Route intelligence

The routes that move Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada$145.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration297.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes54corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage82routes 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$145.3M+4.2%93.1%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$81.0M+4.9%75.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$79.2M-3.3%50.2%FTA reportedGrowing
04
France SpainFRA / ESP
$60.0M-0.6%39.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$54.8M+26.9%38.8%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$47.4M-7.5%74.9%FTA reportedStable
07
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$45.1M-5.7%41.7%FTA reportedGrowing
08
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$38.1M-8.2%26.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$33.5M+3.9%60.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$32.5M-7.9%22.9%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Italy SpainITA / ESP
$32.4M-7%21.5%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$31.7M-9.5%18.4%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$28.5M+5.4%20.1%FTA reportedStable
14
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$26.3M+40.1%16.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Brazil ArgentinaBRA / ARG
$25.8M+6.5%85.4%FTA reportedGrowing
16
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$25.2M+48.3%60.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$24.9M+21.5%14.4%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$23.7M+13.9%27.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$23.5M-7.6%23.9%FTA reportedStable
20
Italy PolandITA / POL
$23.3M-7%21.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$22.7M-10%60.8%FTA reportedStable
22
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$21.9M+12.3%22.3%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$21.5M+8.1%29.3%FTA reportedStable
24
Netherlands FranceNLD / FRA
$21.3M-8.9%15%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Sweden FinlandSWE / FIN
$20.4M-8.3%79.5%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

India Turkey

+333.4%3-year CAGR

$10.0M latest value · 15.1% share

02

Growth leader

Spain Belgium

+326.4%3-year CAGR

$11.4M latest value · 8.1% share

03

Growth leader

Spain United Kingdom

+68.6%3-year CAGR

$7.2M latest value · 14.2% share

04

Growth leader

Italy Belarus

+66.2%3-year CAGR

$9.1M latest value · 24.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+4.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+4.9%
GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-3.3%
GrowingFrance Spain-0.6%

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.

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FTA reported$1.6B
82 corridors · +7.6% average growth
No FTA reported$185.4M
18 corridors · +33.6% 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.