Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: L or T 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 corridorJapan Republic of Korea$73.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration287.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes64corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage83routes 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
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$73.9M+10.8%60.7%No FTA reportedStable
02
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$47.9M+235.2%95.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$47.6M+76.4%39.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$42.2M+1.7%48%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$38.9M+12.6%44.2%FTA reportedStable
06
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$34.9M+7.3%35.9%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$29.4M-23.1%73.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$24.5M+388.6%96%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$24.2M-5.3%24.9%FTA reportedStable
10
Turkey CanadaTUR / CAN
$20.9M+32.8%53.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$20.3M+0.8%74.1%FTA reportedGrowing
12
China AlgeriaCHN / DZA
$19.5M+584.4%87.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Turkey EgyptTUR / EGY
$18.4M+11%91.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$14.8M+15.2%84.4%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$14.8M-22.2%38%FTA reportedStable
16
Turkey PortugalTUR / PRT
$14.7M+75.3%58.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$14.5M+0.7%14.9%FTA reportedStable
18
Turkey United KingdomTUR / GBR
$13.4M-1.5%59.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
France NetherlandsFRA / NLD
$11.3M+5.3%30.8%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$10.8M-8.8%29.4%FTA reportedStable
21
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$10.0M+80.4%54.3%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$9.5M+125.3%24%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$9.5M+19.8%44.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$9.2M+17.5%73.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Italy PolandITA / POL
$8.8M+22.8%57.4%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

Egypt United Arab Emirates

+1,588.6%3-year CAGR

$1.0M latest value · 5.8% share

02

Growth leader

Indonesia Viet Nam

+1,585.9%3-year CAGR

$1.1M latest value · 6.3% share

03

Growth leader

China Morocco

+1,242.2%3-year CAGR

$1.5M latest value · 13.7% share

04

Growth leader

China Algeria

+584.4%3-year CAGR

$19.5M latest value · 87.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableJapan Republic of Korea+10.8%
AcceleratingChina Indonesia+235.2%
AcceleratingChina Republic of Korea+76.4%
AcceleratingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+1.7%

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$628.1M
83 corridors · +57.5% average growth
No FTA reported$197.6M
17 corridors · +179.8% 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.