Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron: alloy pig iron, spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms

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 corridorIndonesia China$314.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration372.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year202497 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes47corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage57routes 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 97 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$314.5M+72.3%99.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$57.3M+11.9%98.7%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Russia ItalyRUS / ITA
$23.9M+86.7%79.5%No FTA reportedStable
04
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$21.2M-19.5%14.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Russia IndiaRUS / IND
$17.7M+367.1%80.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Italy BulgariaITA / BGR
$13.8M+991%99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
France SpainFRA / ESP
$12.8M+7.3%71%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ChinaIRN / CHN
$12.0MNot reported8%No FTA reportedDeclining
09
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$5.0M-3.2%16.5%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$4.3M+5.7%24.1%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Indonesia IndiaIDN / IND
$3.3M+17.2%14.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Czechia ItalyCZE / ITA
$1.1M+906.9%3.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
South Africa IndiaZAF / IND
$851.1K-52.2%3.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Luxembourg BelgiumLUX / BEL
$811.6K-25.8%18.2%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Russia SpainRUS / ESP
$758.1K+129.7%15.9%No FTA reportedDeclining
16
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$748.3K-50.4%1.3%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Slovenia ItalySVN / ITA
$729.0K+92.3%6.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Italy SpainITA / ESP
$671.5K+97.6%3.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Estonia SpainEST / ESP
$641.3KNot reported5.4%FTA reportedDeclining
20
Netherlands ChinaNLD / CHN
$607.6K+756.6%22.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Mongolia ChinaMNG / CHN
$546.6KNot reported0.6%No FTA reportedDeclining
22
Viet Nam ChinaVNM / CHN
$545.7K+169.1%0.2%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Indonesia ItalyIDN / ITA
$514.5K+1,366.1%6.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Ukraine ItalyUKR / ITA
$427.0KNot reported30.5%FTA reportedDeclining
25
South Africa ChinaZAF / CHN
$410.6K+532.2%0.4%No 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

Israel Bulgaria

+1,808.5%3-year CAGR

$12.4K latest value · 2.1% share

02

Growth leader

South Africa Italy

+1,678%3-year CAGR

$59.5K latest value · 0.6% share

03

Growth leader

Saudi Arabia China

+1,652.4%3-year CAGR

$14.9K latest value · 6.3% share

04

Growth leader

Indonesia Italy

+1,366.1%3-year CAGR

$514.5K latest value · 6.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingIndonesia China+72.3%
GrowingFrance Belgium+11.9%
StableRussia Italy+86.7%
AcceleratingRussia China-19.5%

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$419.1M
57 corridors · +136% average growth
No FTA reported$79.8M
40 corridors · +172.8% 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.