Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: rails

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 corridorPoland Germany$176.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration233.8%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes80corridors 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
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$176.5M+23%37.8%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$171.9M+8.3%36.9%FTA reportedGrowing
03
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$109.6M+170%98.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Japan MexicoJPN / MEX
$96.6M+196.1%41.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Czechia GermanyCZE / DEU
$92.7M+26.9%19.9%FTA reportedGrowing
06
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$84.0M-1%45%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$81.9M+39.3%60.1%No FTA reportedStable
08
Austria ItalyAUT / ITA
$81.5M+21.3%43%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China GuineaCHN / GIN
$81.3M+678.8%100%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Japan PhilippinesJPN / PHL
$62.9M+366.5%94.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
China BrazilCHN / BRA
$58.6M-2.7%49.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
France ItalyFRA / ITA
$55.9M+0.9%29.5%FTA reportedGrowing
13
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$55.7M-7.1%43.3%FTA reportedGrowing
14
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$54.2M+22.9%42.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
Japan AustraliaJPN / AUS
$51.2M+45.1%68%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Japan BrazilJPN / BRA
$50.6M-10.4%42.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Austria PolandAUT / POL
$50.2M+36.1%49.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Austria RomaniaAUT / ROU
$48.1M+18.6%45.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
India AlgeriaIND / DZA
$46.2M+27,730.3%47.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Austria Switzerland, LiechtensteinAUT / CHE
$38.9M+5.2%51.5%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Czechia CanadaCZE / CAN
$38.8M+13.4%20.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
22
Japan CanadaJPN / CAN
$37.8M+36.2%20.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Austria NetherlandsAUT / NLD
$36.8M+30.2%67.3%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Japan UkraineJPN / UKR
$35.7MNot reported46.1%No FTA reportedDeclining
25
France Switzerland, LiechtensteinFRA / CHE
$34.0M+943.7%45.1%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

Italy Morocco

+57,056.4%3-year CAGR

$8.5M latest value · 75.3% share

02

Growth leader

India Algeria

+27,730.3%3-year CAGR

$46.2M latest value · 47.9% share

03

Growth leader

France Finland

+1,793.7%3-year CAGR

$8.9M latest value · 43.6% share

04

Growth leader

France Switzerland, Liechtenstein

+943.7%3-year CAGR

$34.0M latest value · 45.1% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingPoland Germany+23%
GrowingAustria Germany+8.3%
AcceleratingChina Malaysia+170%
AcceleratingJapan Mexico+196.1%

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$2.2B
69 corridors · +963.9% average growth
No FTA reported$801.5M
31 corridors · +1,033.1% 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.