Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium, other than plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada$79.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration400%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 coverage67routes 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$79.4M+4.6%90.9%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Republic of Korea MexicoKOR / MEX
$76.7M-5.1%66%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$45.2M+21.5%84.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$32.4M+1.6%90.8%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Republic of Korea ItalyKOR / ITA
$30.0M-1.6%67.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Republic of Korea TurkeyKOR / TUR
$26.1M-13.3%82.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$21.2M+14%51.6%FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$19.6M-10.5%16.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$16.2M-2.7%44.6%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$15.5M+3.3%42.2%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Republic of Korea United KingdomKOR / GBR
$13.5M-2.7%63.9%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Germany SwedenDEU / SWE
$13.1M+6.9%96.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
China Iran (Islamic Republic of)CHN / IRN
$11.5M+2.5%80.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Brazil MexicoBRA / MEX
$10.5M-13.9%9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$10.5M+9%50.4%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$10.0M+8.8%31.8%FTA reportedStable
17
Japan PortugalJPN / PRT
$9.2MNot reported22.3%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$9.1M+24.8%81.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$8.2M+33.4%78.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$7.7M+36.3%41.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Republic of Korea SpainKOR / ESP
$7.3M+38.8%23.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Republic of Korea PolandKOR / POL
$7.3M+18.1%19.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Luxembourg GermanyLUX / DEU
$7.2M+2.5%19.8%FTA reportedStable
24
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$7.2M-25.4%63.7%FTA reportedGrowing
25
China BrazilCHN / BRA
$7.0M+64.3%63.7%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

Taiwan Germany

+2,151%3-year CAGR

$2.9M latest value · 7.9% share

02

Growth leader

Taiwan Poland

+2,129.6%3-year CAGR

$486.7K latest value · 1.3% share

03

Growth leader

Viet Nam Spain

+2,013.9%3-year CAGR

$1.4M latest value · 4.5% share

04

Growth leader

Taiwan Mexico

+1,990.2%3-year CAGR

$913.8K latest value · 0.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+4.6%
GrowingRepublic of Korea Mexico-5.1%
AcceleratingGermany Czechia+21.5%
GrowingRepublic of Korea India+1.6%

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$494.9M
67 corridors · +91.4% average growth
No FTA reported$155.9M
33 corridors · +342.5% 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.