Route intelligence

The routes that move Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped

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 corridorZimbabwe China$684.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration187.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes83corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage31routes 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
Zimbabwe ChinaZWE / CHN
$684.5M+22.1%41.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Brazil ChinaBRA / CHN
$546.4M+34%33%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
France United Arab EmiratesFRA / ARE
$389.1M+500.1%39.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Brazil BelgiumBRA / BEL
$356.9M+19.5%23.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Brazil USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsBRA / USA
$243.4M+23.1%50%No FTA reportedStable
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$239.7M+12.5%14.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
India BelgiumIND / BEL
$236.4M+25.1%15.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$215.5M+86.5%21.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Brazil EgyptBRA / EGY
$183.7M+118.7%51.1%FTA reportedGrowing
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands BelgiumUSA / BEL
$180.5M+96.9%12%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$149.8M-5%20.6%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Malawi BelgiumMWI / BEL
$145.8M+18.6%9.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Belgium RussiaBEL / RUS
$137.1M+80.1%48.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Brazil GermanyBRA / DEU
$133.0M+14.8%23.7%No FTA reportedStable
15
Brazil IndonesiaBRA / IDN
$132.4M+17.6%18.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Brazil Viet NamBRA / VNM
$117.8M+40.7%36.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
United Rep. of Tanzania BelgiumTZA / BEL
$114.7M+32.4%7.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
India IndonesiaIND / IDN
$109.9M+55.5%15.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
France Côte d'IvoireFRA / CIV
$104.7M-9.7%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Brazil PolandBRA / POL
$99.6M+7.5%21.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Argentina BelgiumARG / BEL
$85.8M+16.1%5.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Brazil ParaguayBRA / PRY
$83.0M+32.8%75.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Brazil TurkeyBRA / TUR
$78.2M+8.9%19.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Zambia ChinaZMB / CHN
$78.1M+33.7%4.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Zimbabwe IndonesiaZWE / IDN
$76.9M+62.4%10.6%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

Viet Nam United Arab Emirates

+107,224%3-year CAGR

$27.8M latest value · 2.8% share

02

Growth leader

France Japan

+785%3-year CAGR

$39.4M latest value · 48.4% share

03

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Russia

+539.7%3-year CAGR

$29.6M latest value · 10.5% share

04

Growth leader

France United Arab Emirates

+500.1%3-year CAGR

$389.1M latest value · 39.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingZimbabwe China+22.1%
AcceleratingBrazil China+34%
AcceleratingFrance United Arab Emirates+500.1%
GrowingBrazil Belgium+19.5%

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$1.6B
31 corridors · +48.3% average growth
No FTA reported$6.4B
69 corridors · +1,603.6% 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.