Route intelligence

The routes that move Pens: ball-point, refills comprising the ball point and ink-reservoir

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 corridorJapan China$16.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration244.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202470 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes32corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage35routes 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 70 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$16.1M+2.3%75.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Japan FranceJPN / FRA
$12.9M-16.5%80.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$4.8M+8.8%35.5%FTA reportedSlowing
04
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$4.7M+58%32.3%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$2.8M-10.2%20.5%No FTA reportedStable
06
Japan GermanyJPN / DEU
$2.6M-15.9%17.9%FTA reportedStable
07
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$2.5M-14.2%18.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$2.3M+3.9%10.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$2.0M+12%13.9%FTA reportedGrowing
10
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$2.0M-20.9%13.8%FTA reportedGrowing
11
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$1.1M-6.8%8.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$1.1M+21.1%7.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$1.1M-2.9%7.9%No FTA reportedStable
14
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$822.9K-16.3%5.2%FTA reportedStable
15
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$743.6K-33.1%5.2%FTA reportedGrowing
16
France ChinaFRA / CHN
$736.9K+8.6%3.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$703.6K-11.3%4.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
China FranceCHN / FRA
$633.2K-12.1%4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Italy ChinaITA / CHN
$562.8K+34.4%2.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
India ChinaIND / CHN
$557.6K+9.9%2.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$522.8K+46.3%3.3%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$439.7K+180.4%2.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$390.1K+10.1%2.9%No FTA reportedStable
24
Malaysia GermanyMYS / DEU
$245.2K-5.2%1.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$217.2K-22.7%1%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

Tunisia France

+28,877,665.4%3-year CAGR

$21.9K latest value · 0.1% share

02

Growth leader

Latvia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+371.5%3-year CAGR

$33.0K latest value · 0.2% share

03

Growth leader

Panama Germany

+361.1%3-year CAGR

$34.6K latest value · 0.2% share

04

Growth leader

Malaysia France

+307.6%3-year CAGR

$168.4K latest value · 1.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingJapan China+2.3%
AcceleratingJapan France-16.5%
SlowingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+8.8%
GrowingItaly Germany+58%

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$33.9M
35 corridors · +825,090.8% average growth
No FTA reported$31.3M
35 corridors · +26.9% 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.