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, other than of rectangular 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 corridorChina Republic of Korea$145.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration324.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes45corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage74routes 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
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$145.0M+30.9%98.5%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$99.0M+7.5%52.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$97.6M-16.3%44.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$95.7M-13.8%99.1%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$90.5M-5.8%29.9%FTA reportedStable
06
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$76.4M+35.8%65.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$76.2M-6.3%25.2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Italy SpainITA / ESP
$60.8M-6.9%56.3%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$60.4M-10.4%45.2%FTA reportedStable
10
Bulgaria RomaniaBGR / ROU
$57.7M-29.8%62.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
China ThailandCHN / THA
$57.6M+12.3%26.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$54.7M-16.4%36.3%FTA reportedStable
13
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$49.4M-6.1%97.9%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Republic of Korea ThailandKOR / THA
$45.9M-7.3%21%FTA reportedGrowing
15
China PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$41.0M+5.9%95.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$39.8M+16.7%29.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$37.9M-27.1%71.4%FTA reportedStable
18
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$34.7M-0.8%11.5%FTA reportedStable
19
China BelgiumCHN / BEL
$33.4M+61.6%45.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$31.4M-17.5%20.8%FTA reportedStable
21
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$31.0M+34.2%42.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$30.9M-0.7%36.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
China ItalyCHN / ITA
$28.4M+37%30.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Turkey MoroccoTUR / MAR
$26.8M-0.5%83%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$25.8M-14.6%35.6%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

China Turkey

+639.8%3-year CAGR

$14.4M latest value · 45.9% share

02

Growth leader

Azerbaijan Turkmenistan

+306.7%3-year CAGR

$21.8M latest value · 91.6% share

03

Growth leader

China India

+204%3-year CAGR

$23.6M latest value · 85.8% share

04

Growth leader

China Mexico

+122.5%3-year CAGR

$21.7M latest value · 11.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Republic of Korea+30.9%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+7.5%
GrowingJapan Thailand-16.3%
GrowingRussia Kazakhstan-13.8%

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$1.9B
74 corridors · +1.2% average growth
No FTA reported$494.1M
26 corridors · +66.3% 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.