# Top Iron or steel: wool, pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like trade corridors

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Compare reported Iron or steel: wool, pot scourers and... trade corridors by value, growth, market share, access, and route signals.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/product/732310/corridors

## Answer

The leading reported corridor is **China -> Saudi Arabia**, with $16.3M in the latest reported year. The top five displayed corridors represent 160% of the product total used for this view.

## Corridor ranking

| Rank | Route | Latest trade | 3-year growth | Share | Access | Signal |
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | --- |
| 1 | China -> Saudi Arabia | $16.3M | +14.7% | 64.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 2 | China -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $13.3M | -5.3% | 42.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 3 | Mexico -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $7.4M | +5.4% | 23.8% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 4 | India -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $6.8M | +15.2% | 21.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates -> Saudi Arabia | $1.7M | +26.7% | 6.7% | FTA reported | Stable |
| 6 | Turkey -> Saudi Arabia | $1.4M | +289.9% | 5.4% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 7 | Austria -> Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | +1,523.2% | 4.2% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 8 | Jordan -> Saudi Arabia | $801.8K | +329.7% | 3.2% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 9 | India -> Saudi Arabia | $785.7K | +14.4% | 3.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 10 | Viet Nam -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $650.8K | +68.2% | 2.1% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 11 | Cambodia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $531.0K | Not reported | 1.7% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 12 | Italy -> Saudi Arabia | $515.6K | +25.5% | 2.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 13 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $327.3K | +175.5% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | Stable |
| 14 | Egypt -> Saudi Arabia | $327.0K | +139.8% | 1.3% | FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 15 | United Kingdom -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $294.1K | -3.4% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | Accelerating |
| 16 | The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia -> Saudi Arabia | $273.4K | +403.6% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 17 | Slovakia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $269.4K | -34.3% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 18 | Malaysia -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $260.1K | -6.8% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 19 | Canada -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $244.6K | +47.6% | 0.8% | FTA reported | Growing |
| 20 | Germany -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $225.0K | +243.7% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 21 | Thailand -> Saudi Arabia | $224.5K | -24.7% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 22 | Republic of Korea -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $204.4K | -30.1% | 0.7% | FTA reported | Slowing |
| 23 | Germany -> Saudi Arabia | $200.7K | -19.1% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 24 | United Kingdom -> Saudi Arabia | $187.8K | +26.3% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |
| 25 | France -> Saudi Arabia | $183.2K | +21.5% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | Growing |

## Growth leaders

- **Austria -> Saudi Arabia**: +1,523.2% 3-year CAGR, $1.1M latest value.
- **Oman -> Saudi Arabia**: +1,064.1% 3-year CAGR, $30.3K latest value.
- **Ireland -> USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands**: +522.5% 3-year CAGR, $40.8K latest value.
- **Ireland -> Saudi Arabia**: +465.6% 3-year CAGR, $50.2K latest value.

## Access comparison

- FTA reported: $10.7M across 8 corridors; average growth +218.7%.
- No FTA reported: $45.7M across 43 corridors; average growth +95.5%.

## Reading the figures

Trade value identifies scale. Growth shows movement over the available comparison period. Access, distance, volatility, and signals provide supporting route context where reported. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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