Route intelligence

The routes that move Cutlery: paper knives, letter openers, erasing knives, pencil sharpeners and blades therefor

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 corridorChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$20.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration174.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202437 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes19corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage17routes 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 37 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$20.1M-1.2%77.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$12.4M+13.9%74.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$1.9M-15.5%11.2%FTA reportedStable
04
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$1.4M-7%5.4%No FTA reportedSlowing
05
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$1.4M+6.1%5.3%No FTA reportedStable
06
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$1.1M+279.8%4.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$505.0K-21%2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$411.3K+68.3%2.5%FTA reportedGrowing
09
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$410.9K-3.5%2.5%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$337.9K-20.3%2%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$324.9K-4.5%1.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$304.2K-26.2%1.8%FTA reportedStable
13
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$187.0K+143.5%0.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Ireland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIRL / USA
$160.1K-15.3%0.6%No FTA reportedStable
15
Taiwan GermanyTWN / DEU
$137.5K-27.4%0.8%No FTA reportedStable
16
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$133.3K-7.3%0.5%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Thailand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTHA / USA
$124.4K+68.4%0.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$124.3K+16%0.5%No FTA reportedStable
19
Mexico GermanyMEX / DEU
$114.5K+17.5%0.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$105.4K+81.6%0.6%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Denmark GermanyDNK / DEU
$101.2K+3.8%0.6%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$72.3K+0.3%0.3%FTA reportedSlowing
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$66.5K+10.7%0.4%No FTA reportedStable
24
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$62.1K-3.9%0.2%No FTA reportedStable
25
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$61.5K+18.1%0.4%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

China, Macao SAR USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+690.9%3-year CAGR

$42.4K latest value · 0.2% share

02

Growth leader

India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+279.8%3-year CAGR

$1.1M latest value · 4.2% share

03

Growth leader

France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+143.5%3-year CAGR

$187.0K latest value · 0.7% share

04

Growth leader

Austria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+117.5%3-year CAGR

$45.4K latest value · 0.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-1.2%
GrowingChina Germany+13.9%
StableCzechia Germany-15.5%
SlowingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-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$4.6M
17 corridors · +12.9% average growth
No FTA reported$37.8M
20 corridors · +59.9% 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.