Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section

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$455.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration449.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes63corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage36routes 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
$455.7M+13.6%96.4%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Russia EgyptRUS / EGY
$446.3M+120.7%84.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
India NepalIND / NPL
$183.1M-31.4%95.3%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Russia TaiwanRUS / TWN
$127.9M+48.6%80%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Russia TunisiaRUS / TUN
$111.9M+291.7%93.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Ukraine IndonesiaUKR / IDN
$102.0M+45.7%28%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Romania USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsROU / USA
$93.7M-8%87.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$65.5M+251.1%55.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Indonesia GuatemalaIDN / GTM
$55.7MNot reported89.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Italy CanadaITA / CAN
$48.8M+2.3%83.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Iran (Islamic Republic of) KuwaitIRN / KWT
$46.4M+4,570.3%99.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Iran (Islamic Republic of) United Arab EmiratesIRN / ARE
$44.8M+117.2%25.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Iran (Islamic Republic of) EgyptIRN / EGY
$42.4MNot reported4.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Syrian Arab Republic JordanSYR / JOR
$36.7MNot reported62.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Iran (Islamic Republic of) IndonesiaIRN / IDN
$30.0M+51.4%9.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Viet Nam IndiaVNM / IND
$29.7M+2,961.4%51.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Ukraine EgyptUKR / EGY
$27.9M+76.6%5.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Oman IndonesiaOMN / IDN
$27.8M-13.4%23.6%No FTA reportedStable
19
Kazakhstan IndonesiaKAZ / IDN
$24.8MNot reported9.2%No FTA reportedDeclining
20
South Africa United Rep. of TanzaniaZAF / TZA
$24.7M+14.2%51.6%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Turkey TaiwanTUR / TWN
$24.0MNot reported9.8%No FTA reportedDeclining
22
Iran (Islamic Republic of) TaiwanIRN / TWN
$23.5M+115.1%51.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Oman United Arab EmiratesOMN / ARE
$23.0M+12.4%93.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Croatia ItalyHRV / ITA
$22.6M-17%42.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Kazakhstan United Arab EmiratesKAZ / ARE
$22.1M+749%12.7%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

Qatar United Arab Emirates

+6,672.2%3-year CAGR

$14.5M latest value · 9.8% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia Kenya

+4,912%3-year CAGR

$6.6M latest value · 10.7% share

03

Growth leader

Iran (Islamic Republic of) Kuwait

+4,570.3%3-year CAGR

$46.4M latest value · 99.9% share

04

Growth leader

Viet Nam India

+2,961.4%3-year CAGR

$29.7M latest value · 51.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingOman Saudi Arabia+13.6%
AcceleratingRussia Egypt+120.7%
GrowingIndia Nepal-31.4%
GrowingRussia Taiwan+48.6%

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$1.1B
36 corridors · +394.9% average growth
No FTA reported$1.7B
64 corridors · +269.2% 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.