Route intelligence

The routes that move Cotton: sewing thread, 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 corridorMexico Dominican Republic$7.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration442.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes57corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage46routes 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
Mexico Dominican RepublicMEX / DOM
$7.5M+77.9%97.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Bolivia VenezuelaBOL / VEN
$4.7MNot reported93.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Germany PortugalDEU / PRT
$1.6M+590.3%91.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Egypt GuatemalaEGY / GTM
$1.5M+33.7%61.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
China KazakhstanCHN / KAZ
$1.3M+53.5%99.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$1.3M-18.1%20.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
India NetherlandsIND / NLD
$1.1M-10.8%50.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Netherlands USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNLD / USA
$1.1M+6%18.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
India JapanIND / JPN
$973.2K-15.8%75%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$913.1K+28.4%42.3%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Turkey GermanyTUR / DEU
$895.3K+0.6%41.1%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Afghanistan ChinaAFG / CHN
$811.4K+21.8%79.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$809.3K-13.9%59.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Romania USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsROU / USA
$721.7K+4.2%11.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Italy TunisiaITA / TUN
$675.9K+3.9%65.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$615.6K-9.8%9.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$609.7K+243.6%9.8%FTA reportedGrowing
18
China KenyaCHN / KEN
$603.2K+27.7%83.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$596.1K+19.9%9.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GuatemalaUSA / GTM
$594.1K-17.9%24.6%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Romania CanadaROU / CAN
$538.5K+76.8%33.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionCHN / HKG
$530.9K+191.6%98.5%FTA reportedSlowing
23
China PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$513.3K+23.2%88.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China SenegalCHN / SEN
$507.3K+18.3%96.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Oman JordanOMN / JOR
$484.4K-19.4%90.9%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

China Comoros

+2,223.7%3-year CAGR

$137.9K latest value · 100% share

02

Growth leader

Hungary Luxembourg

+1,691.8%3-year CAGR

$170.7K latest value · 93.5% share

03

Growth leader

Côte d'Ivoire Benin

+687.3%3-year CAGR

$159.6K latest value · 52.9% share

04

Growth leader

Germany Portugal

+590.3%3-year CAGR

$1.6M latest value · 91.3% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingMexico Dominican Republic+77.9%
AcceleratingBolivia VenezuelaNot reported
AcceleratingGermany Portugal+590.3%
GrowingEgypt Guatemala+33.7%

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$21.5M
46 corridors · +111.7% average growth
No FTA reported$28.6M
54 corridors · +79.9% 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.