Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented

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 corridorCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$29.1M latest reported trade
Top five concentration242.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes75corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage69routes 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
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$29.1M-9%41.5%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$27.5M-8.9%39.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Malaysia ChinaMYS / CHN
$27.3M-25%59.7%FTA reportedGrowing
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$26.1M+62.7%60.5%FTA reportedGrowing
05
France SpainFRA / ESP
$25.6M-2.4%41.8%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Austria HungaryAUT / HUN
$24.5M+5.5%62.6%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Germany SpainDEU / ESP
$21.4M+4%34.8%FTA reportedStable
08
Netherlands PolandNLD / POL
$20.0M+153%54%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$16.0M+72.6%51.2%FTA reportedStable
10
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$15.8M+5.2%48.8%FTA reportedStable
11
Netherlands SwedenNLD / SWE
$12.7M+43.4%92.7%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$12.4M+25.7%29.3%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Netherlands ItalyNLD / ITA
$10.6M+60.7%32.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China LebanonCHN / LBN
$8.8M+159.8%40.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Japan CanadaJPN / CAN
$8.6M+21.6%20%No FTA reportedStable
16
Taiwan ChinaTWN / CHN
$8.4M-15.4%18.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$8.3M-2.2%19.6%FTA reportedStable
18
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$7.8M+210.2%25%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
China ColombiaCHN / COL
$7.6M+48.4%53.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$7.6M+41.2%19.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$7.1M+15.4%10.2%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$6.8M+10.1%16.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Japan AustraliaJPN / AUS
$6.7M-6.1%43.4%FTA reportedStable
24
Austria CroatiaAUT / HRV
$6.5M+71.2%56.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$6.0M+55.8%14.2%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

Japan Poland

+1,014.7%3-year CAGR

$3.7M latest value · 10% share

02

Growth leader

Czechia Ireland

+447%3-year CAGR

$3.5M latest value · 12.7% share

03

Growth leader

Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+434.7%3-year CAGR

$1.8M latest value · 2.6% share

04

Growth leader

India Australia

+415.5%3-year CAGR

$4.6M latest value · 30% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-9%
GrowingJapan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-8.9%
GrowingMalaysia China-25%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+62.7%

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$410.0M
69 corridors · +54.2% average growth
No FTA reported$129.5M
31 corridors · +127.4% 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.