Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy: bars and rods n.e.s. in heading no. 7228

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 corridorChina Republic of Korea$46.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration232.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes71corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage51routes 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
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$46.3M-22.1%67.3%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$12.6M-17%18.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$11.2M+16%53.1%FTA reportedGrowing
04
China IndiaCHN / IND
$11.1M+15.6%43%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands PolandUSA / POL
$10.3M+114.1%50.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$10.1M+155.7%17.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$9.7M-6.8%35.2%FTA reportedGrowing
08
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ItalyUSA / ITA
$9.7M+131.9%35.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$8.5M+4.6%15.1%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Romania GermanyROU / DEU
$7.9M+197.5%14%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands FranceUSA / FRA
$6.9M+510.6%32.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$5.8M+43.8%30.2%No FTA reportedStable
13
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$5.6M+2%10%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Japan Viet NamJPN / VNM
$5.5M+13%37.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
Romania ItalyROU / ITA
$5.5M+271.1%19.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$5.4M+86.7%9.5%FTA reportedGrowing
17
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$4.9M+18%8.8%FTA reportedGrowing
18
Republic of Korea IndiaKOR / IND
$4.9M+161.4%19%FTA reportedGrowing
19
Taiwan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTWN / USA
$4.7M+4.6%24.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Taiwan Republic of KoreaTWN / KOR
$3.8M+490.5%5.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Republic of KoreaUSA / KOR
$3.8M+56.9%5.5%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$3.7M-12.2%26.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Romania USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsROU / USA
$3.2M+245.9%16.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$3.1M-32.7%5.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$3.0M-21.5%21.5%No FTA reportedStable

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 Republic of Korea

+2,474.5%3-year CAGR

$604.8K latest value · 0.9% share

02

Growth leader

Romania France

+1,480.1%3-year CAGR

$1.6M latest value · 7.7% share

03

Growth leader

Romania United Kingdom

+682.3%3-year CAGR

$936.1K latest value · 8% share

04

Growth leader

USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands France

+510.6%3-year CAGR

$6.9M latest value · 32.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Republic of Korea-22.1%
GrowingJapan Republic of Korea-17%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+16%
AcceleratingChina India+15.6%

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$153.2M
51 corridors · +107.3% average growth
No FTA reported$141.2M
49 corridors · +137.2% 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.