Route intelligence

The routes that move Paper and paperboard: cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard

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$701.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration280.3%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 coverage83routes 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
$701.7M-0.2%85.6%FTA reportedStable
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$529.3M+2.2%89.3%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$444.9M-3.6%53.5%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$244.2M+5.8%27.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$217.3M+2.8%24.4%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$201.1M-6%22.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$160.1M-6.4%23%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$152.4M-1.3%21.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$146.7M-3.7%23.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$132.9M+2.7%91.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$125.5M-5.8%46.9%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$124.1M-2.4%20.1%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$122.9M-12.1%33.3%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$116.4M-4.7%14%FTA reportedStable
15
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$109.1M-0.5%29.5%FTA reportedGrowing
16
United Kingdom IrelandGBR / IRL
$101.4M+2.2%60%FTA reportedStable
17
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$97.7M-4.5%15.8%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Poland SwedenPOL / SWE
$86.4M+3.3%52.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
China China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionCHN / HKG
$77.1M-9.3%97.1%FTA reportedStable
20
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$75.8M+9.6%9.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$74.9M-6.2%48.1%FTA reportedGrowing
22
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$74.1M-10.6%80.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$71.0M-3.6%85.2%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$70.6M-29.5%10.1%FTA reportedGrowing
25
China ThailandCHN / THA
$69.9M+8.6%75.8%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

France United Arab Emirates

+311.2%3-year CAGR

$22.9M latest value · 27.8% share

02

Growth leader

Hungary France

+190.7%3-year CAGR

$35.2M latest value · 5.7% share

03

Growth leader

Madagascar Seychelles

+147%3-year CAGR

$23.0M latest value · 93.1% share

04

Growth leader

Czechia Netherlands

+129.8%3-year CAGR

$48.2M latest value · 5.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico-0.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+2.2%
GrowingGermany Netherlands-3.6%
AcceleratingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+5.8%

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$6.2B
83 corridors · +5.2% average growth
No FTA reported$769.4M
17 corridors · +22.2% 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.