# Commercial Cobalt Oxides trade corridors and routes | HS...

The leading reported route is Democratic Republic of the Congo to China, with trade value of $2.4B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to China | $2.4B | +88.4% | $2.4B | 22 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa | $1.6B | -4% | $1.6B | 11 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Mozambique | $609.1M | +41.8% | $609.1M | 1 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Singapore | $185.0M | +99.2% | $186.4M | 9 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $175.9M | +166% | $176.6M | 6 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Arab Emirates | $82.1M | -8.2% | $86.4M | 12 | 0% | 0 km |
| Zambia to United Rep. of Tanzania | $81.8M | 0% | $69.9M | 4 | 0.1% | 1,539 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Zambia | $78.7M | +3.4% | $78.7M | 2 | 0% | 0 km |
| Namibia to China | $72.0M | +62.7% | $2.4B | 22 | 0% | 12,373 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to United Rep. of Tanzania | $69.6M | +2.3% | $69.9M | 4 | 0% | 0 km |
| China to Republic of Korea | $56.5M | -15.2% | $74.5M | 19 | 0.1% | 956 km |
| Zambia to South Africa | $45.9M | +2,697.4% | $1.6B | 11 | 0.1% | 2,279 km |
| Finland to Belgium | $41.9M | +163% | $46.6M | 15 | 0% | 1,652 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Finland | $36.6M | -11.3% | $51.8M | 9 | 0% | 0 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $31.3M | +110.1% | $45.8M | 8 | 0% | 0 km |
| Finland to Germany | $20.1M | -4.7% | $23.5M | 19 | 0% | 1,475 km |
| Finland to USA | $16.8M | +19.9% | $39.2M | 16 | 0% | 6,626 km |
| Namibia to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $14.3M | 0% | $45.8M | 8 | 0% | 7,798 km |
| Russia to Finland | $13.1M | +2,776.3% | $51.8M | 9 | 0% | 893 km |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo to Taiwan | $10.8M | 0% | $13.1M | 14 | 0% | 0 km |
| Belgium to USA | $10.0M | -8.3% | $39.2M | 16 | 0% | 5,892 km |
| Algeria to Finland | $9.3M | +80.5% | $51.8M | 9 | 0% | 3,027 km |
| Taiwan to China | $9.2M | +116% | $2.4B | 22 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| Finland to Republic of Korea | $8.9M | -35.2% | $74.5M | 19 | 0.1% | 7,071 km |
| Belgium to Spain | $8.8M | -14.7% | $17.1M | 14 | 0% | 1,317 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $8.4M | -9% | $39.2M | 16 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| China to Spain | $7.4M | -19.5% | $17.1M | 14 | 0% | 9,232 km |
| Belgium to Italy | $7.2M | +7.4% | $11.1M | 12 | 0% | 1,175 km |
| Belgium to Republic of Korea | $6.9M | -9.1% | $74.5M | 19 | 0.1% | 8,722 km |
| Finland to Japan | $6.4M | +2.3% | $14.8M | 11 | 0% | 7,830 km |
| Finland to India | $4.6M | +26.1% | $10.9M | 12 | 0.5% | 5,221 km |
| Congo, Rep. of the to Belgium | $4.3M | 0% | $46.6M | 15 | 0% | 6,217 km |
| Belgium to India | $4.3M | +4.8% | $10.9M | 12 | 0.5% | 6,420 km |
| Belgium to Japan | $3.7M | -0.4% | $14.8M | 11 | 0% | 9,463 km |
| South Africa to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $3.1M | +25.3% | $176.6M | 6 | 0% | 11,877 km |
| Taiwan to Japan | $2.9M | -13.1% | $14.8M | 11 | 0% | 2,103 km |
| Finland to Italy | $2.8M | -9.8% | $11.1M | 12 | 0% | 2,203 km |
| Namibia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $2.6M | 0% | $176.6M | 6 | 0% | 11,630 km |
| South Africa to Finland | $2.3M | +276.6% | $51.8M | 9 | 0% | 10,487 km |
| China to Belgium | $2.3M | +1.5% | $46.6M | 15 | 0% | 7,971 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $8.0M | +91.9% | 0% |
| 2011 | $23.9M | +199% | 0% |
| 2012 | $82.7M | +245.9% | +170.7% |
| 2013 | $174.6M | +111.3% | +179.6% |
| 2014 | $257.7M | +47.6% | +120.9% |
| 2015 | $96.9M | -62.4% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | $73.7M | -23.9% | -25% |
| 2017 | $124.3M | +68.6% | -21.6% |
| 2018 | $233.2M | +87.6% | +34% |
| 2019 | $99.3M | -57.4% | +10.4% |
| 2020 | $477.1M | +380.3% | +56.6% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +159.2% | +74.4% |
| 2022 | $848.1M | -31.4% | +104.4% |
| 2023 | $2.2B | +164.9% | +67.6% |
| 2024 | $2.4B | +4.9% | +24% |

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