Route intelligence

The routes that move Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar 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 corridorOman Saudi Arabia$689.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration425.3%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes47corridors 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 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
Oman Saudi ArabiaOMN / SAU
$689.0M+7.5%77.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Trinidad and Tobago USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTTO / USA
$592.7M-9.2%99.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
India NepalIND / NPL
$265.6M+36%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Pakistan OmanPAK / OMN
$185.1M-4.8%73.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Russia ItalyRUS / ITA
$168.0M-22.5%74.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Russia TurkeyRUS / TUR
$157.2M+36.7%61.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Russia IndiaRUS / IND
$136.6M+1,611.2%83.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
India BangladeshIND / BGD
$121.8M-6.4%100%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Viet Nam Saudi ArabiaVNM / SAU
$109.4MNot reported21.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Malaysia Republic of KoreaMYS / KOR
$103.5M+1.4%99.8%FTA reportedStable
11
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$98.7M-4.5%100%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Malaysia Viet NamMYS / VNM
$92.9M+126.7%54.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Bahrain Saudi ArabiaBHR / SAU
$82.7M-13.4%9.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Russia BelgiumRUS / BEL
$69.5M+24%90.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Trinidad and Tobago SpainTTO / ESP
$69.0M+25.4%48.9%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Russia PolandRUS / POL
$67.8M+103.7%100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Qatar KuwaitQAT / KWT
$60.2M+16%56.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Sweden Saudi ArabiaSWE / SAU
$58.0M-31.6%6.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ChinaIRN / CHN
$50.2M-15.9%52.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$47.6M+182.3%66%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Russia GermanyRUS / DEU
$46.4M+2.6%27%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Russia ChinaRUS / CHN
$45.9M-51.6%47.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Russia EgyptRUS / EGY
$39.8M+73.5%99.9%No FTA reportedStable
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands TurkeyUSA / TUR
$38.9M+93.3%15.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands AustriaUSA / AUT
$38.2M+1.5%97.9%No 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

United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia

+7,129.3%3-year CAGR

$13.8M latest value · 1.6% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Viet Nam

+5,635%3-year CAGR

$36.1M latest value · 21.2% share

03

Growth leader

Poland Germany

+5,389.7%3-year CAGR

$28.2M latest value · 16.4% share

04

Growth leader

Qatar Republic of Korea

+4,479.4%3-year CAGR

$15.8M latest value · 11.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingOman Saudi Arabia+7.5%
AcceleratingTrinidad and Tobago USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-9.2%
AcceleratingIndia Nepal+36%
AcceleratingPakistan Oman-4.8%

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$2.1B
35 corridors · +366.7% average growth
No FTA reported$2.7B
65 corridors · +244.6% 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.