Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm

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 corridorChina Viet Nam$542.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration254%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes61corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage64routes 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
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$542.8M+105.2%77.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$240.2M-22.9%57.4%FTA reportedGrowing
03
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$235.6M+295.3%83.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$139.1M-1.8%17.5%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$139.0M-6.5%17.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$138.5M+9.8%52.1%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Turkey ItalyTUR / ITA
$135.3M+0.4%17.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$126.8M+1.3%47.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Viet Nam MalaysiaVNM / MYS
$110.9M+19.5%52.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China IndiaCHN / IND
$109.8M+374.3%33.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
China PakistanCHN / PAK
$91.5M+38.2%98.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$90.6M-9.5%21.7%FTA reportedGrowing
13
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$89.3M+293.3%41.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Slovakia PolandSVK / POL
$88.2M-12.3%37.5%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Viet Nam IndiaVNM / IND
$81.5M+1,805.1%24.8%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$77.7M+17%65.1%FTA reportedStable
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$73.2M-14.7%34.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$71.7M-7.5%21.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$65.8M+2,997.1%20%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$60.7M+11%60.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China EgyptCHN / EGY
$59.2M+174.7%41.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Republic of Korea ItalyKOR / ITA
$58.2M-9%7.3%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$57.2M-13.5%13.7%FTA reportedGrowing
24
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$56.3M+82%90.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
China PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$55.0M+33.9%78.4%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

Japan India

+2,997.1%3-year CAGR

$65.8M latest value · 20% share

02

Growth leader

China South Africa

+2,146.1%3-year CAGR

$20.3M latest value · 95.5% share

03

Growth leader

Viet Nam India

+1,805.1%3-year CAGR

$81.5M latest value · 24.8% share

04

Growth leader

China Algeria

+674.1%3-year CAGR

$36.6M latest value · 59.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina Viet Nam+105.2%
GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-22.9%
AcceleratingChina United Arab Emirates+295.3%
GrowingFrance Italy-1.8%

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$3.6B
64 corridors · +96.1% average growth
No FTA reported$1.4B
36 corridors · +139.2% 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.