Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, stainless: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils

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 corridorFrance Italy$106.0M latest reported trade
Top five concentration245.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes40corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage50routes 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
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$106.0M-10.7%47.3%FTA reportedStable
02
Italy Switzerland, LiechtensteinITA / CHE
$100.2M-9.3%80.1%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$70.1M+10%38%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$66.7M-15%36.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Taiwan Republic of KoreaTWN / KOR
$62.8M+1.3%44.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$59.6M-12.1%55.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Sweden GermanySWE / DEU
$45.1M-10%19.3%FTA reportedStable
08
Taiwan ThailandTWN / THA
$44.5M-3%42.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
Spain ItalyESP / ITA
$44.4M-27.3%19.8%FTA reportedGrowing
10
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$39.3M-9%16.8%FTA reportedStable
11
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$37.6M-10.3%26.5%No FTA reportedStable
12
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$35.8M-10.4%25.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China ThailandCHN / THA
$32.1M-29.6%30.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$29.7M-14.8%12.7%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$29.1M-14.3%12.5%FTA reportedStable
16
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$27.6M+6.2%19%No FTA reportedStable
17
Japan GermanyJPN / DEU
$27.1M+47.2%11.6%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Sweden USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsSWE / USA
$25.3M-3.2%17.4%No FTA reportedStable
19
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$25.0M+0.2%23.8%FTA reportedStable
20
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$24.8M+3%86.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$24.3M-21.7%56.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$23.9M+4.6%29.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Taiwan Viet NamTWN / VNM
$23.8M-3.2%22.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Sweden CzechiaSWE / CZE
$23.2M-3.7%28.2%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$22.8M+6%15.6%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

South Africa Republic of Korea

+3,032.5%3-year CAGR

$2.3M latest value · 1.5% share

02

Growth leader

Ireland United Kingdom

+944.5%3-year CAGR

$3.9M latest value · 26.9% share

03

Growth leader

China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Indonesia

+319%3-year CAGR

$9.0M latest value · 31.2% share

04

Growth leader

Taiwan Sweden

+290%3-year CAGR

$3.9M latest value · 17.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableFrance Italy-10.7%
GrowingItaly Switzerland, Liechtenstein-9.3%
GrowingTaiwan China+10%
AcceleratingJapan China-15%

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$855.8M
50 corridors · +25.8% average growth
No FTA reported$763.1M
50 corridors · +69.7% 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.