.8%FTA reportedSlowing
22
Guatemala USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGTM / USA
$967.3K+28.1%2.3%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Indonesia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIDN / USA
$836.5K-9.4%2%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$567.6K+43.8%4.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Bangladesh JapanBGD / JPN
$525.2K-14.3%0.8%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

Cambodia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+332.4%3-year CAGR

$204.2K latest value · 0.5% share

02

Growth leader

Spain China

+277.4%3-year CAGR

$25.2K latest value · 0.2% share

03

Growth leader

Democratic People's Republic of Korea China

+266.3%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 12.2% share

04

Growth leader

Argentina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+171.2%3-year CAGR

$64.6K latest value · 0.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Japan-14.4%
AcceleratingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-6.1%
GrowingViet Nam Japan+14.6%
StableJapan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-18.9%

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$46.4M
28 corridors · +8.5% average growth
No FTA reported$84.2M
33 corridors · +32.6% 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.