Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: n.e.c. in heading no. 7302

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 corridorGermany Italy$24.6M latest reported trade
Top five concentration366.7%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes75corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage73routes 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
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$24.6M+4.7%80.8%FTA reportedGrowing
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$21.5M-8%65.2%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Germany DenmarkDEU / DNK
$15.7M+72.6%61.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
South Africa LiberiaZAF / LBR
$13.9MNot reported89.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
United Kingdom LiberiaGBR / LBR
$11.0M+12,711.1%69.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Germany Switzerland, LiechtensteinDEU / CHE
$10.7M+14.6%72.8%FTA reportedStable
07
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$10.6M+309.8%84.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Germany AustriaDEU / AUT
$10.1M+1.8%56.7%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Australia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUS / USA
$9.9M-1.9%31.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$9.0M+22.2%28.5%FTA reportedStable
11
France BelgiumFRA / BEL
$7.3M+2.2%43.6%FTA reportedGrowing
12
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$7.3M-0.3%23.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$6.8M+21.2%65.1%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$6.6M+9,565.7%46.1%FTA reportedGrowing
15
China ThailandCHN / THA
$6.5M+306.6%37.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$6.5M+7.9%47.8%FTA reportedGrowing
17
United Kingdom SwedenGBR / SWE
$6.0M+13.6%43%FTA reportedStable
18
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$5.9M+130%31.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Australia ThailandAUS / THA
$5.9M+2,118.7%33.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Spain MexicoESP / MEX
$5.4M+112.5%28.2%FTA reportedGrowing
21
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$4.9M+22.6%14.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
France AlgeriaFRA / DZA
$4.8M+50.1%36.5%FTA reportedStable
23
Italy DenmarkITA / DNK
$4.8M+145.4%18.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$4.5M-10.3%23.6%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$4.4M-5.9%25.8%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

United Kingdom Liberia

+12,711.1%3-year CAGR

$11.0M latest value · 69.6% share

02

Growth leader

Japan India

+9,565.7%3-year CAGR

$6.6M latest value · 46.1% share

03

Growth leader

Netherlands India

+3,644%3-year CAGR

$1.7M latest value · 11.9% share

04

Growth leader

Australia Mexico

+2,381.7%3-year CAGR

$690.5K latest value · 1.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingGermany Italy+4.7%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada-8%
GrowingGermany Denmark+72.6%
AcceleratingSouth Africa LiberiaNot reported

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$262.6M
73 corridors · +274.5% average growth
No FTA reported$73.9M
27 corridors · +706% 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.