# HS4 7205 top trade corridors | Yugalinks

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Explore reported HS4 7205 trade corridors: leading exporter-to-importer routes, value, growth, market share, access, tariffs, and distance context.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/7205/corridors

## Page details

- Page type: HS4 subsector top trade corridors
- HS4: **7205 - Iron or steel, pig iron, spiegeleisen**
- Parent sector: [HS2 72 overview](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs2/72)
- Coverage: 1995-2024
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Answer

Canada to USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands leads the reported HS4 7205 routes with $93.1M in 2024 and -1.3% calculated three-year growth. The HS4 subsector recorded $2.3B in latest reported trade, with -5.6% calculated three-year growth.

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## Summary and indicators

| Measure | Value | Interpretation |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported HS4 trade | $2.3B | Reported value in 2024 |
| Displayed corridor value | $956.3M | Sum of the routes shown |
| HS4 3-year CAGR | -5.6% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 5-year CAGR | +1.1% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 10-year CAGR | +0.4% | Calculated annualized change |
| Latest year-on-year change | -3.4% | Calculated change from the prior year |
| Reported trend | Declining | Available HS4 trend label |
| Historical peak | $2.8B in 2022 | Reported-history comparison |
| Latest below peak | 17.6% | Calculated peak comparison |
| Exporter / importer HHI | 1,210.4 / 616.4 | Calculated concentration indicators |
| Trade volatility | 0.4 | Calculated variation in annual values |
| Active corridors / exporters / importers / HS6 | 2,290 / 119 / 173 / 3 | Latest available breadth |

## Growth leaders

- **China -> Philippines**: +107.5% calculated three-year CAGR, $28.8M latest reported value, 1.3% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **China -> Republic of Korea**: +14.4% calculated three-year CAGR, $47.4M latest reported value, 2.1% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **China -> India**: +14.3% calculated three-year CAGR, $21.5M latest reported value, 0.9% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Republic of Korea -> Philippines**: +7.6% calculated three-year CAGR, $19.3M latest reported value, 0.8% market share, trend Growing.
- **USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands -> Mexico**: +5.1% calculated three-year CAGR, $52.8M latest reported value, 2.3% market share, trend Growing.

## Access and tariff context

FTA status, tariff fields, and distance are route context. Group averages below are calculated from the displayed routes and are not tariff recommendations.

| Access group | Reported route value | Routes | Average 3-year CAGR | Average applied tariff | Average tariff advantage |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| FTA reported | $589.8M | 16 | +4.5% | 0.1% | +0.1 pp |
| No FTA reported | $366.5M | 9 | -5.2% | 0.2% | +0.2 pp |

- Lowest reported applied tariff route: **Germany -> Italy** at 0%.
- Largest reported tariff advantage route: **China -> India** at +0.5 pp.

## Full corridor table

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Latest trade | 3-year CAGR | 5-year CAGR | 10-year CAGR | Market share | FTA / access | Applied tariff | MFN tariff | Preferential tariff | Tariff advantage | Distance | Historical peak | Latest below peak | Years | Trend |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Canada | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $93.1M | -1.3% | +2.2% | -0.8% | 4.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 556 km | $112.0M (2022) | 16.8% | 30 | Stable |
| 2 | Sweden | China | $80.1M | -9.1% | +6.3% | +2.4% | 3.5% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 7,782 km | $106.6M (2021) | 24.9% | 30 | Declining |
| 3 | Japan | China | $75.9M | -4.8% | +3.5% | +4.8% | 3.3% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 1,763 km | $88.0M (2021) | 13.8% | 30 | Declining |
| 4 | Sweden | Germany | $54.5M | -9.1% | -3.8% | -3.1% | 2.4% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 811 km | $86.8M (2011) | 37.3% | 30 | Declining |
| 5 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Mexico | $52.8M | +5.1% | +2.6% | +1.5% | 2.3% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 3,359 km | $59.1M (2023) | 10.6% | 30 | Growing |
| 6 | Sweden | Republic of Korea | $48.2M | -7.3% | +0.7% | -0.8% | 2.1% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 7,451 km | $60.5M (2021) | 20.3% | 30 | Declining |
| 7 | China | Republic of Korea | $47.4M | +14.4% | +9% | +12.3% | 2.1% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | +0 pp | 867 km | $47.4M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 8 | China | Japan | $42.3M | -18.2% | -2.4% | -4.2% | 1.8% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,763 km | $104.0M (2022) | 59.3% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 9 | Sweden | Japan | $41.9M | -10.9% | -3.1% | -2.2% | 1.8% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 8,190 km | $72.0M (2011) | 41.9% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 10 | Japan | Republic of Korea | $38.0M | -10% | -5.1% | -3.9% | 1.7% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 1,155 km | $58.1M (2013) | 34.6% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 11 | Germany | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $30.8M | +3.5% | +3.3% | +4.2% | 1.3% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,402 km | $33.4M (2022) | 7.7% | 30 | Growing |
| 12 | Sweden | Spain | $30.1M | -1.3% | +1.3% | -1.4% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 2,596 km | $38.2M (2011) | 21.2% | 30 | Stable |
| 13 | China | Philippines | $28.8M | +107.5% | +83.4% | +45.5% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 1,841 km | $28.8M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 14 | Romania | Germany | $28.7M | +1.7% | +3.2% | +8.1% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,297 km | $33.2M (2023) | 13.3% | 30 | Stable |
| 15 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | China | $27.7M | -6.5% | +3.6% | -0.3% | 1.2% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 11,883 km | $33.9M (2021) | 18.3% | 30 | Declining |
| 16 | Japan | Thailand | $26.8M | -3.8% | -0.2% | +3.9% | 1.2% | FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0% | +0.3 pp | 4,604 km | $30.1M (2021) | 11% | 30 | Declining |
| 17 | Sweden | Italy | $26.3M | -6.8% | -0.9% | -3.2% | 1.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,978 km | $37.5M (2011) | 29.8% | 30 | Declining |
| 18 | Romania | Italy | $26.2M | +0.4% | +9.6% | +10.7% | 1.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,142 km | $26.2M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Stable |
| 19 | Sweden | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $26.1M | -10.5% | -2.1% | -3.7% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,336 km | $74.7M (2011) | 65.1% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 20 | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | Canada | $25.7M | -8.7% | -2.9% | -5% | 1.1% | FTA reported | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 556 km | $42.8M (2014) | 39.9% | 30 | Declining |
| 21 | China | Taiwan | $24.1M | -5.9% | +7.7% | +3.2% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 688 km | $28.9M (2021) | 16.7% | 30 | Declining |
| 22 | China | India | $21.5M | +14.3% | +6.1% | +10.9% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | +0.5 pp | 4,252 km | $21.5M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 23 | Germany | Italy | $20.2M | -10.9% | -2.1% | +1.3% | 0.9% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,184 km | $29.9M (2022) | 32.2% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 24 | Belgium | United Kingdom | $19.6M | -5.4% | -0.5% | +0.8% | 0.9% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 321 km | $24.8M (2018) | 21.2% | 26 | Declining |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | Philippines | $19.3M | +7.6% | +30% | +45.3% | 0.8% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 2,613 km | $24.0M (2023) | 19.6% | 30 | Growing |

## Definitions

Latest trade values are reported merchandise trade observations. CAGR, market share, HHI, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated indicators over the available history. FTA, tariffs, and distance provide route context where available. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed or presented as forecasts.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). [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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