Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel: plaited bands, slings and the like, not electrically insulated

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 corridorUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada$9.5M latest reported trade
Top five concentration255.6%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes71corridors 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
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$9.5M+21.9%50.5%FTA reportedStable
02
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Costa RicaUSA / CRI
$9.5M+183.8%85.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Indonesia AustraliaIDN / AUS
$8.8M+80.6%53.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$8.3M-4.9%30.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$7.2M+49.1%35.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
06
Algeria United Arab EmiratesDZA / ARE
$6.3M+1,823.9%55.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Thailand IndiaTHA / IND
$6.1M+12.1%32.3%FTA reportedGrowing
08
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$5.3M+82.2%27.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
China JapanCHN / JPN
$5.2M-7.4%50.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
10
China IndiaCHN / IND
$4.9M-22.9%25.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
11
Malaysia IndonesiaMYS / IDN
$4.9M+123.7%25.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China ThailandCHN / THA
$4.8M+19.2%38.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$4.6M+35.6%31.7%FTA reportedStable
14
Morocco BrazilMAR / BRA
$4.3M+103.1%41.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
15
India USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIND / USA
$3.7M+160.5%13.9%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$3.7M+9.9%19.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
17
Singapore IndonesiaSGP / IDN
$3.3M+20.6%17.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
India United Arab EmiratesIND / ARE
$3.3M-20.9%30.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Romania GermanyROU / DEU
$3.1M+6.6%16.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands JapanUSA / JPN
$2.8M+86.2%27.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands ChinaUSA / CHN
$2.8M+5.8%18.2%No FTA reportedStable
22
Netherlands United KingdomNLD / GBR
$2.7M+60.1%19.5%FTA reportedGrowing
23
China NetherlandsCHN / NLD
$2.7M+2.7%18.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$2.6M-34.7%17.9%FTA reportedGrowing
25
United Arab Emirates Saudi ArabiaARE / SAU
$2.5M+16.8%12%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

Romania Thailand

+10,306%3-year CAGR

$739.8K latest value · 4% share

02

Growth leader

Malaysia Costa Rica

+1,841.5%3-year CAGR

$1.0M latest value · 55.4% share

03

Growth leader

Algeria United Arab Emirates

+1,823.9%3-year CAGR

$6.3M latest value · 55.7% share

04

Growth leader

Australia Costa Rica

+1,631.9%3-year CAGR

$634.3K latest value · 5.7% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

StableUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Canada+21.9%
AcceleratingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Costa Rica+183.8%
AcceleratingIndonesia Australia+80.6%
AcceleratingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-4.9%

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$105.3M
44 corridors · +41.1% average growth
No FTA reported$111.9M
56 corridors · +309.7% 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.