Route intelligence

The routes that move Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg

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 corridorSri Lanka Iraq$109.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration281.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes73corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage47routes 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
Sri Lanka IraqLKA / IRQ
$109.2M+10.5%61.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
United Arab Emirates IraqARE / IRQ
$54.2M+28.8%30.7%FTA reportedGrowing
03
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$45.0M-8.2%35.2%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Sri Lanka LibyaLKA / LBY
$44.2M+0.4%89.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
United Arab Emirates KuwaitARE / KWT
$38.2M+5.8%64.3%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Sri Lanka Saudi ArabiaLKA / SAU
$36.5M+10.4%28.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Sri Lanka RussiaLKA / RUS
$31.6M+6.4%55%No FTA reportedStable
08
Sri Lanka TurkeyLKA / TUR
$28.6M-13.4%92.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Sri Lanka JordanLKA / JOR
$27.5M+2.8%82.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$27.2M+1.3%84.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$25.3M-9.7%15.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Sri Lanka United Arab EmiratesLKA / ARE
$25.2M+16%52.4%No FTA reportedStable
13
Kenya United KingdomKEN / GBR
$25.1M+68.7%34.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$25.0M+15.8%15%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Sri Lanka PolandLKA / POL
$24.1M+14.8%46.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Sri Lanka USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsLKA / USA
$23.7M+5.5%14.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Sri Lanka GermanyLKA / DEU
$22.7M+12.9%35%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$21.8M-15.7%66.5%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Sri Lanka Syrian Arab RepublicLKA / SYR
$21.2M+9.4%97.2%No FTA reportedStable
20
Poland NetherlandsPOL / NLD
$20.6M+17.6%30.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Jordan Saudi ArabiaJOR / SAU
$20.3M+30.8%15.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
United Kingdom CanadaGBR / CAN
$19.3M+8.1%26.8%FTA reportedStable
23
United Kingdom IrelandGBR / IRL
$19.0M-3.7%86.2%FTA reportedGrowing
24
United Arab Emirates USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsARE / USA
$18.8M+43.1%11.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Sri Lanka AustraliaLKA / AUS
$18.5M+0.4%24.7%No FTA reportedStable

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 Qatar

+466.2%3-year CAGR

$5.7M latest value · 37.5% share

02

Growth leader

India Iraq

+156.7%3-year CAGR

$12.3M latest value · 7% share

03

Growth leader

Egypt Saudi Arabia

+154.9%3-year CAGR

$8.4M latest value · 6.5% share

04

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Netherlands

+110%3-year CAGR

$4.9M latest value · 7.3% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingSri Lanka Iraq+10.5%
GrowingUnited Arab Emirates Iraq+28.8%
GrowingUnited Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia-8.2%
GrowingSri Lanka Libya+0.4%

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$606.3M
47 corridors · +22.3% average growth
No FTA reported$807.1M
53 corridors · +15.8% 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.