Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not 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 corridorChina Russia$18.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration256.5%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 coverage70routes 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 RussiaCHN / RUS
$18.5M+1.9%90.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$18.2M+12.1%46.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$10.7M+0.1%43.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$8.4M+9.5%51.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Finland United KingdomFIN / GBR
$5.9M+51%25%FTA reportedStable
06
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$5.6M+10.3%34.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$4.7M-7.1%39.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Italy PolandITA / POL
$4.1M-14.5%27.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$3.8M+31.2%9.7%FTA reportedStable
10
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$3.7M-13.9%15%FTA reportedStable
11
Sweden United KingdomSWE / GBR
$3.6M+2%15.2%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Belgium United KingdomBEL / GBR
$3.4M-2%14.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$3.0M-22.9%7.6%FTA reportedStable
14
India BelgiumIND / BEL
$3.0M+11.2%29.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
China United KingdomCHN / GBR
$2.9M+65.9%12.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Finland FranceFIN / FRA
$2.7M+3.3%11%FTA reportedStable
17
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$2.5M-4.8%6.2%FTA reportedStable
18
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$2.4M-28.5%10%FTA reportedStable
19
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$2.3M-32%5.9%FTA reportedStable
20
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$2.2M-11.1%21.4%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Belgium PolandBEL / POL
$2.1M-0.8%14%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Finland GermanyFIN / DEU
$2.1M-28.4%5.3%FTA reportedStable
23
Austria PolandAUT / POL
$2.0M+36.8%12.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$1.9M-27%12.7%FTA reportedStable
25
Spain United KingdomESP / GBR
$1.9M-33.1%8%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

France Czechia

+268.6%3-year CAGR

$281.0K latest value · 2.4% share

02

Growth leader

Malaysia Poland

+189.4%3-year CAGR

$143.5K latest value · 0.7% share

03

Growth leader

China Belgium

+188.9%3-year CAGR

$139.0K latest value · 1.4% share

04

Growth leader

Denmark France

+188.4%3-year CAGR

$158.6K latest value · 0.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Russia+1.9%
GrowingItaly Germany+12.1%
GrowingItaly France+0.1%
AcceleratingChina Indonesia+9.5%

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$124.3M
70 corridors · +6.3% average growth
No FTA reported$37.8M
30 corridors · +36.3% 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.