Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel

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 corridorSwitzerland, Liechtenstein Italy$45.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration166.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes31corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage65routes 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
Switzerland, Liechtenstein ItalyCHE / ITA
$45.4M-14.4%34%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Spain ItalyESP / ITA
$45.0M-10.9%33.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$36.9M-6.5%43.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$29.2M+15.6%34.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$28.4M-24.8%21.3%FTA reportedStable
06
Switzerland, Liechtenstein GermanyCHE / DEU
$28.4M-13.4%43.5%FTA reportedStable
07
Germany CanadaDEU / CAN
$28.3M-1.8%75%FTA reportedStable
08
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$28.1M-8.6%84.7%No FTA reportedStable
09
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$24.9M-15.5%38.3%FTA reportedStable
10
Viet Nam SpainVNM / ESP
$10.9MNot reported27.9%FTA reportedDeclining
11
Spain BelgiumESP / BEL
$10.9M-8.2%81.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Spain TurkeyESP / TUR
$10.0M-32.1%29.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Oman MauritiusOMN / MUS
$9.8M+44.9%60.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Japan TaiwanJPN / TWN
$9.6M-22.7%56.6%No FTA reportedStable
15
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$9.5M+57.2%11.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Germany TurkeyDEU / TUR
$8.8M-30.3%26.4%FTA reportedGrowing
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$8.7M-33.7%23%FTA reportedStable
18
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$8.1M-17.7%53.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$7.4M-21.3%5.6%FTA reportedStable
20
Spain USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsESP / USA
$7.2M-16.4%8.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$6.8M-4.2%56.9%FTA reportedSlowing
22
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$6.4M-22.2%48.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Egypt Dominican RepublicEGY / DOM
$6.3MNot reported59.2%No FTA reportedStable
24
France SpainFRA / ESP
$6.1M-6.3%15.7%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Egypt SpainEGY / ESP
$5.7M+18.5%14.7%FTA reportedStable

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

United Arab Emirates Spain

+6,251.1%3-year CAGR

$4.5M latest value · 11.5% share

02

Growth leader

Italy Jordan

+1,480.4%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 4.1% share

03

Growth leader

Syrian Arab Republic Jordan

+952.3%3-year CAGR

$2.3M latest value · 11.2% share

04

Growth leader

Republic of Moldova Canada

+772.5%3-year CAGR

$3.6M latest value · 5.4% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingSwitzerland, Liechtenstein Italy-14.4%
AcceleratingSpain Italy-10.9%
AcceleratingFrance USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-6.5%
GrowingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+15.6%

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$375.2M
65 corridors · +47.7% average growth
No FTA reported$190.5M
35 corridors · +241.6% 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.