Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: L sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm

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 corridorMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$58.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration351.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes59corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage63routes 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
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$58.3M-13.8%57.2%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$37.8M-6.6%37.1%FTA reportedStable
03
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$37.7M+37%89.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$37.5M+51.6%92.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Turkey MoroccoTUR / MAR
$30.1M+8.3%74.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Spain AlgeriaESP / DZA
$25.0M+1.3%78.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$24.2M+0.2%58.8%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Turkey Former Arab Republic of YemenTUR / YEM
$20.2M+24.7%93.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$20.0M-8.9%49.5%FTA reportedStable
10
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$17.7M-5.8%41.7%FTA reportedStable
11
Turkey PeruTUR / PER
$16.4M-26.5%91.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$15.3M-14.2%60%FTA reportedStable
13
Turkey EgyptTUR / EGY
$15.1M+11.4%86.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Turkey CanadaTUR / CAN
$14.4M+4.7%35.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$14.3M+99%86.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Turkey ColombiaTUR / COL
$12.4M-10.1%73.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$11.9M-5.1%28.1%FTA reportedStable
18
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$11.7M-0%55.6%FTA reportedStable
19
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$10.8M+32.3%76.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China GhanaCHN / GHA
$9.8M+18.8%97.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Turkey RomaniaTUR / ROU
$9.8M-7.5%66%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
China PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$9.4M+7.6%91.6%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Peru BoliviaPER / BOL
$8.9M+6.3%55.9%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Spain MoroccoESP / MAR
$8.9M-8.3%21.9%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$8.6M+9.8%57%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

Ireland Poland

+4,724.5%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 21.8% share

02

Growth leader

Turkey Mexico

+1,772.3%3-year CAGR

$3.2M latest value · 7.8% share

03

Growth leader

Venezuela USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+966.7%3-year CAGR

$2.7M latest value · 3.2% share

04

Growth leader

Spain Mexico

+856%3-year CAGR

$1.8M latest value · 4.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-13.8%
StableCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-6.6%
AcceleratingChina Republic of Korea+37%
GrowingChina Malaysia+51.6%

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$512.3M
63 corridors · +117.1% average growth
No FTA reported$176.6M
37 corridors · +137.8% 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.