Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: bars and rods, cold-formed or cold-finished

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 corridorAustria Germany$85.7M latest reported trade
Top five concentration198.8%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 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
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$85.7M-1.1%23.6%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$81.9M+7.2%70.5%FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$68.4M+11.1%52.2%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$66.3M+18.9%38.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$49.5M+6.8%13.6%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$48.0M+16.6%33.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$46.7M-5.6%12.9%FTA reportedStable
08
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$40.4M+3.6%11.1%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$36.7M+12%55%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$35.3M+2.4%30.8%FTA reportedGrowing
11
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$33.1M+20.2%55%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Sweden GermanySWE / DEU
$31.7M-11%8.7%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$27.4M+18.8%14.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$24.2M+15%33.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$24.0M+1.3%14.1%FTA reportedStable
16
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$22.1M-6%66%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Slovenia GermanySVN / DEU
$21.5M+2.8%5.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Slovenia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsSVN / USA
$21.2M+5.5%10.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$20.7M+1.7%10.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$20.0M+9.4%10.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Sweden PolandSWE / POL
$19.4M-10.2%13.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$19.4M-9.5%11.4%FTA reportedStable
23
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$19.3M+24.8%9.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands PolandUSA / POL
$19.1M+69.9%13.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
25
Brazil USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsBRA / USA
$18.7M+1.9%9.6%No 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

Germany Lithuania

+496.7%3-year CAGR

$13.9M latest value · 86.6% share

02

Growth leader

United Kingdom France

+103.7%3-year CAGR

$15.3M latest value · 9% share

03

Growth leader

Belgium Italy

+99%3-year CAGR

$6.7M latest value · 5.8% share

04

Growth leader

China Kazakhstan

+87.8%3-year CAGR

$6.3M latest value · 38.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingAustria Germany-1.1%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+7.2%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+11.1%
GrowingGermany France+18.9%

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$1.2B
69 corridors · +15.2% average growth
No FTA reported$382.5M
31 corridors · +15.4% 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.