Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy (not stainless steel): seamless, cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section

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 India$22.4M latest reported trade
Top five concentration315.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes62corridors 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
China IndiaCHN / IND
$22.4M+27.6%88.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Romania ChinaROU / CHN
$19.0M+15.6%43.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Republic of Korea CanadaKOR / CAN
$16.3M-10.8%48.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Austria Saudi ArabiaAUT / SAU
$15.8M+6,306.9%81.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Germany TaiwanDEU / TWN
$15.7M+229.6%52.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
United Kingdom IndiaGBR / IND
$14.9M+670.5%49.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
07
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$14.9M+17.7%66.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$14.2M-14.3%32.4%No FTA reportedStable
09
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$13.9M-13.6%34.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$13.8M+25.9%30.7%FTA reportedGrowing
11
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$12.4M+39.1%99.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$10.5M+13%74.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
France GermanyFRA / DEU
$10.5M-19.1%23.3%FTA reportedStable
14
China ThailandCHN / THA
$9.1M+46%57.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
France RomaniaFRA / ROU
$7.9M-7.2%53.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$7.8M+32.9%36.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$7.7M+12.3%19%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$7.4M+58.4%70.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Germany HungaryDEU / HUN
$7.2M-8.9%57.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$6.5M+0.2%19.5%FTA reportedSlowing
21
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$6.5M+7%49.8%FTA reportedStable
22
Japan IndonesiaJPN / IDN
$6.4M-1.8%62.6%FTA reportedGrowing
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$6.4M-3%30.4%FTA reportedStable
24
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$6.2M+13.3%40.9%FTA reportedStable
25
Germany ItalyDEU / ITA
$6.0M+0.5%36.4%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

Austria Saudi Arabia

+6,306.9%3-year CAGR

$15.8M latest value · 81.5% share

02

Growth leader

Turkey Hungary

+1,641.8%3-year CAGR

$2.6M latest value · 20.5% share

03

Growth leader

Republic of Korea France

+986.5%3-year CAGR

$795.1K latest value · 5.3% share

04

Growth leader

United Kingdom India

+670.5%3-year CAGR

$14.9M latest value · 49.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina India+27.6%
GrowingRomania China+15.6%
AcceleratingRepublic of Korea Canada-10.8%
AcceleratingAustria Saudi Arabia+6,306.9%

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.

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FTA reported$180.2M
44 corridors · +78.1% average growth
No FTA reported$249.4M
56 corridors · +164.3% 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.