Route intelligence

The routes that move Flax: broken or scutched, but not spun

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 corridorFrance China$549.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration272.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202472 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes35corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage29routes 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 72 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
France ChinaFRA / CHN
$549.1M+22.8%79.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$111.6M+20.3%90.4%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Belgium ChinaBEL / CHN
$92.6M+10.8%13.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Belgium IndiaBEL / IND
$74.3M+23.5%51.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
France IndiaFRA / IND
$52.5M+49.5%36.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Egypt ChinaEGY / CHN
$36.2M+24.2%5.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
France China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionFRA / HKG
$20.2M+40.1%98.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
France DjiboutiFRA / DJI
$18.6M+42.9%96.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Egypt IndiaEGY / IND
$14.5M+857%10.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$11.5M-16.9%83.7%FTA reportedStable
11
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$9.0M+29%7.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Belgium BangladeshBEL / BGD
$8.6M+34.9%79%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$4.8M+30.1%0.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Netherlands ChinaNLD / CHN
$2.9M+48.4%0.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Poland BelgiumPOL / BEL
$2.3M+554.5%1.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Netherlands FranceNLD / FRA
$2.0M+15.1%14.7%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Netherlands IndiaNLD / IND
$2.0M+137.1%1.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Belarus ChinaBLR / CHN
$1.6M-24.5%0.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Egypt BangladeshEGY / BGD
$1.2MNot reported11.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
France BangladeshFRA / BGD
$1.0M-12.9%9.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Poland China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionPOL / HKG
$873.4KNot reported8.9%No FTA reportedDeclining
22
Myanmar ChinaMMR / CHN
$748.9KNot reported1%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Belgium DjiboutiBEL / DJI
$638.1K+8.6%3.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
China BelgiumCHN / BEL
$452.7K+121%0.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Lithuania FranceLTU / FRA
$440.1K+1,000.5%2.8%FTA reportedGrowing

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 Bangladesh

+1,629.2%3-year CAGR

$19.1K latest value · 0.4% share

02

Growth leader

China India

+1,077.3%3-year CAGR

$314.3K latest value · 5.6% share

03

Growth leader

Lithuania France

+1,000.5%3-year CAGR

$440.1K latest value · 2.8% share

04

Growth leader

Egypt India

+857%3-year CAGR

$14.5M latest value · 10.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingFrance China+22.8%
GrowingFrance Belgium+20.3%
GrowingBelgium China+10.8%
AcceleratingBelgium India+23.5%

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$139.4M
29 corridors · +113.8% average growth
No FTA reported$885.3M
43 corridors · +88.6% 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.