Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm

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 India$148.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration263.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes45corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage60routes 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 IndiaCHN / IND
$148.8M-16.5%85.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Indonesia ChinaIDN / CHN
$73.1M+106.4%83.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$52.0M+2%58.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$42.2M+20.2%29.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region IndiaHKG / IND
$38.5M+291.3%7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China PakistanCHN / PAK
$34.4M-9.3%99.1%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$34.1M+5.4%70.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$30.4M+56.2%21.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
China JapanCHN / JPN
$29.9M+19%68.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$22.7M-23.6%42.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$21.1M-8.8%26%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Italy PolandITA / POL
$18.4M+17.8%27.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Taiwan ItalyTWN / ITA
$17.7M-16.6%22.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
China UzbekistanCHN / UZB
$16.9M+88.6%100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Viet Nam IndiaVNM / IND
$15.8M+31.4%9.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$15.0M-19.2%72.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$14.9M-9.2%96.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$14.7M+15%18.6%FTA reportedStable
19
Republic of Korea SloveniaKOR / SVN
$13.4M+25.4%69.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China Iran (Islamic Republic of)CHN / IRN
$13.3M+37%67.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$12.9M-19.7%9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$12.9M-20.2%54.8%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Viet Nam Republic of KoreaVNM / KOR
$12.2M+205.7%23%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China EgyptCHN / EGY
$11.7M-28.9%94.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$11.3M-33.6%7.9%No 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

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Indonesia

+828.4%3-year CAGR

$2.5M latest value · 8.7% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Poland

+489.5%3-year CAGR

$3.2M latest value · 4.9% share

03

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Spain

+453.6%3-year CAGR

$2.7M latest value · 16.7% share

04

Growth leader

China Cambodia

+367.4%3-year CAGR

$10.9M latest value · 99.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina India-16.5%
AcceleratingIndonesia China+106.4%
AcceleratingChina Turkey+2%
AcceleratingItaly USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+20.2%

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$548.4M
60 corridors · +34.3% average growth
No FTA reported$597.9M
40 corridors · +44.6% 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.