Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, 4.75mm thick or more, excluding those of item no. 7211.13

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 corridorCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$122.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration366.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes55corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage83routes 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
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$122.3M+6.7%97.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$30.6M-5.2%74.4%FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$25.7M-5.6%83.1%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$20.5M+3.4%28.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$18.5M+19.3%83%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$15.9M-10.7%93.2%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Finland SwedenFIN / SWE
$14.8M+1.3%89.1%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$13.2M+20.6%62.2%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Slovakia PolandSVK / POL
$13.1M+3.7%48.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$13.0M-4.1%18.3%FTA reportedStable
11
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$11.7M-28.2%57.2%FTA reportedStable
12
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$10.3M-2%14.6%FTA reportedStable
13
Austria BelgiumAUT / BEL
$9.9M+5.1%60.4%FTA reportedGrowing
14
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$9.7M+157.6%95.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$7.8M-16.1%43.1%FTA reportedStable
16
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$7.6M-9%62.2%FTA reportedStable
17
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$7.4M+6.2%27.3%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Sweden GermanySWE / DEU
$7.3M-8.2%10.3%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Japan Viet NamJPN / VNM
$6.5M-9.5%47.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$5.8M+10.8%42.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Germany BelgiumDEU / BEL
$4.6M-14.5%28.2%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$4.5M+22%6.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$4.1M-16.1%22.6%FTA reportedStable
24
Luxembourg GermanyLUX / DEU
$4.0M-4%5.7%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Canada CanadaCAN / CAN
$4.0M+138.4%13%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

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Czechia

+2,204.6%3-year CAGR

$302.3K latest value · 1.3% share

02

Growth leader

Viet Nam Mexico

+703.5%3-year CAGR

$1.1M latest value · 2.7% share

03

Growth leader

Poland Canada

+668.7%3-year CAGR

$298.6K latest value · 1% share

04

Growth leader

Luxembourg Czechia

+546.9%3-year CAGR

$603.2K latest value · 2.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+6.7%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico-5.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada-5.6%
GrowingAustria Germany+3.4%

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$451.1M
83 corridors · +77.4% average growth
No FTA reported$15.8M
17 corridors · +128.6% 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.