# Nickel Ores And Concentrates trade corridors and routes | HS...

The leading reported route is Philippines to China, with trade value of $1.1B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Philippines to China | $1.1B | +2.8% | $2.2B | 24 | 28.3% | 2,850 km |
| Philippines to Indonesia | $308.0M | +200% | $319.9M | 10 | 0.2% | 2,792 km |
| Russia to China | $297.2M | +68.3% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.2% | 5,795 km |
| Russia to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $285.9M | +4,485.1% | $69.2M | 8 | 0% | 2,296 km |
| New Caledonia to Republic of Korea | $194.1M | +1.3% | $197.0M | 16 | 0% | 7,830 km |
| Zimbabwe to South Africa | $169.5M | -20.5% | $169.9M | 10 | 0.1% | 2,186 km |
| Finland to China | $156.0M | +48.5% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 6,327 km |
| Australia to China | $117.6M | -17% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 8,956 km |
| USA to Canada | $117.2M | +16.9% | $380.4M | 17 | 0% | 548 km |
| Brazil to China | $109.3M | +4,979.9% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 17,614 km |
| Zambia to Canada | $108.1M | 0% | $380.4M | 17 | 0% | 12,610 km |
| New Caledonia to China | $102.8M | +14.7% | $2.2B | 24 | 0% | 8,649 km |
| Canada to Finland | $88.7M | -9.8% | $265.0M | 11 | 0.1% | 6,611 km |
| Côte d\'Ivoire to China | $87.2M | +176.6% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 12,145 km |
| Finland to Canada | $82.3M | +262.1% | $380.4M | 17 | 0.1% | 6,611 km |
| Canada to Belgium | $73.4M | +7.5% | $73.7M | 11 | 0.1% | 6,032 km |
| Brazil to Finland | $69.3M | +20.7% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 11,316 km |
| Zambia to China | $69.2M | +73.6% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 10,961 km |
| Zambia to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $68.0M | +849.8% | $69.2M | 8 | 0% | 7,253 km |
| Australia to Taiwan | $52.3M | +183.2% | $52.6M | 3 | 0% | 7,273 km |
| South Africa to Finland | $50.7M | +12.5% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 10,487 km |
| Zambia to Finland | $45.5M | 0% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 8,419 km |
| Viet Nam to China | $39.0M | +183.1% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.2% | 2,331 km |
| Solomon Islands to China | $36.3M | 0% | $2.2B | 24 | 0% | 7,090 km |
| Brazil to Canada | $35.3M | +946.7% | $380.4M | 17 | 0.1% | 8,191 km |
| Russia to Canada | $30.7M | +598.5% | $380.4M | 17 | 0% | 7,496 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Canada | $27.2M | -9.3% | $380.4M | 17 | 0.1% | 6,441 km |
| Taiwan to China | $23.7M | +175.5% | $2.2B | 24 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| Botswana to Finland | $21.8M | +26.4% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 9,448 km |
| Guatemala to China | $21.4M | +65.4% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 13,351 km |
| New Caledonia to Japan | $21.1M | -29.8% | $31.0M | 11 | 0% | 7,035 km |
| USA to Thailand | $15.8M | +1,153.9% | $16.2M | 7 | 0.3% | 13,943 km |
| Turkey to China | $14.1M | +0.1% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 7,064 km |
| United Rep. of Tanzania to China | $13.6M | +753.5% | $2.2B | 24 | 0.3% | 9,423 km |
| Canada to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $11.9M | +908.9% | $69.2M | 8 | 0% | 6,441 km |
| Australia to Malaysia | $10.8M | +99.4% | $12.2M | 8 | 0.1% | 6,617 km |
| China to Indonesia | $9.9M | +599% | $319.9M | 10 | 0.2% | 5,221 km |
| Philippines to Japan | $9.6M | -31% | $31.0M | 11 | 0% | 3,000 km |
| Mozambique to Finland | $9.0M | -27.2% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 9,608 km |
| Namibia to Finland | $8.7M | 0% | $265.0M | 11 | 0% | 9,232 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $390.6M | +113.7% | -8.6% |
| 2011 | $891.7M | +128.3% | +63.6% |
| 2012 | $1.1B | +21.1% | +80.7% |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +6.4% | +43.2% |
| 2014 | $2.2B | +88.1% | +34.3% |
| 2015 | $1.1B | -46.9% | +2% |
| 2016 | $735.5M | -35.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | $949.0M | +29% | -24% |
| 2018 | $848.9M | -10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | $963.8M | +13.5% | +9.4% |
| 2020 | $1.3B | +38.3% | +12% |
| 2021 | $2.0B | +53.8% | +34.1% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | -14.1% | +22.2% |
| 2023 | $1.4B | -18.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | -23% | -18.5% |

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