Route intelligence

The routes that move Commodities not specified according to kind

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 corridorSouth Africa China$21.3B latest reported trade
Top five concentration336.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes52corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage35routes 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
South Africa ChinaZAF / CHN
$21.3B+33.6%51.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Switzerland, Liechtenstein ChinaCHE / CHN
$15.9B+9.4%38.8%FTA reportedGrowing
03
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region United Arab EmiratesHKG / ARE
$8.5B+381.5%46.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$7.2B+20.1%99.9%FTA reportedStable
05
Singapore LiberiaSGP / LBR
$6.2B+23.3%99.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$5.8B+70.2%96.9%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Singapore PanamaSGP / PAN
$5.2B+12.4%97.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$4.9B-18.5%80.3%FTA reportedStable
09
Singapore Marshall IsdsSGP / MHL
$4.6B+8.8%99.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
United Arab Emirates JapanARE / JPN
$3.2B-25.6%96.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Belarus ChinaBLR / CHN
$2.7B+105.5%92.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
United Arab Emirates SingaporeARE / SGP
$2.3B-25.9%99.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
United Arab Emirates IndiaARE / IND
$2.3B+185.9%100%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Japan United KingdomJPN / GBR
$1.9BNot reported96.5%FTA reportedGrowing
15
United Arab Emirates PakistanARE / PAK
$1.8B-25.7%100%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
United Arab Emirates Switzerland, LiechtensteinARE / CHE
$1.8BNot reported100%No FTA reportedDeclining
17
Singapore MaltaSGP / MLT
$1.8B+10.4%99.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$1.7B-46.5%59.8%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Netherlands USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNLD / USA
$1.7B+181%82.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Japan Switzerland, LiechtensteinJPN / CHE
$1.7BNot reported87.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
United Kingdom United Arab EmiratesGBR / ARE
$1.6B+78.7%9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Canada ChinaCAN / CHN
$1.5BNot reported3.6%No FTA reportedDeclining
23
Taiwan United Arab EmiratesTWN / ARE
$1.4B+58.7%7.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
United Arab Emirates ThailandARE / THA
$1.4B-31%100%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
United Arab Emirates New ZealandARE / NZL
$1.2B+42.7%100%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 Arab Emirates Mozambique

+8,574.4%3-year CAGR

$314.7M latest value · 100% share

02

Growth leader

Liberia Bangladesh

+7,579%3-year CAGR

$452.3M latest value · 94.6% share

03

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Nigeria

+3,604.8%3-year CAGR

$374.1M latest value · 99.4% share

04

Growth leader

Guyana United Arab Emirates

+2,136.9%3-year CAGR

$405.9M latest value · 2.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingSouth Africa China+33.6%
GrowingSwitzerland, Liechtenstein China+9.4%
AcceleratingChina, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region United Arab Emirates+381.5%
StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+20.1%

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$59.7B
35 corridors · +48.1% average growth
No FTA reported$82.7B
65 corridors · +434.2% 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.