Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, 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 corridorJapan Indonesia$330.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration300.5%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes65corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage68routes 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
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$330.8M+2.8%73%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$290.1M+8.9%37.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Japan MexicoJPN / MEX
$251.4M+17.9%32.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Netherlands BelgiumNLD / BEL
$182.5M+13.1%85.5%FTA reportedGrowing
05
China ColombiaCHN / COL
$127.3M-12.7%71.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Japan ThailandJPN / THA
$108.5M-10.9%58.3%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Republic of Korea ChinaKOR / CHN
$104.8M-15.5%41.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$103.9M-18.1%41%No FTA reportedStable
09
Sweden USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsSWE / USA
$90.2M+42.4%42.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$76.8M-12.7%49.4%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Republic of Korea MexicoKOR / MEX
$72.2M+6%9.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$67.9M+9.9%43.7%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Republic of Korea IndonesiaKOR / IDN
$64.3M+22.3%14.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Sweden MexicoSWE / MEX
$63.3M+72.4%8.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$63.3M-12.8%87.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$56.0M+8.9%26.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Belgium GermanyBEL / DEU
$52.9M-4.1%24.7%FTA reportedGrowing
18
United Kingdom NetherlandsGBR / NLD
$51.7M-17.1%83.7%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$48.5M-11.1%37.3%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Japan ColombiaJPN / COL
$48.3M+16.2%27.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
21
Japan ItalyJPN / ITA
$47.5M+65.3%40.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$43.2M-3.6%20.5%FTA reportedGrowing
23
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$42.5M-14.4%9.4%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Republic of Korea ThailandKOR / THA
$41.9M-7%22.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$37.1M+17.5%28.5%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

India Turkey

+2,140.3%3-year CAGR

$20.7M latest value · 8.7% share

02

Growth leader

China Oman

+1,743.7%3-year CAGR

$21.5M latest value · 99.9% share

03

Growth leader

India Poland

+1,360.8%3-year CAGR

$6.4M latest value · 12% share

04

Growth leader

Taiwan Italy

+673.3%3-year CAGR

$6.8M latest value · 5.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingJapan Indonesia+2.8%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+8.9%
AcceleratingJapan Mexico+17.9%
GrowingNetherlands Belgium+13.1%

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
68 corridors · +28.8% average growth
No FTA reported$868.7M
32 corridors · +217.6% 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.