Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm

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 corridorIndonesia Viet Nam$704.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration390.4%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes50corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage57routes 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
Indonesia Viet NamIDN / VNM
$704.2M+25.6%69%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Indonesia TaiwanIDN / TWN
$579.5M-10.4%77.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$477.8M-5.2%99.1%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Republic of Korea TurkeyKOR / TUR
$226.0M+5.3%57.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$225.6M-21.8%87.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Finland GermanyFIN / DEU
$194.0M-10.2%60.9%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Republic of Korea ThailandKOR / THA
$177.3M-9.9%61.3%FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$171.8M+64.6%68.2%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Indonesia IndiaIDN / IND
$167.1M+5.8%61.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$162.8M-21.8%21.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$151.5M-4.4%14.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Republic of Korea Viet NamKOR / VNM
$128.1M-7.4%12.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Indonesia TurkeyIDN / TUR
$120.4M+2.2%30.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Indonesia ThailandIDN / THA
$91.6M+26.4%31.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Finland ItalyFIN / ITA
$87.5M-9.9%31.1%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Indonesia MalaysiaIDN / MYS
$86.4M-27.8%89.4%FTA reportedGrowing
17
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$78.6M+10%33.2%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Sweden GermanySWE / DEU
$69.0M-8.3%21.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
China IndiaCHN / IND
$61.3M+227.4%22.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$56.0M+0.5%23.7%No FTA reportedSlowing
21
Taiwan ItalyTWN / ITA
$52.1M+46.4%18.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$47.9M-12.7%72.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Indonesia Republic of KoreaIDN / KOR
$44.2M-27.6%18.7%FTA reportedGrowing
24
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$42.2M-44.3%10.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Italy RomaniaITA / ROU
$41.4M-14.8%46.8%No FTA reportedStable

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

Malta France

+2,528%3-year CAGR

$2.1M latest value · 0.4% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Spain

+1,548.7%3-year CAGR

$13.3M latest value · 33.1% share

03

Growth leader

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Thailand

+1,204.9%3-year CAGR

$4.5M latest value · 1.3% share

04

Growth leader

Finland Romania

+1,155.7%3-year CAGR

$14.2M latest value · 16% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingIndonesia Viet Nam+25.6%
AcceleratingIndonesia Taiwan-10.4%
GrowingBelgium France-5.2%
AcceleratingRepublic of Korea Turkey+5.3%

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$3.5B
57 corridors · +107.9% average growth
No FTA reported$1.5B
43 corridors · +120.1% 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.