Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of silico-manganese steel

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$56.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration435%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes47corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage53routes 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
$56.2M-5.3%78.8%FTA reportedGrowing
02
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$41.6M+15.1%88.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$33.5M+8.8%82.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Japan MexicoJPN / MEX
$32.1M+22.2%87.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$30.7M-25.2%97.1%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$22.4M-20.7%73.1%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$16.1M-10.4%97.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Republic of Korea MalaysiaKOR / MYS
$15.2M+15.7%29.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Republic of Korea JapanKOR / JPN
$14.6M+102%71.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Viet Nam TaiwanVNM / TWN
$13.2M-3.3%77.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Russia BelarusRUS / BLR
$12.1M+142.7%97.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$11.4M+4%15.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Viet Nam MalaysiaVNM / MYS
$7.3M-18.1%39.9%FTA reportedDeclining
14
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$6.8M+303%16.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Brazil MalaysiaBRA / MYS
$5.9M-1.2%32.5%No FTA reportedSlowing
16
Czechia ItalyCZE / ITA
$5.7M+7.3%18.5%FTA reportedGrowing
17
China JapanCHN / JPN
$5.3M+47.2%25.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$5.0M-33.5%27.6%FTA reportedStable
19
Trinidad and Tobago USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTTO / USA
$4.6M+226.8%11.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Japan GermanyJPN / DEU
$4.2M-14.3%37.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$3.7M+6.5%5.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Brazil MexicoBRA / MEX
$3.2M+5.1%8.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Germany MexicoDEU / MEX
$3.1M+131%16%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$2.8M-20.2%24.9%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$2.8M+15.3%24.8%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

Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+858.4%3-year CAGR

$760.9K latest value · 0.8% share

02

Growth leader

Sweden China

+572.1%3-year CAGR

$41.4K latest value · 0.2% share

03

Growth leader

Netherlands USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+473.1%3-year CAGR

$303.5K latest value · 0.3% share

04

Growth leader

New Zealand Mexico

+428%3-year CAGR

$50.6K latest value · 0.1% 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-5.3%
AcceleratingChina Viet Nam+15.1%
AcceleratingChina Indonesia+8.8%
AcceleratingJapan Mexico+22.2%

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$295.6M
53 corridors · +60.7% average growth
No FTA reported$93.8M
47 corridors · +44.2% 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.