Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel: expanded metal

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 corridorMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$28.9M latest reported trade
Top five concentration223.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes51corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage65routes 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
Mexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsMEX / USA
$28.9M-12.1%46.8%FTA reportedGrowing
02
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$15.5M+11.9%25.1%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
Italy GermanyITA / DEU
$14.2M+0.1%58.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$10.3M+2.2%77.9%FTA reportedGrowing
05
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$9.2M+1.3%14.9%FTA reportedGrowing
06
China CanadaCHN / CAN
$7.5M+1.6%53.3%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Germany FranceDEU / FRA
$6.8M-11.6%22.8%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Italy FranceITA / FRA
$5.4M-11.1%18.2%FTA reportedGrowing
09
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$4.7M+3.9%42.4%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Portugal FrancePRT / FRA
$4.4M+20.7%14.7%FTA reportedGrowing
11
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$4.0M-10.3%28.4%FTA reportedStable
12
Spain FranceESP / FRA
$3.7M-18.3%12.4%FTA reportedGrowing
13
United Kingdom CzechiaGBR / CZE
$3.2M-10%29%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
Italy CzechiaITA / CZE
$2.7M-8.4%24.6%FTA reportedGrowing
15
Poland GermanyPOL / DEU
$2.4M-2.2%9.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
16
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$2.2M-10.8%7.5%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Italy USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsITA / USA
$2.2M+5.5%3.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
18
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$2.1M+73.3%8.5%FTA reportedStable
19
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$1.9M+3.8%14.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Belgium FranceBEL / FRA
$1.9M-0.5%6.3%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$1.5M-17.7%2.4%FTA reportedGrowing
22
Italy CanadaITA / CAN
$1.4M+15.5%10.2%FTA reportedGrowing
23
Viet Nam USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsVNM / USA
$1.4M-20.7%2.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
24
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$1.3M+361.9%5.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
China GermanyCHN / DEU
$946.7K-11.2%3.9%No 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

Togo Germany

+1,029.6%3-year CAGR

$141.6K latest value · 2.4% share

02

Growth leader

Brazil Canada

+730.2%3-year CAGR

$57.4K latest value · 0.8% share

03

Growth leader

Taiwan France

+614.9%3-year CAGR

$58.0K latest value · 0.2% share

04

Growth leader

Spain Mexico

+525.3%3-year CAGR

$85.5K latest value · 0.6% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

GrowingMexico USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-12.1%
AcceleratingChina USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+11.9%
GrowingItaly Germany+0.1%
GrowingUSA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands Mexico+2.2%

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$119.7M
65 corridors · +22.7% average growth
No FTA reported$36.0M
35 corridors · +89% 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.