# Copper Ores And Concentrates trade prices and signals | HS...

The featured reported corridor is Chile to China, with a unit value of $1,423.96 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Chile to China | $2,319.09 | $1,750.81 | +32.5% | 7,544,588.4 t |
| 2023 | Peru to China | $2,045.45 | $1,750.81 | +16.8% | 7,620,788.3 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Japan | $2,240.2 | $2,240.2 | 0% | 1,605,362 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to China | $1,907.17 | $1,750.81 | +8.9% | 1,539,854.7 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to China | $1,665.17 | $1,750.81 | -4.9% | 1,677,693.1 t |
| 2023 | Mongolia to China | $1,727.27 | $1,750.81 | -1.3% | 1,518,890.1 t |
| 2023 | Democratic Republic of the Congo to China | $3,665.79 | $1,750.81 | +109.4% | 568,220.6 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to China | $2,837.02 | $1,750.81 | +62% | 675,374.5 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Japan | $3,405.43 | $2,240.2 | +52% | 550,461 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Philippines | $4,021.78 | $2,991.51 | +34.4% | 458,054 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Japan | $2,833.2 | $2,240.2 | +26.5% | 648,022.3 t |
| 2023 | Panama to China | $2,230.47 | $1,750.81 | +27.4% | 680,754.1 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $2,269.12 | $8,624.33 | -73.7% | 619,713.1 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Republic of Korea | $3,055.19 | $2,540.89 | +20.2% | 423,661.5 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $4,377.76 | $1,750.81 | +150% | 291,314.2 t |
| 2023 | Peru to Japan | $1,748.57 | $2,240.2 | -21.9% | 716,817.3 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to China | $2,074.08 | $1,750.81 | +18.5% | 567,615.2 t |
| 2023 | USA to China | $2,200.21 | $1,750.81 | +25.7% | 516,121.7 t |
| 2023 | Canada to China | $4,427.59 | $1,750.81 | +152.9% | 256,126.5 t |
| 2023 | Chile to Republic of Korea | $2,388.18 | $2,540.89 | -6% | 456,919.3 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to India | $3,220.76 | $2,603.37 | +23.7% | 291,092.4 t |
| 2023 | Australia to Republic of Korea | $3,038.28 | $2,540.89 | +19.6% | 304,534.5 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to Germany | $2,907.76 | $2,344.93 | +24% | 309,609.8 t |
| 2023 | Russia to China | $2,847.23 | $1,750.81 | +62.6% | 301,907.7 t |
| 2023 | Canada to Japan | $2,403.36 | $2,240.2 | +7.3% | 354,571 t |
| 2023 | Serbia to China | $1,403.26 | $1,750.81 | -19.9% | 604,734.9 t |
| 2023 | Spain to China | $1,429.21 | $1,750.81 | -18.4% | 548,945.4 t |
| 2023 | Peru to Republic of Korea | $2,249.64 | $2,540.89 | -11.5% | 318,262.8 t |
| 2023 | Chile to India | $2,499.81 | $2,603.37 | -4% | 273,190.3 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Spain | $2,751.37 | $2,370.87 | +16% | 247,447.2 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Philippines | $3,429.16 | $2,991.51 | +14.6% | 181,853.4 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to China | $5,991 | $1,750.81 | +242.2% | 99,797.3 t |
| 2023 | Peru to Spain | $1,817.09 | $2,370.87 | -23.4% | 319,178.5 t |
| 2023 | USA to Japan | $1,968.62 | $2,240.2 | -12.1% | 281,897.3 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to China | $1,855.4 | $1,750.81 | +6% | 293,508.4 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $3.7B | +57.6% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | $3.5B | -3.4% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | $4.1B | +17.2% | +21.3% |
| 2013 | $5.5B | +33% | +14.6% |
| 2014 | $5.1B | -7.7% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | $4.9B | -4.1% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | $5.5B | +13.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | $6.6B | +20% | +9.4% |
| 2018 | $9.1B | +37.5% | +23.4% |
| 2019 | $10.1B | +10.6% | +22.2% |
| 2020 | $12.3B | +21.7% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | $19.5B | +58.8% | +28.8% |
| 2022 | $16.0B | -18.1% | +16.5% |
| 2023 | $17.2B | +7.7% | +11.9% |
| 2024 | $20.3B | +17.7% | +1.3% |

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