Route intelligence

The routes that move Ferrous products: spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, 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$254.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration394.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes60corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage47routes 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
$254.4M+40.6%96.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$89.1M+17.2%81.4%FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands AustriaUSA / AUT
$77.4M+13.1%100%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Russia TurkeyRUS / TUR
$35.7M+23.3%50%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Iran (Islamic Republic of) AfghanistanIRN / AFG
$33.8M+3,185.4%67.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands TurkeyUSA / TUR
$30.3M+4,724.5%66.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Venezuela TurkeyVEN / TUR
$28.7M+60.8%40.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Malaysia IndonesiaMYS / IDN
$19.1M+26.3%99.1%FTA reportedStable
09
Libya TurkeyLBY / TUR
$15.1M+0.1%33.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$14.9M+2,474.2%89.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
India Saudi ArabiaIND / SAU
$13.0M+3,017.1%98.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Brazil MexicoBRA / MEX
$12.3M-10%11.2%No FTA reportedStable
13
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands SloveniaUSA / SVN
$11.0M+5,585.4%99.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Singapore IndonesiaSGP / IDN
$11.0M+2,000.4%58.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Libya IndonesiaLBY / IDN
$9.1MNot reported99.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Russia IndonesiaRUS / IDN
$8.7M+63.5%47.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Ukraine TurkeyUKR / TUR
$8.5M-1.4%11.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$7.6M+17.4%72.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Romania Saudi ArabiaROU / SAU
$6.3M-37.8%3.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Pakistan AfghanistanPAK / AFG
$6.3M+1,150.5%12.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Sweden Saudi ArabiaSWE / SAU
$5.8M+13,847.6%2.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Estonia MexicoEST / MEX
$5.5MNot reported36.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands FranceUSA / FRA
$4.4M-41.9%33.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China AfghanistanCHN / AFG
$4.2M+2,236.2%8.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Russia MexicoRUS / MEX
$4.0M+1,642.1%3.7%No FTA reportedStable

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

Sweden Saudi Arabia

+13,847.6%3-year CAGR

$5.8M latest value · 2.7% share

02

Growth leader

Greece Italy

+7,358.2%3-year CAGR

$47.1K latest value · 0.9% share

03

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Slovenia

+5,585.4%3-year CAGR

$11.0M latest value · 99.6% share

04

Growth leader

Japan Saudi Arabia

+5,261.8%3-year CAGR

$497.1K latest value · 87.4% 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+40.6%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+17.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Austria+13.1%
AcceleratingRussia Turkey+23.3%

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$411.2M
47 corridors · +443.9% average growth
No FTA reported$353.2M
53 corridors · +1,073.3% 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.