Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally welded (not submerged arc welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm

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 corridorRepublic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$75.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration304.2%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 coverage42routes 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
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$75.3M+17.2%42.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$58.3M+75.7%33%No FTA reportedGrowing
03
Russia KazakhstanRUS / KAZ
$49.4M+66.7%99.5%FTA reportedGrowing
04
United Kingdom QatarGBR / QAT
$34.8M+634.9%59.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Republic of Korea Saudi ArabiaKOR / SAU
$23.3M+513.2%69.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Greece Saudi ArabiaGRC / SAU
$19.6MNot reported16.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Greece USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGRC / USA
$19.0M+251.9%10.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
08
Japan SingaporeJPN / SGP
$18.2M+54%78.8%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Malaysia USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMYS / USA
$17.9M+807.3%6.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Saudi Arabia IraqSAU / IRQ
$17.4M-41.6%95.7%FTA reportedDeclining
11
Greece QatarGRC / QAT
$16.8M+611.6%92.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
12
Russia AzerbaijanRUS / AZE
$16.3M+224.3%99.9%FTA reportedGrowing
13
Japan Saudi ArabiaJPN / SAU
$12.6M+150.9%89.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Greece IraqGRC / IRQ
$11.6M+17.3%94.3%No FTA reportedStable
15
Republic of Korea IndonesiaKOR / IDN
$11.6M+27.2%64.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
China QatarCHN / QAT
$11.4M+257.1%78.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$10.9M+137.6%6.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
Republic of Korea IraqKOR / IRQ
$10.2M+1,045.9%89.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Greece NetherlandsGRC / NLD
$10.0M+80%77.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$9.8M+178.6%29.3%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
Republic of Korea United Arab EmiratesKOR / ARE
$9.3M+325.5%81.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$9.2M+95.6%5.2%FTA reportedStable
23
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$8.0M+175.3%61.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Oman USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsOMN / USA
$7.0MNot reported3.7%FTA reportedDeclining
25
Republic of Korea CanadaKOR / CAN
$6.9M+77.4%44.4%FTA reportedAccelerating

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

Italy Qatar

+2,233%3-year CAGR

$758.0K latest value · 5.2% share

02

Growth leader

France Canada

+1,607.6%3-year CAGR

$489.7K latest value · 3.1% share

03

Growth leader

Australia United Arab Emirates

+1,350.9%3-year CAGR

$3.3M latest value · 3.5% share

04

Growth leader

Canada Canada

+1,323.1%3-year CAGR

$272.8K latest value · 0.9% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingRepublic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+17.2%
GrowingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+75.7%
GrowingRussia Kazakhstan+66.7%
AcceleratingUnited Kingdom Qatar+634.9%

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.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$270.6M
42 corridors · +112.9% average growth
No FTA reported$308.1M
58 corridors · +268.6% 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.