Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not in 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 corridorSweden China$148.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration208.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes64corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage73routes 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
Sweden ChinaSWE / CHN
$148.1M+6.6%45.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$138.5M+19.5%56.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Sweden TurkeySWE / TUR
$130.1M+33.2%57.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Sweden GermanySWE / DEU
$129.5M-2.4%26.6%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$109.4M-0.2%22.5%FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$109.0M-12.2%49.2%FTA reportedGrowing
07
China IndiaCHN / IND
$102.5M+99.6%53.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$95.5M+6.8%37.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Sweden PolandSWE / POL
$91.8M+6.7%30.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$90.4M-3.6%48.6%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Japan United Arab EmiratesJPN / ARE
$73.7M+277.7%41.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$72.3M+9.7%22.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$71.9M+23.1%66.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Sweden ItalySWE / ITA
$71.3M-1.3%29.8%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Sweden USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsSWE / USA
$64.0M+12.9%25.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$61.1M-11.6%12.6%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$59.6M+11.6%19.7%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$55.9M-9%67.1%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$52.1M+5.7%42.2%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$50.8M-0.2%30%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$49.9M-21.8%29.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$46.5M+7.9%19.4%FTA reportedStable
23
Sweden United KingdomSWE / GBR
$44.9M+4.4%39.5%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$44.6M+17.8%39.4%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Austria CzechiaAUT / CZE
$41.5M-3.6%26%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

Republic of Korea Qatar

+5,472%3-year CAGR

$29.4M latest value · 95.5% share

02

Growth leader

Japan Romania

+1,400.8%3-year CAGR

$15.2M latest value · 47.5% share

03

Growth leader

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Romania

+464.3%3-year CAGR

$15.3M latest value · 27.3% share

04

Growth leader

Japan Saudi Arabia

+425%3-year CAGR

$19.9M latest value · 18.3% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingSweden China+6.6%
AcceleratingBelgium France+19.5%
AcceleratingSweden Turkey+33.2%
GrowingSweden Germany-2.4%

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$2.8B
73 corridors · +9.2% average growth
No FTA reported$1.1B
27 corridors · +325.5% 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.