Customs Intelligence — Transshipment, EU Direct & Triangulation Flows
Source: UN Comtrade public API
Coverage: 16 transshipment hubs + 14 EU member states × 8 HS chapters × 4 years
Triangulation: 8 EU reporters × 16 hubs
Flow: exports (hub/EU→Russia; EU→hub for triangulation leg)
Methodology
Three-leg analysis:
Part I — Transshipment hubs 🚩 flagged: ≥ 2x growth AND > $10M in 2023. Part II — EU direct to Russia ⚠️ flagged: > $5M in 2023 (expected near-zero). Part III — Triangulation matrix 🔗 flagged: EU→hub ≥ $50M AND hub→Russia growth ≥ 1.5x in same HS chapter — identifies probable EU-origin supply chains.
HS: machinery (84), electronics (85), vehicles (87), aircraft (88), ships (89), precision instruments (90), chemical precursors (29/38).
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