Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, cold-rolled, of a width less than 600mm, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon

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$35.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration355.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes48corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage73routes 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
$35.9M-2.4%91.5%FTA reportedStable
02
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$35.2M+11.7%82.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$33.3M-6.4%57.3%FTA reportedStable
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$26.4M-2.3%58.2%FTA reportedStable
05
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$25.3M-5.3%66.4%FTA reportedStable
06
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$24.8M-1.3%66.9%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$19.5M+9.8%58.6%No FTA reportedStable
08
Germany SlovakiaDEU / SVK
$17.9M+10.1%72.6%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$16.0M+15.1%53%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$15.2M-2.8%53.4%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Taiwan ThailandTWN / THA
$15.1M-11.5%30%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$15.1M-17.1%73.9%FTA reportedSlowing
13
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$13.7M-11%37.7%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$13.5M+0.5%30.1%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Italy Bosnia and HerzegovinaITA / BIH
$13.1M-9.3%90.3%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Republic of Korea ThailandKOR / THA
$11.5M+13%22.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Germany TurkeyDEU / TUR
$10.6M-1.4%31.8%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$10.2M-1%22.6%FTA reportedSlowing
19
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$9.9M+1.4%17.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Germany United KingdomDEU / GBR
$9.6M-5.3%42.7%FTA reportedStable
21
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$9.5M-7.9%66.1%FTA reportedStable
22
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$9.3M-5.9%38.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
China ThailandCHN / THA
$9.0M+35.7%17.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Germany RomaniaDEU / ROU
$8.6M-9%61%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Germany IndiaDEU / IND
$8.4M+14.6%34.2%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

Russia Mexico

+1,180.9%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 2.9% share

02

Growth leader

Viet Nam Mexico

+604.8%3-year CAGR

$1.2M latest value · 2.5% share

03

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Romania

+523.6%3-year CAGR

$3.0M latest value · 21% share

04

Growth leader

Czechia Austria

+121.9%3-year CAGR

$1.8M latest value · 12.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada-2.4%
AcceleratingRepublic of Korea Japan+11.7%
StableGermany France-6.4%
StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico-2.3%

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$505.5M
73 corridors · +11.2% average growth
No FTA reported$153.8M
27 corridors · +63.9% 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.