Route intelligence

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

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 Philippines$43.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration353.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes54corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage82routes 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 PhilippinesCHN / PHL
$43.7M-22.8%98.4%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$42.0M+18.4%45.5%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$41.4M-7.4%97.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$33.8M-11.3%59.7%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Spain United KingdomESP / GBR
$33.2M-0.7%52.7%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$32.9M-6.4%79.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Turkey United Arab EmiratesTUR / ARE
$32.1M+21.6%40.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$31.3M+8.8%33.9%FTA reportedStable
09
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$28.2M+4.4%53.5%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Spain ItalyESP / ITA
$28.0M+3.5%64.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$25.6M-8.5%49.7%FTA reportedStable
12
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$25.3M-12.5%54.2%FTA reportedStable
13
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$23.9M-10%41.6%FTA reportedStable
14
Taiwan AustraliaTWN / AUS
$21.4M-4.4%40.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Poland CzechiaPOL / CZE
$19.4M-1%43.7%FTA reportedGrowing
16
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$17.6M+47.5%22.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Turkey United KingdomTUR / GBR
$16.7M+5.3%26.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Turkey MoroccoTUR / MAR
$16.0M+16.7%62.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$15.5M+104.8%42%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$15.5M-6.5%64.4%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$14.9M-10.1%26.3%FTA reportedStable
22
Turkey EgyptTUR / EGY
$14.9M-10.2%59.7%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Oman United Arab EmiratesOMN / ARE
$14.7M+0.5%18.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Turkey Saudi ArabiaTUR / SAU
$13.7M+40.7%37%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Turkey AlgeriaTUR / DZA
$13.6M+209.3%44.3%No 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

Luxembourg Poland

+3,809%3-year CAGR

$11.0M latest value · 32.1% share

02

Growth leader

Bahrain Egypt

+607.3%3-year CAGR

$7.3M latest value · 29.2% share

03

Growth leader

Turkey Algeria

+209.3%3-year CAGR

$13.6M latest value · 44.3% share

04

Growth leader

Thailand Australia

+202.1%3-year CAGR

$12.5M latest value · 23.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Philippines-22.8%
GrowingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+18.4%
GrowingRussia Kazakhstan-7.4%
GrowingSpain France-11.3%

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$881.1M
82 corridors · +59.7% average growth
No FTA reported$217.6M
18 corridors · +51.9% 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.