Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or non-alloy steel: angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded

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 corridorRussia Kazakhstan$78.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration335.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage76routes 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
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$78.7M-5.2%99.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$52.2M+11.6%56.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Oman United Arab EmiratesOMN / ARE
$48.3M+0.2%56.9%FTA reportedGrowing
04
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$30.0M+18.6%70.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$22.3M-6.3%51.9%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$21.7M+10%34.6%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Russia UzbekistanRUS / UZB
$20.7M+55.7%83.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$20.3M+1.2%81.3%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China LaosCHN / LAO
$17.1M+55%91.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Turkey MoroccoTUR / MAR
$16.6M+3.4%90.8%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$14.6M-1.7%23.3%FTA reportedSlowing
12
Turkey USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTUR / USA
$14.4M-0.5%15.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany SwedenDEU / SWE
$14.3M+8.5%85.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$14.3M+13.7%16.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$14.2M+19.7%82.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$13.9M+62.2%59%FTA reportedGrowing
17
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$13.6M+309.7%52.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$12.2M-5.5%49.6%No FTA reportedSlowing
19
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$11.5M+48.6%46.9%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Turkey United KingdomTUR / GBR
$11.2M+0.9%53.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Turkey EgyptTUR / EGY
$10.8M+13%69.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Turkey IraqTUR / IRQ
$10.5M+34.1%89.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Russia KyrgyzstanRUS / KGZ
$10.4M+8.2%94.5%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Turkey RomaniaTUR / ROU
$9.9M-9.2%59.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$9.2M+15%68%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

India Australia

+1,999.4%3-year CAGR

$3.4M latest value · 23.9% share

02

Growth leader

Republic of Korea Australia

+513.1%3-year CAGR

$2.2M latest value · 15.4% share

03

Growth leader

China Saudi Arabia

+309.7%3-year CAGR

$13.6M latest value · 52.2% share

04

Growth leader

Switzerland, Liechtenstein Hungary

+305.7%3-year CAGR

$2.9M latest value · 12.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingRussia Kazakhstan-5.2%
GrowingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+11.6%
GrowingOman United Arab Emirates+0.2%
AcceleratingChina Indonesia+18.6%

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$609.2M
76 corridors · +25.9% average growth
No FTA reported$207.1M
24 corridors · +135.7% 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.