Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, of silicon-electrical steel, other than 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 corridorFrance Germany$43.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration355.9%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes55corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage70routes 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 GermanyFRA / DEU
$43.9M+31%46.1%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$37.9M+2.5%70.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Austria SloveniaAUT / SVN
$36.9M+32%55.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China JapanCHN / JPN
$33.2M-15.8%98.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
China IndiaCHN / IND
$32.4M+18.1%85.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$32.3M+37.4%98.1%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$27.5M+8.8%47%FTA reportedStable
08
Slovakia CzechiaSVK / CZE
$26.1M+1.5%48.5%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$24.8M+6.6%85.2%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany SloveniaDEU / SVN
$19.9M+74.5%29.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Austria FranceAUT / FRA
$19.0M-2.4%32.5%FTA reportedGrowing
12
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$18.1M+49.4%43%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$17.9M+92.1%58.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Czechia PolandCZE / POL
$17.7M+298.7%31.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
France PolandFRA / POL
$17.6M+82.8%31.6%FTA reportedGrowing
16
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$15.9M-12.8%16.7%FTA reportedGrowing
17
China SerbiaCHN / SRB
$13.5M+1,684.4%80.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$12.9M-3.1%13.5%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Japan ItalyJPN / ITA
$11.6M+749.2%27.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$9.0M+17.9%16.8%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Romania PolandROU / POL
$8.2M-19.8%14.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Taiwan GermanyTWN / DEU
$8.1M-5.7%8.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Romania CzechiaROU / CZE
$7.1M+0.2%13.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Russia TunisiaRUS / TUN
$6.5M-10.8%59.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Taiwan Switzerland, LiechtensteinTWN / CHE
$6.2M+25.2%11.5%No 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

Viet Nam Czechia

+6,070.4%3-year CAGR

$273.1K latest value · 0.5% share

02

Growth leader

China Serbia

+1,684.4%3-year CAGR

$13.5M latest value · 80.1% share

03

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Canada

+1,024.6%3-year CAGR

$213.1K latest value · 1.5% share

04

Growth leader

Japan Italy

+749.2%3-year CAGR

$11.6M latest value · 27.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingFrance Germany+31%
GrowingGermany Switzerland, Liechtenstein+2.5%
AcceleratingAustria Slovenia+32%
GrowingChina Japan-15.8%

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$487.7M
70 corridors · +130.8% average growth
No FTA reported$131.8M
30 corridors · +128.1% 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.