Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, cold-rolled

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 corridorItaly Germany$144.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration128.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes36corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage64routes 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
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$144.3M-5.9%25.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$118.0M+3.2%37.8%FTA reportedGrowing
03
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$114.6M-6.5%20.1%FTA reportedStable
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$91.8M+33.3%31.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$78.1M-3%13.7%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$67.9M-3.3%50.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$67.8M-2.7%36.7%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$67.6M-15.5%35.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$63.6M-15.2%65.3%FTA reportedGrowing
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$61.4M-5.8%62.2%FTA reportedStable
11
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$60.4M-0.1%20.8%FTA reportedStable
12
Romania GermanyROU / DEU
$57.6M-1.2%10.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Finland GermanyFIN / DEU
$53.2M-11%9.3%FTA reportedStable
14
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$50.4M-6.7%45.3%FTA reportedStable
15
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$49.4M-4.9%35.6%FTA reportedStable
16
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$48.0M-0.1%49.9%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Italy PolandITA / POL
$45.0M+10.1%24.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Japan MexicoJPN / MEX
$38.4M-0.3%12.3%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Sweden ChinaSWE / CHN
$38.4M+8%20.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$38.2M+3.2%35.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GreeceUSA / GRC
$36.2M+694.1%54.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands RomaniaUSA / ROU
$35.8M+204.5%43.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Romania ItalyROU / ITA
$35.7M+11.4%12.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Japan ItalyJPN / ITA
$35.3M+187.8%12.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$33.5M+3.4%24.9%FTA reportedAccelerating

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

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Greece

+694.1%3-year CAGR

$36.2M latest value · 54.1% share

02

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Romania

+204.5%3-year CAGR

$35.8M latest value · 43.4% share

03

Growth leader

Japan Italy

+187.8%3-year CAGR

$35.3M latest value · 12.2% share

04

Growth leader

Italy Romania

+160.8%3-year CAGR

$25.7M latest value · 31.2% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingItaly Germany-5.9%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+3.2%
StableFrance Germany-6.5%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Italy+33.3%

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$1.9B
64 corridors · +0.9% average growth
No FTA reported$971.1M
36 corridors · +27.9% 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.