Route intelligence

The routes that move Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

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$259.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration190.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes49corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage77routes 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
$259.0M+2.2%73.8%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$254.9M-1%22.9%FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$200.5M+3.5%43.2%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$186.4M-7.6%22.4%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$176.8M+0.3%28.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$150.4M-0.4%13.5%FTA reportedStable
07
Portugal SpainPRT / ESP
$148.8M-7.7%34.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$123.0M-6%28%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$111.2M-11.8%33.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$93.0M-3.4%54.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Turkey United KingdomTUR / GBR
$88.0M+2.6%20.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China JapanCHN / JPN
$87.6M+7.4%35.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$79.7M+10.2%17.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$74.3M-9.7%17.9%FTA reportedStable
15
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$73.9M-1.9%8.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$71.8M+1%58.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Turkey GermanyTUR / DEU
$66.0M+8%7.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$62.7M-6%15.1%FTA reportedStable
19
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$62.0M+9%18.7%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$61.8M+0.4%39.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$61.4M-1.9%62.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$60.1M-1.7%5.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Turkey ItalyTUR / ITA
$59.8M+3.5%9.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$59.6M+2.3%5.4%No FTA reportedStable
25
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$59.4M+9.3%46.2%FTA reportedAccelerating

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

Saudi Arabia Algeria

+40.3%3-year CAGR

$57.9M latest value · 70.3% share

02

Growth leader

Bulgaria Poland

+27.6%3-year CAGR

$26.8M latest value · 6.1% share

03

Growth leader

China Italy

+24.1%3-year CAGR

$24.6M latest value · 4% share

04

Growth leader

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Iraq

+23%3-year CAGR

$38.1M latest value · 51.6% 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+2.2%
GrowingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-1%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+3.5%
GrowingItaly Germany-7.6%

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.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$4.4B
77 corridors · +0.2% average growth
No FTA reported$1.1B
23 corridors · +4.4% 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.