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 of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm

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 corridorNetherlands Germany$36.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration189%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes40corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage79routes 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
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$36.5M-12.3%24.7%FTA reportedStable
02
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$34.7M-12.3%23.5%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$29.9M-17.3%36.7%FTA reportedStable
04
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$28.5M-3.5%86.7%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$25.8M-16.3%17.4%FTA reportedStable
06
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$25.5M-15.1%95%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Slovakia CzechiaSVK / CZE
$24.2M-26.9%29.6%FTA reportedStable
08
Poland CzechiaPOL / CZE
$19.3M-17.9%23.7%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Turkey UkraineTUR / UKR
$18.6M+183.2%81.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$17.4M-14.9%21.3%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Turkey IraqTUR / IRQ
$16.8M+78.6%66.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China PeruCHN / PER
$16.5M+7.5%99.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Slovakia GermanySVK / DEU
$16.4M-17.1%11.1%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$16.4M-5.8%47.2%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$15.1M-13.6%71.7%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$14.9M+5.3%51%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Japan Viet NamJPN / VNM
$14.3M-6.7%63.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Slovakia PolandSVK / POL
$14.2M-0.4%40%FTA reportedGrowing
19
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$13.9M+101.3%88.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$13.6M-29.1%9.2%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Austria CzechiaAUT / CZE
$13.2M-4.7%16.1%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Slovakia HungarySVK / HUN
$12.8M-6.3%39.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$11.4M-4.4%14%FTA reportedGrowing
24
China PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$10.5M+6.9%95.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
China NigeriaCHN / NGA
$10.4M+69.7%97.1%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

China Iraq

+466.3%3-year CAGR

$8.0M latest value · 31.8% share

02

Growth leader

Finland Denmark

+324%3-year CAGR

$6.6M latest value · 28.2% share

03

Growth leader

Austria Belgium

+250.5%3-year CAGR

$3.3M latest value · 11.1% share

04

Growth leader

Turkey Ukraine

+183.2%3-year CAGR

$18.6M latest value · 81.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableNetherlands Germany-12.3%
GrowingBelgium Germany-12.3%
StableBelgium France-17.3%
GrowingRussia Belarus-3.5%

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$669.7M
79 corridors · +3.9% average growth
No FTA reported$131.8M
21 corridors · +50.8% 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.