Route intelligence

The routes that move Cotton: sewing thread, containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale

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 corridorThailand Laos$3.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration397.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes64corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage54routes 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
Thailand LaosTHA / LAO
$3.2M+20.9%56%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Dominican RepublicUSA / DOM
$3.1M+60.2%84.5%FTA reportedStable
03
France PolandFRA / POL
$2.4M+85.4%99.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Viet Nam CambodiaVNM / KHM
$2.1M-0.6%62.4%FTA reportedGrowing
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Costa RicaUSA / CRI
$1.6M+970.4%95.2%FTA reportedGrowing
06
United Rep. of Tanzania IndiaTZA / IND
$1.2M+3,899.7%96%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China MyanmarCHN / MMR
$1.2M-15.5%58.4%FTA reportedGrowing
08
China LaosCHN / LAO
$1.0M+50.9%17.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China CambodiaCHN / KHM
$994.4K+15.5%29%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Cambodia TurkeyKHM / TUR
$969.7KNot reported95%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Costa Rica GuatemalaCRI / GTM
$845.2K+4,929.4%59.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Dominican Republic HaitiDOM / HTI
$813.1K+2.4%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Viet Nam LaosVNM / LAO
$742.1K-8.5%12.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Viet Nam PhilippinesVNM / PHL
$725.4K+96.5%56.9%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$607.0K+65.5%87.3%FTA reportedSlowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands HungaryUSA / HUN
$586.0K+1,114.1%99.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
United Kingdom SudanGBR / SDN
$577.7KNot reported95.2%No FTA reportedDeclining
18
Egypt Saudi ArabiaEGY / SAU
$546.4K-4%91.2%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Thailand MyanmarTHA / MMR
$506.2K+12.3%25.3%FTA reportedGrowing
20
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region LaosHKG / LAO
$491.8K-10.7%8.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Honduras Dominican RepublicHND / DOM
$453.0K+514.3%18.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region IndonesiaHKG / IDN
$441.1K+22.1%53%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Thailand TurkeyTHA / TUR
$433.6K+81%32.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
United Rep. of Tanzania ChinaTZA / CHN
$382.3K+226.7%20.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ItalyIRN / ITA
$371.4K+297.8%34.9%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

Costa Rica Guatemala

+4,929.4%3-year CAGR

$845.2K latest value · 59.6% share

02

Growth leader

United Rep. of Tanzania India

+3,899.7%3-year CAGR

$1.2M latest value · 96% share

03

Growth leader

United Rep. of Tanzania Pakistan

+3,417.6%3-year CAGR

$160.2K latest value · 75.8% share

04

Growth leader

China Guinea-Bissau

+2,122.8%3-year CAGR

$277.5K latest value · 100% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingThailand Laos+20.9%
StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Dominican Republic+60.2%
AcceleratingFrance Poland+85.4%
GrowingViet Nam Cambodia-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.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$28.1M
54 corridors · +239.8% average growth
No FTA reported$11.4M
46 corridors · +361.6% 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.