# Eels trade corridors and routes | HS 160417 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is China to Japan, with trade value of $418.5M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to Japan | $418.5M | +2.3% | $419.3M | 2 | 1.9% | 2,098 km |
| China to USA | $71.5M | -3.4% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 10,994 km |
| China to Russia | $59.7M | +11% | $81.9M | 3 | 0.1% | 5,795 km |
| China to Malaysia | $28.2M | +24.7% | $29.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 4,355 km |
| China to Republic of Korea | $25.5M | +5.6% | $25.9M | 6 | 0.1% | 956 km |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $23.1M | -12.4% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Belarus to Russia | $20.4M | -1.6% | $81.9M | 3 | 0.1% | 687 km |
| China to Ukraine | $17.8M | +6.3% | $17.8M | 1 | 0.1% | 6,461 km |
| China to Taiwan | $16.3M | -0.3% | $16.4M | 3 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| China to Kazakhstan | $12.1M | +17.9% | $12.3M | 2 | 0.1% | 3,277 km |
| Thailand to USA | $1.8M | +116.3% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 13,943 km |
| Kazakhstan to Russia | $1.7M | +20.5% | $81.9M | 3 | 0.1% | 3,105 km |
| Singapore to Taiwan | $1.0M | +56.8% | $16.4M | 3 | 0% | 3,260 km |
| Chile to Malaysia | $839.0K | -14.9% | $29.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 16,562 km |
| Japan to USA | $806.6K | -4.4% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 10,856 km |
| Taiwan to Japan | $759.8K | -26.7% | $419.3M | 2 | 0% | 2,103 km |
| Canada to USA | $405.5K | +18.7% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 548 km |
| Republic of Korea to USA | $381.4K | +4.2% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 11,066 km |
| Armenia to Russia | $305.8K | 0% | $81.9M | 3 | 0.1% | 1,803 km |
| Taiwan to USA | $303.6K | -14.1% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 12,533 km |
| Indonesia to USA | $274.7K | +148% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 16,180 km |
| Republic of Korea to Taiwan | $263.4K | +280.4% | $16.4M | 3 | 0% | 1,476 km |
| Viet Nam to Republic of Korea | $260.4K | -23.8% | $25.9M | 6 | 0.1% | 2,740 km |
| USA to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $249.7K | -34.2% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 12,970 km |
| Singapore to Malaysia | $225.2K | -10.7% | $29.3M | 6 | 0.1% | 316 km |
| Russia to Kazakhstan | $204.2K | +10.9% | $12.3M | 2 | 0.1% | 3,105 km |
| Malaysia to USA | $198.1K | +107.6% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 15,130 km |
| Thailand to Republic of Korea | $168.9K | +40.2% | $25.9M | 6 | 0.1% | 3,725 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA | $141.1K | +18.7% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 12,970 km |
| Russia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $124.6K | +47.4% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 7,145 km |
| Viet Nam to USA | $122.6K | +47.2% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 13,159 km |
| Australia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $115.2K | +34.1% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 7,377 km |
| Canada to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $103.4K | +12.3% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 12,568 km |
| Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $94.3K | -32% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 2,891 km |
| Singapore to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $93.2K | -21.1% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 2,588 km |
| Norway to USA | $86.4K | 0% | $73.2M | 12 | 0% | 5,917 km |
| Germany to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $77.2K | +3,912.1% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 9,210 km |
| Taiwan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $73.9K | -20.1% | $23.6M | 8 | 0% | 815 km |
| USA to Taiwan | $49.2K | 0% | $16.4M | 3 | 0% | 12,533 km |
| Taiwan to Taiwan | $45.2K | 0% | $16.4M | 3 | 0% | 71 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $368.2M | +37.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | $418.6M | +13.7% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | $426.0M | +1.8% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | $307.7M | -27.8% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | $282.7M | -8.1% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | $365.0M | +29.1% | -5% |
| 2016 | $337.4M | -7.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | $346.0M | +2.6% | +7% |
| 2018 | $392.1M | +13.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | $373.2M | -4.8% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | $334.8M | -10.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | $456.0M | +36.2% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | $417.7M | -8.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | $360.3M | -13.7% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | $418.5M | +16.2% | -2.8% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._