Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208

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 corridorGermany Netherlands$116.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration377.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes67corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage74routes 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
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$116.3M-8.1%69.4%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Germany DenmarkDEU / DNK
$83.5M+70.2%61%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$74.0M+26%99.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Indonesia Viet NamIDN / VNM
$61.2M+416.4%58.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China PakistanCHN / PAK
$56.6M+252.7%89.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$46.1M+62.2%52.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Republic of Korea DenmarkKOR / DNK
$31.7M+68.2%23.2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Republic of Korea Viet NamKOR / VNM
$31.4M-0.9%30.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$30.3M+93.9%86.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$29.5M+662.5%84%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Russia KyrgyzstanRUS / KGZ
$24.5M+121.8%96%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Russia EgyptRUS / EGY
$20.9M+1,106.6%42.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Spain NetherlandsESP / NLD
$20.2M+229.1%12.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$16.9M+99.8%97.8%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Romania Republic of KoreaROU / KOR
$13.9M+191.2%28.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
France DenmarkFRA / DNK
$13.7M+26.9%10%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$13.4M+202.9%92.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$12.8M+6.2%7.6%FTA reportedGrowing
19
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$12.4M-4.2%7.4%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Slovakia HungarySVK / HUN
$12.2M+13.2%72.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$11.7M+51.4%97.8%FTA reportedStable
22
Slovakia GermanySVK / DEU
$11.5M-25.4%13.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Taiwan Saudi ArabiaTWN / SAU
$11.3M+673.1%14.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$11.1M+5.5%31.6%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Australia Saudi ArabiaAUS / SAU
$11.0M+693.3%44.3%No 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

Russia Spain

+4,852.5%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 18.9% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia Canada

+2,692.4%3-year CAGR

$1.6M latest value · 10.4% share

03

Growth leader

Thailand Denmark

+2,197.9%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 3.9% share

04

Growth leader

Denmark Egypt

+2,068.6%3-year CAGR

$1.8M latest value · 3.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingGermany Netherlands-8.1%
GrowingGermany Denmark+70.2%
AcceleratingRussia Kazakhstan+26%
AcceleratingIndonesia Viet Nam+416.4%

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$905.1M
74 corridors · +96.9% average growth
No FTA reported$174.2M
26 corridors · +622.2% 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.