Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas

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 Saudi Arabia$55.6M latest reported trade
Top five concentration363.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes74corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage41routes 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 Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$55.6M+66.3%95.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
Austria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsAUT / USA
$40.2M+52.7%41.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$29.4M+86.6%70.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$27.9M+57.7%81.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
China ThailandCHN / THA
$23.5M+113.2%74%FTA reportedAccelerating
06
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$21.8M+130.8%22.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$19.7M+1.5%99.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$18.2M+15.5%18.8%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China KuwaitCHN / KWT
$13.4M+23.7%79.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$12.1M+62.1%87.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
11
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$11.8M+65.8%53%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$11.7M+115.3%60.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$11.2M+2.2%27.1%FTA reportedStable
14
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$8.3M-35%37.4%FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ArgentinaUSA / ARG
$7.6M+157.1%60.5%No FTA reportedStable
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands United KingdomUSA / GBR
$7.5M+6.5%46%No FTA reportedStable
17
Myanmar ThailandMMR / THA
$6.8MNot reported66.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
Russia UzbekistanRUS / UZB
$6.7M-1.2%41.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Mexico ArgentinaMEX / ARG
$6.5M+40.7%22.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ThailandUSA / THA
$6.1M+143.1%19.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China UzbekistanCHN / UZB
$5.4M-0.3%33%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$4.5M+47.4%39.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
China ArgentinaCHN / ARG
$4.2M+227.4%33%No FTA reportedStable
24
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$3.8M+123.1%3.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Indonesia KuwaitIDN / KWT
$3.5M+120.3%24.9%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

Indonesia Netherlands

+1,327.6%3-year CAGR

$816.4K latest value · 4.2% share

02

Growth leader

Taiwan Singapore

+1,245%3-year CAGR

$1.8M latest value · 9.2% share

03

Growth leader

Singapore Kuwait

+956.8%3-year CAGR

$2.1M latest value · 12.6% share

04

Growth leader

Kazakhstan Uzbekistan

+771.1%3-year CAGR

$775.3K latest value · 4.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingChina Saudi Arabia+66.3%
GrowingAustria USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+52.7%
GrowingChina Canada+86.6%
GrowingChina United Arab Emirates+57.7%

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$138.8M
41 corridors · +151.5% average growth
No FTA reported$318.4M
59 corridors · +128.9% 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.