Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, n.e.c. in heading no. 7304

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 corridorFrance USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$56.6M latest reported trade
Top five concentration319.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes67corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage52routes 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
France USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsFRA / USA
$56.6M+20%67.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Turkey PolandTUR / POL
$33.1M+904.7%72.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China United Arab EmiratesCHN / ARE
$25.1M+14.4%56.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
04
Thailand CambodiaTHA / KHM
$18.3M+98.8%86.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Singapore IndonesiaSGP / IDN
$16.6M+42.4%36.8%FTA reportedGrowing
06
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$15.9M+42.8%33.8%FTA reportedGrowing
07
India FranceIND / FRA
$15.7M+62.8%39.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
China Republic of KoreaCHN / KOR
$14.8M-7.2%70.9%FTA reportedGrowing
09
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$13.6M+9.2%72%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands IndonesiaUSA / IDN
$11.9M+401.7%26.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
11
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$11.5M-13%25.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
United Arab Emirates IraqARE / IRQ
$10.8M+18.8%77.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Japan SingaporeJPN / SGP
$10.7M+27.9%28.7%FTA reportedGrowing
14
United Arab Emirates OmanARE / OMN
$10.6M-17.3%40.6%FTA reportedGrowing
15
China IndiaCHN / IND
$10.4M-21.4%18.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
16
France MexicoFRA / MEX
$9.3M-4.6%40.1%FTA reportedGrowing
17
United Arab Emirates IndiaARE / IND
$8.8M-8.9%15.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
China SingaporeCHN / SGP
$8.6M-11.3%23%FTA reportedGrowing
19
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$8.5M+14.2%18.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
20
Spain PortugalESP / PRT
$7.6M+6.1%72.7%FTA reportedGrowing
21
China OmanCHN / OMN
$7.5M-12.2%28.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$7.3M+42.6%8.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
23
Republic of Korea QatarKOR / QAT
$7.3M+371.9%56.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
China TaiwanCHN / TWN
$7.2M-11.2%45.3%No FTA reportedStable
25
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$6.4M+66.2%7.6%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

Belarus USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

+2,483.7%3-year CAGR

$1.7M latest value · 1.6% share

02

Growth leader

Turkey Poland

+904.7%3-year CAGR

$33.1M latest value · 72.1% share

03

Growth leader

Colombia Mexico

+735%3-year CAGR

$3.6M latest value · 15.5% share

04

Growth leader

Ukraine Taiwan

+684.6%3-year CAGR

$3.6M latest value · 22.5% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingFrance USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+20%
AcceleratingTurkey Poland+904.7%
AcceleratingChina United Arab Emirates+14.4%
AcceleratingThailand Cambodia+98.8%

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$290.6M
52 corridors · +61.9% average growth
No FTA reported$282.1M
48 corridors · +119.6% 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.