# Bituminous trade corridors and routes | HS 270112 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is Australia to Japan, with trade value of $17.5B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Australia to Japan | $17.5B | +8% | $25.0B | 11 | 3.9% | 7,831 km |
| Australia to India | $8.5B | +3.9% | $14.9B | 14 | 0.5% | 10,435 km |
| Australia to China | $8.4B | -1.4% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 8,956 km |
| Mongolia to China | $7.9B | +22.3% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 1,172 km |
| Russia to China | $7.4B | +36.1% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.2% | 5,795 km |
| Australia to Republic of Korea | $5.2B | +1.5% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 8,330 km |
| Australia to Taiwan | $4.7B | +5.5% | $6.9B | 12 | 0% | 7,273 km |
| Russia to Turkey | $3.9B | +21.6% | $7.2B | 61 | 0.1% | 1,758 km |
| Indonesia to China | $3.2B | +28.1% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 5,221 km |
| USA to India | $3.2B | +30.8% | $14.9B | 14 | 0.5% | 11,762 km |
| Indonesia to Japan | $3.1B | +11% | $25.0B | 11 | 0% | 5,792 km |
| South Africa to India | $2.8B | +15.5% | $14.9B | 14 | 0.5% | 9,311 km |
| Australia to Viet Nam | $2.8B | +19.1% | $4.2B | 13 | 0.2% | 7,770 km |
| Canada to China | $1.9B | +25.5% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 10,598 km |
| Canada to Japan | $1.9B | +5.7% | $25.0B | 11 | 0% | 10,358 km |
| Russia to Republic of Korea | $1.9B | -1.8% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 6,614 km |
| Australia to Netherlands | $1.8B | +16.4% | $3.2B | 41 | 0.1% | 16,658 km |
| Canada to Republic of Korea | $1.7B | +5% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 10,618 km |
| USA to China | $1.6B | +63.9% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 10,994 km |
| USA to Japan | $1.5B | -0.8% | $25.0B | 11 | 0% | 10,856 km |
| Australia to Indonesia | $1.4B | +20.5% | $2.4B | 17 | 0.2% | 5,512 km |
| USA to Brazil | $1.4B | +4.3% | $2.7B | 7 | 0.3% | 7,694 km |
| Indonesia to Republic of Korea | $1.2B | +4.9% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 5,292 km |
| Australia to Brazil | $955.4M | +9.8% | $2.7B | 7 | 0.3% | 13,372 km |
| USA to Netherlands | $917.1M | +8.2% | $3.2B | 41 | 0.1% | 5,866 km |
| Colombia to Republic of Korea | $915.7M | +19.3% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 14,817 km |
| Russia to Taiwan | $801.3M | +4.7% | $6.9B | 12 | 0% | 7,357 km |
| Australia to Malaysia | $759.3M | +5.7% | $1.2B | 18 | 0.1% | 6,617 km |
| Colombia to Turkey | $705.9M | -9.8% | $7.2B | 61 | 0.1% | 10,842 km |
| USA to Germany | $670.7M | +7% | $2.1B | 31 | 0.1% | 6,035 km |
| Colombia to China | $662.9M | +47.1% | $31.4B | 24 | 0.3% | 14,937 km |
| Azerbaijan to Turkey | $643.5M | +6.9% | $7.2B | 61 | 0.1% | 1,764 km |
| USA to Turkey | $643.4M | +25% | $7.2B | 61 | 0.1% | 8,071 km |
| Australia to France | $604.7M | +7% | $934.1M | 19 | 0.1% | 16,975 km |
| Australia to Turkey | $585.1M | +13.1% | $7.2B | 61 | 0.1% | 14,960 km |
| Australia to Germany | $580.9M | +4.6% | $2.1B | 31 | 0.1% | 16,563 km |
| South Africa to Republic of Korea | $573.1M | +15.8% | $12.4B | 24 | 0.1% | 13,723 km |
| Russia to Viet Nam | $537.0M | +12.1% | $4.2B | 13 | 0.1% | 6,738 km |
| Indonesia to Taiwan | $529.4M | -2.5% | $6.9B | 12 | 0% | 3,825 km |
| Colombia to Mexico | $510.6M | +4.3% | $519.0M | 5 | 0.1% | 3,089 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $13.6B | +7.5% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | $16.9B | +24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | $15.8B | -6.2% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | $13.2B | -16.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | $10.9B | -17.4% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | $9.4B | -14.3% | -16% |
| 2016 | $8.7B | -7.3% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | $12.6B | +44.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | $14.0B | +11.3% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | $11.9B | -15.2% | +11% |
| 2020 | $8.2B | -30.4% | -13.1% |
| 2021 | $14.8B | +79.8% | +2% |
| 2022 | $36.8B | +148.2% | +45.9% |
| 2023 | $23.4B | -36.4% | +41.5% |
| 2024 | $17.5B | -25.3% | +5.6% |

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