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 less than 3mm

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$1.5B latest reported trade
Top five concentration292.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes57corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage53routes 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
$1.5B+126.8%56.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$578.1M-9.2%67.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$488.8M+227.4%62.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$484.8M+34.5%87.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Japan Viet NamJPN / VNM
$481.5M+5%18%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$433.1M+113.7%65.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$372.3M+65.5%36.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$349.3M-5.8%82.3%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Russia UzbekistanRUS / UZB
$320.5M+21.3%81.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$268.4M-1.6%31.5%FTA reportedGrowing
11
China AlgeriaCHN / DZA
$239.0M+152.8%99%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Egypt TurkeyEGY / TUR
$221.9M+113.2%21.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China BrazilCHN / BRA
$219.1M+154.1%86.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Japan BangladeshJPN / BGD
$219.0M-11.9%45.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$217.3M+85.6%30.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Taiwan MalaysiaTWN / MYS
$216.3M-8.4%30.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
China KenyaCHN / KEN
$213.1M+40.9%48.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Japan KenyaJPN / KEN
$212.4M+0.5%48%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
China PakistanCHN / PAK
$207.5M+61.2%60.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Viet Nam ItalyVNM / ITA
$202.6M+12.2%16.3%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Russia TurkeyRUS / TUR
$202.5M-42.3%19.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
India Viet NamIND / VNM
$198.4M-42.4%7.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$179.2M-24.8%30.4%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Taiwan Viet NamTWN / VNM
$179.1M-16.1%6.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$162.6M-20%27.6%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

Ukraine China

+2,020.8%3-year CAGR

$85.5M latest value · 4.3% share

02

Growth leader

Taiwan Turkey

+643%3-year CAGR

$73.9M latest value · 7.2% share

03

Growth leader

China Iraq

+448.3%3-year CAGR

$146.6M latest value · 90.7% share

04

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Iran (Islamic Republic of)

+353.8%3-year CAGR

$54.0M latest value · 57.1% 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+126.8%
GrowingJapan Republic of Korea-9.2%
AcceleratingJapan India+227.4%
AcceleratingChina Saudi Arabia+34.5%

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$8.4B
53 corridors · +24.4% average growth
No FTA reported$6.8B
47 corridors · +121.6% 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.