Route intelligence

The routes that move Iron or steel: leaf-springs and leaves therefor

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$537.3M latest reported trade
Top five concentration228.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes55corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage63routes 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
$537.3M+5.1%74.7%FTA reportedGrowing
02
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$78.9M+2.5%11%FTA reportedStable
03
Mexico CanadaMEX / CAN
$40.8M+62.2%60.6%FTA reportedGrowing
04
Indonesia JapanIDN / JPN
$36.1M-4%77%FTA reportedGrowing
05
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$36.0M-21.4%5%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Tunisia ItalyTUN / ITA
$32.6M-1.8%61.5%FTA reportedGrowing
07
Turkey GermanyTUR / DEU
$31.6M+6.3%25.8%FTA reportedGrowing
08
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$23.5M-10.8%33.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
09
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$23.1M+84.3%59.5%FTA reportedAccelerating
10
Spain GermanyESP / DEU
$23.0M-12.7%18.8%FTA reportedStable
11
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$22.5M+0.9%3.1%No FTA reportedStable
12
Spain NetherlandsESP / NLD
$22.4M+9.9%32.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
13
Germany PolandDEU / POL
$21.7M+10.4%25.8%FTA reportedGrowing
14
Japan ChinaJPN / CHN
$20.1M-8.9%28.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands MexicoUSA / MEX
$17.4M-17.5%33.3%FTA reportedGrowing
16
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands CanadaUSA / CAN
$17.2M+9.5%25.6%FTA reportedStable
17
Turkey PolandTUR / POL
$17.1M+11.5%20.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
18
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$16.4M-1.7%69.2%FTA reportedAccelerating
19
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$15.7M-4.8%22.5%FTA reportedStable
20
Germany CzechiaDEU / CZE
$15.0M+9.1%68.1%FTA reportedGrowing
21
Romania PolandROU / POL
$14.7M+58.9%17.5%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$14.3M+36.1%43.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Austria HungaryAUT / HUN
$13.2M-1.9%38.7%FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Netherlands GermanyNLD / DEU
$12.9M-20.7%10.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Brazil ArgentinaBRA / ARG
$10.8M+15.8%82.5%FTA reportedStable

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

Republic of Korea Uzbekistan

+696.9%3-year CAGR

$7.8M latest value · 60.7% share

02

Growth leader

Turkey Netherlands

+441.3%3-year CAGR

$4.2M latest value · 6% share

03

Growth leader

India Indonesia

+196.5%3-year CAGR

$9.0M latest value · 23.2% share

04

Growth leader

China Brazil

+103.7%3-year CAGR

$7.5M latest value · 28.4% 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+5.1%
StableCanada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+2.5%
GrowingMexico Canada+62.2%
GrowingIndonesia Japan-4%

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$1.3B
63 corridors · +16.9% average growth
No FTA reported$307.4M
37 corridors · +28.8% 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.