Route intelligence

The routes that move Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content 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 corridorKenya Pakistan$535.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration304.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes61corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage22routes 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
Kenya PakistanKEN / PAK
$535.5M+5.1%88.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Kenya EgyptKEN / EGY
$212.7M+4.3%90.8%FTA reportedGrowing
03
India Iran (Islamic Republic of)IND / IRN
$172.0M+12%50.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Kenya United KingdomKEN / GBR
$112.6M+0.7%44.3%FTA reportedStable
05
Sri Lanka RussiaLKA / RUS
$101.7M+7.6%30.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$79.2M+17.9%34.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Sri Lanka Iran (Islamic Republic of)LKA / IRN
$78.1M-1.7%22.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
India IraqIND / IRQ
$73.1M+55.3%58.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
India RussiaIND / RUS
$70.4M-4.8%21.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Kenya United Arab EmiratesKEN / ARE
$65.4M+1.5%28.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Argentina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsARG / USA
$57.2M+2.4%33.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Sri Lanka AzerbaijanLKA / AZE
$51.9M+5.7%89%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
United Arab Emirates RussiaARE / RUS
$51.3M+28.9%15.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
India United KingdomIND / GBR
$48.7M+12.1%19.2%No FTA reportedStable
15
Kenya Saudi ArabiaKEN / SAU
$48.4M+74.7%36.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Sri Lanka TurkeyLKA / TUR
$47.6M-8.2%74.9%No FTA reportedStable
17
Sri Lanka United Arab EmiratesLKA / ARE
$46.9M-13.5%20.4%No FTA reportedStable
18
Sri Lanka ChinaLKA / CHN
$46.0M-7.9%41.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Kenya RussiaKEN / RUS
$45.3M-7.4%13.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Rwanda PakistanRWA / PAK
$44.6M+10%7.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Sri Lanka IraqLKA / IRQ
$40.3M-15.1%32.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Kenya Iran (Islamic Republic of)KEN / IRN
$39.9M+37.8%11.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$34.0M-0.2%53.7%FTA reportedGrowing
24
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$33.6M+11.5%19.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
India GermanyIND / DEU
$33.5M-7.2%37%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

France United Arab Emirates

+325.2%3-year CAGR

$30.3M latest value · 13.1% share

02

Growth leader

Kenya Saudi Arabia

+74.7%3-year CAGR

$48.4M latest value · 36.3% share

03

Growth leader

Kenya Oman

+63.2%3-year CAGR

$10.2M latest value · 53.2% share

04

Growth leader

Uganda South Sudan

+59.4%3-year CAGR

$6.3M latest value · 60% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingKenya Pakistan+5.1%
GrowingKenya Egypt+4.3%
AcceleratingIndia Iran (Islamic Republic of)+12%
StableKenya United Kingdom+0.7%

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$576.4M
22 corridors · -4.2% average growth
No FTA reported$2.6B
78 corridors · +12.9% 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.