Route intelligence

The routes that move Lighters: pocket, cigarette, gas fuelled, non-refillable

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 USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$66.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration403.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes54corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage60routes 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
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$66.2M-14.9%72.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
France SlovakiaFRA / SVK
$26.2M-12.8%86.6%FTA reportedGrowing
03
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$24.7M-9.1%78.8%FTA reportedGrowing
04
China JapanCHN / JPN
$22.5M-6.8%91.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
France MexicoFRA / MEX
$21.0M-5.7%73.7%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$18.1M+1%57.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
France AustraliaFRA / AUS
$17.6M+6.2%92.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
China NigeriaCHN / NGA
$15.0M+29.7%91.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China IraqCHN / IRQ
$14.4M+27.2%94.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$13.2M+25.7%85%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$12.4M+10.3%46.6%FTA reportedStable
12
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$12.0M-3%48.2%FTA reportedStable
13
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$11.5M+21.4%12.6%No FTA reportedStable
14
France CanadaFRA / CAN
$10.1M+7.1%40.8%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Poland RussiaPOL / RUS
$9.6M+1,551.5%30.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Spain USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsESP / USA
$8.4M-5.6%9.2%No FTA reportedStable
17
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$8.4M+14.6%33.7%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Philippines IndonesiaPHL / IDN
$6.7M+16.1%21.2%FTA reportedGrowing
19
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$6.2M+1.6%44.4%FTA reportedStable
20
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$6.0M+3.9%24.1%FTA reportedSlowing
21
France FranceFRA / FRA
$5.6M+8%21%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Thailand MalaysiaTHA / MYS
$4.6M+6.4%43.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$4.3M-16.3%17.3%No FTA reportedStable
24
Philippines MalaysiaPHL / MYS
$3.8M-6.8%35.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Spain ItalyESP / ITA
$3.6M-7.2%26%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

Canada Canada

+3,383.8%3-year CAGR

$146.6K latest value · 0.6% share

02

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Slovakia

+3,308.7%3-year CAGR

$492.3K latest value · 1.2% share

03

Growth leader

Panama USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+2,232.6%3-year CAGR

$641.5K latest value · 0.6% share

04

Growth leader

Poland Russia

+1,551.5%3-year CAGR

$9.6M latest value · 30.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingFrance USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-14.9%
GrowingFrance Slovakia-12.8%
GrowingChina Indonesia-9.1%
GrowingChina Japan-6.8%

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$182.1M
60 corridors · +118.5% average growth
No FTA reported$227.1M
40 corridors · +197.5% 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.