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

The featured reported corridor is South Africa to China, with a unit value of $141.39 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | South Africa to China | $168.11 | $308.52 | -45.5% | 11,262,957.6 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Mozambique | $219.18 | $219.18 | 0% | 7,455,753.2 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to China | $274.37 | $308.52 | -11.1% | 1,112,890.3 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to China | $467.33 | $308.52 | +51.5% | 474,672.3 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Indonesia | $391.07 | $532.99 | -26.6% | 528,266.4 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $155.44 | $219.6 | -29.2% | 915,212.4 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Russia | $298.37 | $501.15 | -40.5% | 390,766.7 t |
| 2023 | Pakistan to China | $255.55 | $308.52 | -17.2% | 429,602.9 t |
| 2023 | Albania to China | $252.44 | $308.52 | -18.2% | 360,789.4 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to Mozambique | $131.14 | $219.18 | -40.2% | 446,551.1 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to Sweden | $246.38 | $432.3 | -43% | 228,038.8 t |
| 2023 | Papua New Guinea to China | $309.18 | $308.52 | +0.2% | 149,851.7 t |
| 2023 | Oman to China | $435.94 | $308.52 | +41.3% | 101,140.3 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to United Arab Emirates | $430.77 | $417.53 | +3.2% | 89,384 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Singapore | $207.52 | $716.18 | -71% | 184,321.1 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to India | $304.12 | $487.9 | -37.7% | 112,346.3 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Turkey | $316.86 | $847.51 | -62.6% | 95,840.5 t |
| 2023 | Philippines to China | $298.23 | $308.52 | -3.3% | 94,445.4 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Germany | $601.69 | $521.75 | +15.3% | 45,690.9 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Netherlands | $302.6 | $469.1 | -35.5% | 74,314 t |
| 2023 | Madagascar to China | $257.15 | $308.52 | -16.6% | 84,389.7 t |
| 2023 | Iran to China | $308.52 | $308.52 | 0% | 65,467.1 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to Indonesia | $362.72 | $532.99 | -31.9% | 54,491 t |
| 2023 | United Arab Emirates to China | $264.55 | $308.52 | -14.3% | 59,053.3 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to USA | $293.48 | $636.06 | -53.9% | 44,071.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Russia | $591.3 | $501.15 | +18% | 20,453 t |
| 2023 | Albania to United Arab Emirates | $292.78 | $417.53 | -29.9% | 41,192.4 t |
| 2023 | Pakistan to Japan | $468.55 | $464.18 | +0.9% | 24,538.8 t |
| 2023 | India to China | $332.95 | $308.52 | +7.9% | 33,730.1 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to Belgium | $390.19 | $469.53 | -16.9% | 26,418.3 t |
| 2023 | Mozambique to Netherlands | $341.17 | $469.1 | -27.3% | 25,437.4 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $521.75 | $521.75 | 0% | 16,088 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Italy | $289 | $628.27 | -54% | 24,541 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to China | $179.31 | $308.52 | -41.9% | 38,976.7 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Spain | $524.87 | $547.6 | -4.1% | 11,444 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $811.1M | +54.9% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | $1.1B | +41.3% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | $753.8M | -34.2% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | $956.2M | +26.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | $754.2M | -21.1% | -13% |
| 2015 | $918.4M | +21.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | $860.0M | -6.4% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | $1.6B | +87% | +28.7% |
| 2018 | $1.4B | -12.1% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | $1.4B | +0.8% | +18.3% |
| 2020 | $1.2B | -16.5% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | +13.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | $1.8B | +36.2% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | $2.8B | +53.5% | +33.2% |
| 2024 | $3.3B | +18.1% | +35.1% |

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