Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness 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 Republic of Korea$726.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration337.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage72routes 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 Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$726.5M+50%65.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$512.3M+133.8%87.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$495.2M+130.6%63.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$466.1M+32.6%65.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$412.7M+10%55.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$394.7M-12.8%64.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$365.9M-17.7%32.9%No FTA reportedStable
08
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$271.1M-3.4%81.7%No FTA reportedStable
09
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$265.5M+39.8%38.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China IndiaCHN / IND
$231.3M+321.9%33.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$207.4M-8.7%26.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$206.8M-7.7%33.8%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$195.0M+4.4%44.9%FTA reportedGrowing
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$172.1M-16.2%54.4%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Republic of Korea SpainKOR / ESP
$171.4M+84.2%28.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Japan TaiwanJPN / TWN
$167.1M+1.8%66.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$164.5M+156.4%47.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$160.6M-0.2%45.9%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$141.6M+64.3%23.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Republic of Korea TurkeyKOR / TUR
$140.8M-4%36.1%FTA reportedGrowing
21
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$138.9M-7.2%17.6%FTA reportedGrowing
22
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$124.1M+89.7%31.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Czechia PolandCZE / POL
$123.6M+10.5%22.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Republic of Korea Viet NamKOR / VNM
$121.6M-3.5%17.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$121.6M+2.2%28%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

Malaysia Mexico

+2,906.8%3-year CAGR

$73.1M latest value · 9.8% share

02

Growth leader

Australia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+2,096.6%3-year CAGR

$36.5M latest value · 10.4% share

03

Growth leader

Turkey Ukraine

+1,091.5%3-year CAGR

$53.1M latest value · 50.8% share

04

Growth leader

Indonesia Poland

+605.2%3-year CAGR

$34.7M latest value · 6.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Republic of Korea+50%
GrowingChina Saudi Arabia+133.8%
AcceleratingChina United Arab Emirates+130.6%
AcceleratingChina Viet Nam+32.6%

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$7.1B
72 corridors · +101.5% average growth
No FTA reported$3.7B
28 corridors · +116.9% 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.