Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless 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 corridorSaudi Arabia United Arab Emirates$68.6M latest reported trade
Top five concentration283.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage44routes 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
Saudi Arabia United Arab EmiratesSAU / ARE
$68.6M+145.9%80%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
United Arab Emirates KazakhstanARE / KAZ
$40.4M+1,082.3%93.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Japan NorwayJPN / NOR
$30.2M+524.9%41.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
United Kingdom NorwayGBR / NOR
$23.0M+116.2%31.5%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$21.2M+26.6%37.4%FTA reportedGrowing
06
Turkey USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsTUR / USA
$20.0M+873.9%35.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Republic of Korea Saudi ArabiaKOR / SAU
$20.0M+387.4%44.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$15.8M+25.2%59.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Japan MalaysiaJPN / MYS
$14.0M-8.5%50.7%FTA reportedStable
10
Netherlands NorwayNLD / NOR
$11.8M+164.6%16.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$9.1M-18.7%52.3%FTA reportedGrowing
12
Saudi Arabia OmanSAU / OMN
$8.9M+41.5%75.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$8.6M+222.4%19.4%FTA reportedGrowing
14
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$7.2M+42.9%8.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$6.9M-11.5%25.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$6.8M-4.5%39.1%No FTA reportedStable
17
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$6.6M-0.1%41.9%FTA reportedGrowing
18
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$6.5M+14%14.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Kazakhstan RussiaKAZ / RUS
$4.7M-7.4%42.5%FTA reportedGrowing
20
Singapore IndonesiaSGP / IDN
$4.7M+10.2%17.8%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Zambia United Arab EmiratesZMB / ARE
$4.7MNot reported9.7%No FTA reportedDeclining
22
France NorwayFRA / NOR
$4.6M+127.2%6.2%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Indonesia Saudi ArabiaIDN / SAU
$4.3M+101.9%17.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
China IndiaCHN / IND
$4.2M-34.5%32.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Japan Saudi ArabiaJPN / SAU
$3.9M+53.6%8.7%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

Viet Nam Norway

+1,312.3%3-year CAGR

$3.1M latest value · 4.3% share

02

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Kazakhstan

+1,082.3%3-year CAGR

$40.4M latest value · 93.1% share

03

Growth leader

Turkey USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+873.9%3-year CAGR

$20.0M latest value · 35.3% share

04

Growth leader

Viet Nam Italy

+716.8%3-year CAGR

$3.7M latest value · 25.3% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingSaudi Arabia United Arab Emirates+145.9%
AcceleratingUnited Arab Emirates Kazakhstan+1,082.3%
GrowingJapan Norway+524.9%
GrowingUnited Kingdom Norway+116.2%

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$247.8M
44 corridors · +48.3% average growth
No FTA reported$211.6M
56 corridors · +159.3% 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.