Route intelligence

The routes that move Steel, alloy (not stainless steel): (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), 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$141.2M latest reported trade
Top five concentration267%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes65corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage50routes 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
$141.2M+8.1%67.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$63.2M+256.9%50.1%FTA reportedGrowing
03
Mexico ColombiaMEX / COL
$58.2M-12.3%64.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$55.7M-6.2%60.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
05
Italy IndiaITA / IND
$51.8M+142.2%24.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$42.0M-17.5%82.6%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Austria GermanyAUT / DEU
$37.3M+52.9%32%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Japan Republic of KoreaJPN / KOR
$34.9M-7%41.7%No FTA reportedStable
09
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$34.1M-12.8%40.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$32.9M+11.6%17.7%FTA reportedGrowing
11
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$30.6M+36%16.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
12
Belarus RussiaBLR / RUS
$28.8M-2.2%61.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Spain USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsESP / USA
$27.8M+8.1%14.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
14
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$23.9M-3%20.5%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Oman Saudi ArabiaOMN / SAU
$22.6M+613.9%17.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$22.2M-10.1%11.9%No FTA reportedStable
17
Romania USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsROU / USA
$21.7M+22.7%11.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Argentina ColombiaARG / COL
$21.4M-7.2%23.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Austria ChinaAUT / CHN
$19.7M+82.7%21.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$19.1M+14.3%30.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$18.8M-5.3%57.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Romania GermanyROU / DEU
$18.7M+13.5%16%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$18.6M+1.9%42.6%FTA reportedGrowing
24
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$18.5M+119%9.9%No FTA reportedStable
25
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$17.6M-7.4%28.4%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

Australia Turkey

+1,939.9%3-year CAGR

$6.1M latest value · 13.3% share

02

Growth leader

Austria Saudi Arabia

+1,287.9%3-year CAGR

$3.9M latest value · 3.1% share

03

Growth leader

Bahrain Saudi Arabia

+1,161.5%3-year CAGR

$6.9M latest value · 5.5% share

04

Growth leader

Oman Saudi Arabia

+613.9%3-year CAGR

$22.6M latest value · 17.9% 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+8.1%
GrowingUnited Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia+256.9%
AcceleratingMexico Colombia-12.3%
GrowingJapan China-6.2%

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$628.2M
50 corridors · +57.2% average growth
No FTA reported$758.1M
50 corridors · +120.3% 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.