Route intelligence

The routes that move Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polyurethanes, cellular

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 Mexico$308.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration324.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes46corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage73routes 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 MexicoUSA / MEX
$308.3M+6.8%66.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$131.8M+5.6%63.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$105.1M-0.1%82.7%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$100.3M+0.2%44.4%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$91.8M-12.7%67.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$68.5M-8.5%20.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$65.6M+2%14.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$64.8M+21%72.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$63.8M-10.7%18.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Ireland United KingdomIRL / GBR
$62.0M+7.7%38.4%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$61.5M-5.5%19.4%FTA reportedStable
12
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$53.8M-3.5%64.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$52.8M-6.7%16.6%FTA reportedStable
14
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$50.8M-7.1%29.9%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$50.5M-8.4%23.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$50.1M-7.8%39.3%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$49.6M+8.9%21.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$48.0M-11.4%15.1%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$46.8M-1.7%25.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China CambodiaCHN / KHM
$46.8M-5.4%85.2%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Republic of Korea Viet NamKOR / VNM
$40.1M+1.2%19.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$38.7M+0.6%11.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$38.6M-7.4%18.3%FTA reportedGrowing
24
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$37.8M+18.2%38%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$36.7M+375.3%10.7%No 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

India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+375.3%3-year CAGR

$36.7M latest value · 10.7% share

02

Growth leader

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Indonesia

+153.7%3-year CAGR

$12.0M latest value · 12% share

03

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands India

+74.7%3-year CAGR

$10.1M latest value · 17.4% share

04

Growth leader

Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+52.7%3-year CAGR

$10.7M latest value · 3.1% 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 Mexico+6.8%
AcceleratingChina Viet Nam+5.6%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada-0.1%
GrowingBelgium Netherlands+0.2%

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$2.5B
73 corridors · +2% average growth
No FTA reported$569.5M
27 corridors · +19.9% 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.