Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)

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$72.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration200.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes37corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage78routes 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
$72.8M-13.8%38.6%FTA reportedStable
02
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$36.3M-14.2%49.1%FTA reportedStable
03
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$35.1M+6.6%18.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$34.6M-6.1%30.5%FTA reportedGrowing
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$26.7M-4.5%63.7%FTA reportedStable
06
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$21.8M+23.5%23.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Spain MexicoESP / MEX
$18.4M+23.3%16.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$17.9M+8%24.2%FTA reportedStable
09
Italy SpainITA / ESP
$17.1M-6.6%53.9%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$16.8M-18.4%8.9%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$16.1M+1.1%25.8%FTA reportedStable
12
Czechia PolandCZE / POL
$15.5M+0.8%16.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$15.5M-0.8%8.2%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Italy AustriaITA / AUT
$15.3M-17.5%53.6%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$13.5M-3.1%84.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$13.2M+10.2%21.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Sweden PolandSWE / POL
$12.7M+2,578%13.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Belgium NetherlandsBEL / NLD
$12.3M+13.2%30.8%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Italy PolandITA / POL
$12.2M-8%13%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Italy RomaniaITA / ROU
$11.7M-8%50.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$10.5M-16.9%38.3%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy SwedenITA / SWE
$10.1M+2.2%42.3%FTA reportedGrowing
23
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$9.8M+138.3%8.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Brazil MexicoBRA / MEX
$9.7M-3%8.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$9.6M+11.6%39.8%FTA reportedAccelerating

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

Sweden Poland

+2,578%3-year CAGR

$12.7M latest value · 13.5% share

02

Growth leader

Russia Mexico

+1,803.4%3-year CAGR

$2.6M latest value · 2.3% share

03

Growth leader

Viet Nam Mexico

+1,528.9%3-year CAGR

$2.1M latest value · 1.9% share

04

Growth leader

Finland Denmark

+313%3-year CAGR

$3.0M latest value · 18.9% 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-13.8%
StableItaly France-14.2%
GrowingCzechia Germany+6.6%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico-6.1%

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.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$720.6M
78 corridors · +53.1% average growth
No FTA reported$117.1M
22 corridors · +91.9% 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.