Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width less than 600mm, n.e.c. in item no. 7226.9

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada$53.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration303.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes70corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage71routes 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$53.7M+18.8%85.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$41.6M+18.6%78.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$39.0M-0.1%43%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$32.0M+20%39%FTA reportedGrowing
05
China IndiaCHN / IND
$31.5M+29.9%57.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Slovakia CzechiaSVK / CZE
$28.2M+182.8%46.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
China ThailandCHN / THA
$21.8M-22.3%68.1%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Slovakia AustriaSVK / AUT
$21.1M+1,504.8%63.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$18.5M-1%20.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$18.3M+17.9%37.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$18.2M+49%33.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Germany SwedenDEU / SWE
$16.2M-7.2%58.4%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Austria United KingdomAUT / GBR
$15.7M+35.6%76.4%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$15.6M+23.9%25.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$15.0M+38.3%18.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Austria CzechiaAUT / CZE
$13.3M+12.5%21.7%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$12.7M-0.1%34.1%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$11.3M-22.3%23.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Slovakia PolandSVK / POL
$10.3M+26.7%30.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Turkey RomaniaTUR / ROU
$10.2M-7.1%81.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Slovakia HungarySVK / HUN
$9.8M+264.2%47%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$9.8M+353.3%26.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$9.7M+103.4%11.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Austria FranceAUT / FRA
$9.3M+11.5%24.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$9.1M-0.6%26.5%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

Turkey Sweden

+3,533.1%3-year CAGR

$801.2K latest value · 2.2% share

02

Growth leader

Slovakia Austria

+1,504.8%3-year CAGR

$21.1M latest value · 63.8% share

03

Growth leader

Belgium Czechia

+734.3%3-year CAGR

$923.9K latest value · 1.5% share

04

Growth leader

Belgium Poland

+659.5%3-year CAGR

$4.0M latest value · 11.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+18.8%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+18.6%
GrowingAustria Germany-0.1%
GrowingCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+20%

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$556.4M
71 corridors · +128.6% average growth
No FTA reported$157.6M
29 corridors · +42.6% 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.