Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section

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 corridorItaly Germany$67.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration155.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes33corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage85routes 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
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$67.5M-10.2%30.3%FTA reportedStable
02
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$39.7M-11.3%17.8%FTA reportedStable
03
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$38.0M-2.3%17.1%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$34.8M+3.1%49.3%FTA reportedStable
05
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$31.3M-11.9%41.1%FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$30.4M+6.4%66.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$29.4M+3.3%41.6%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$26.2M+2.5%11.8%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$25.5M+55.4%76.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$25.1M-2.8%33%FTA reportedStable
11
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$23.4M-3%47.3%FTA reportedStable
12
France United KingdomFRA / GBR
$20.3M+7.2%55.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Taiwan AustraliaTWN / AUS
$19.8M-16.7%90.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Italy AustriaITA / AUT
$18.9M-8.1%61.4%FTA reportedStable
15
Spain ItalyESP / ITA
$18.6M-2.4%66.3%FTA reportedGrowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$18.4M-15.9%55.8%FTA reportedStable
17
Denmark GermanyDNK / DEU
$18.3M-11%8.2%FTA reportedStable
18
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$16.7M-6.7%82.8%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Poland CzechiaPOL / CZE
$16.7M-5.1%38.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Italy PolandITA / POL
$16.2M+25.9%49.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$14.8M-0.4%33.8%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy SpainITA / ESP
$12.6M-4.2%40.2%FTA reportedStable
23
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$12.4M-10.3%56.2%FTA reportedStable
24
United Kingdom IrelandGBR / IRL
$12.0M-8.2%68.9%FTA reportedStable
25
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$10.5M-12.3%13.8%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

Russia Finland

+2,428.4%3-year CAGR

$3.5M latest value · 13.1% share

02

Growth leader

Turkey Mexico

+515.2%3-year CAGR

$3.4M latest value · 7.5% share

03

Growth leader

Greece Czechia

+455.3%3-year CAGR

$2.5M latest value · 5.7% share

04

Growth leader

Indonesia Australia

+416.5%3-year CAGR

$3.2M latest value · 11% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableItaly Germany-10.2%
StableFrance Germany-11.3%
GrowingPoland Germany-2.3%
StableCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+3.1%

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.

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FTA reported$830.0M
85 corridors · +10.2% average growth
No FTA reported$74.4M
15 corridors · +203.2% 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.