Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling

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 corridorMalaysia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region$692.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration403.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes52corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage61routes 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
Malaysia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionMYS / HKG
$692.3M+5,975.7%100%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Malaysia SingaporeMYS / SGP
$357.4M+746.5%98.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Saudi Arabia IraqSAU / IRQ
$87.3MNot reported99.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Saudi Arabia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative RegionSAU / HKG
$81.2M+170.2%7.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Viet Nam CambodiaVNM / KHM
$47.8M+30.1%97.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China BelgiumCHN / BEL
$18.1M+11.4%88.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Malaysia BruneiMYS / BRN
$15.6M+1,277.4%97.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$12.8M+18.2%91.5%FTA reportedStable
09
Malaysia MyanmarMYS / MMR
$12.6M-19.3%66.3%FTA reportedGrowing
10
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$12.1M+45.5%88.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$11.5M+10.9%67.6%FTA reportedGrowing
12
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$10.2M+3.6%32.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$4.8M+22.8%34.8%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$4.8M-12.8%15.5%FTA reportedStable
15
Egypt BelgiumEGY / BEL
$4.5M+615.5%10.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Indonesia MyanmarIDN / MMR
$4.3M+88.5%9.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$3.6M-26.4%26.2%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Oman MyanmarOMN / MMR
$3.6M-24%18.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Malaysia CambodiaMYS / KHM
$3.5M-51.2%12%FTA reportedGrowing
20
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$3.5M+77.8%1%FTA reportedStable
21
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$3.4M-28.1%10.9%FTA reportedStable
22
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$3.4M+27.3%10.9%FTA reportedStable
23
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$3.2M-11.2%10.4%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Ukraine MyanmarUKR / MMR
$2.5M+1,003.8%5.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Iraq MyanmarIRQ / MMR
$2.2MNot reported4.7%No FTA reportedDeclining

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

Malaysia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

+5,975.7%3-year CAGR

$692.3M latest value · 100% share

02

Growth leader

Viet Nam Singapore

+4,073.2%3-year CAGR

$2.0M latest value · 0.6% share

03

Growth leader

Malaysia Brunei

+1,277.4%3-year CAGR

$15.6M latest value · 97.2% share

04

Growth leader

Ukraine Myanmar

+1,003.8%3-year CAGR

$2.5M 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.

GrowingMalaysia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region+5,975.7%
AcceleratingMalaysia Singapore+746.5%
AcceleratingSaudi Arabia IraqNot reported
GrowingSaudi Arabia China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region+170.2%

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$1.3B
61 corridors · +262.6% average growth
No FTA reported$146.8M
39 corridors · +97.9% 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.