Route intelligence

The routes that move Metal-rolling mills: cold

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 corridorChina India$71.8M latest reported trade
Top five concentration304.1%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes73corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage35routes 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
China IndiaCHN / IND
$71.8M+43.9%48.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
02
Germany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsDEU / USA
$61.4M+139.3%39.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
03
China MalaysiaCHN / MYS
$52.0M+159.3%96.6%FTA reportedAccelerating
04
China RussiaCHN / RUS
$38.4M+56.8%93.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
Germany IndiaDEU / IND
$37.4M+24.9%25.5%No FTA reportedGrowing
06
Republic of Korea USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsKOR / USA
$29.2M+56.3%18.9%FTA reportedAccelerating
07
Germany ChinaDEU / CHN
$26.9M+26.2%91%No FTA reportedStable
08
Italy MexicoITA / MEX
$25.9M+395.8%57.3%FTA reportedAccelerating
09
Germany TurkeyDEU / TUR
$23.2M+160.5%50.7%FTA reportedGrowing
10
Germany Republic of KoreaDEU / KOR
$22.1M+12.9%73.9%FTA reportedGrowing
11
China Viet NamCHN / VNM
$22.0M-8.4%89.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
12
China USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCHN / USA
$17.3M+27.6%11.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
13
China IndonesiaCHN / IDN
$15.7M-12.4%90.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
14
China TurkeyCHN / TUR
$15.4M+86.3%33.6%No FTA reportedGrowing
15
China MexicoCHN / MEX
$15.3M+44.9%33.7%No FTA reportedAccelerating
16
Japan IndiaJPN / IND
$13.4M+240.6%9.1%FTA reportedGrowing
17
Japan USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsJPN / USA
$9.9M+145%6.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
New Zealand USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsNZL / USA
$9.1M-17%5.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
Malaysia IndiaMYS / IND
$8.9M+636.2%6.1%FTA reportedAccelerating
20
Italy IndiaITA / IND
$8.6M+155.5%5.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
China Saudi ArabiaCHN / SAU
$8.0M+51.4%75.4%No FTA reportedAccelerating
22
China AustraliaCHN / AUS
$6.2M-1.8%43.4%FTA reportedAccelerating
23
Switzerland, Liechtenstein RussiaCHE / RUS
$5.7M+581.6%19.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
24
Netherlands IndiaNLD / IND
$5.4M+1.1%14.9%No FTA reportedGrowing
25
Luxembourg RussiaLUX / RUS
$5.4MNot reported9.8%No FTA reportedDeclining

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

Austria Russia

+2,897.9%3-year CAGR

$1.3M latest value · 1.7% share

02

Growth leader

Switzerland, Liechtenstein Malaysia

+1,086.3%3-year CAGR

$2.9M latest value · 12.5% share

03

Growth leader

Poland China

+1,007.6%3-year CAGR

$691.9K latest value · 3.1% share

04

Growth leader

Germany Australia

+826.7%3-year CAGR

$962.6K latest value · 7.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

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

AcceleratingChina India+43.9%
AcceleratingGermany USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+139.3%
AcceleratingChina Malaysia+159.3%
AcceleratingChina Russia+56.8%

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$262.1M
35 corridors · +110.1% average growth
No FTA reported$414.6M
65 corridors · +191.3% 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.