# Lithium Oxide And Hydroxide trade corridors and routes | HS...

The leading reported route is China to Republic of Korea, with trade value of $1.4B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to Republic of Korea | $1.4B | +38.4% | $1.6B | 20 | 14.2% | 956 km |
| China to Japan | $620.2M | +12% | $727.8M | 12 | 0% | 2,098 km |
| Chile to Republic of Korea | $172.3M | +16.4% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.1% | 18,375 km |
| USA to Japan | $76.7M | +2.1% | $727.8M | 12 | 0% | 10,856 km |
| Australia to China | $42.8M | +2,500.7% | $93.0M | 21 | 0.3% | 8,956 km |
| China to Sweden | $40.8M | +228.1% | $43.7M | 10 | 0% | 6,714 km |
| USA to Republic of Korea | $40.6M | +36.6% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.1% | 11,066 km |
| Chile to Belgium | $29.6M | +51.6% | $34.6M | 17 | 0% | 11,905 km |
| USA to China | $20.6M | +58.3% | $93.0M | 21 | 0.3% | 10,994 km |
| Japan to Germany | $20.6M | +501.6% | $37.8M | 22 | 0.1% | 9,298 km |
| Chile to Japan | $19.3M | +3.7% | $727.8M | 12 | 0% | 17,247 km |
| Australia to Republic of Korea | $19.2M | +425.9% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.1% | 8,330 km |
| Republic of Korea to China | $15.4M | +245.9% | $93.0M | 21 | 0.3% | 956 km |
| USA to Poland | $10.9M | +713.3% | $24.8M | 15 | 0.1% | 6,855 km |
| Chile to Poland | $10.7M | +907.5% | $24.8M | 15 | 0.1% | 13,002 km |
| Republic of Korea to Japan | $10.0M | +273.6% | $727.8M | 12 | 0% | 1,157 km |
| China to India | $10.0M | +8.7% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.5% | 3,785 km |
| USA to Sweden | $8.5M | +86.1% | $43.7M | 10 | 0% | 6,323 km |
| Russia to China | $8.5M | +347.6% | $93.0M | 21 | 0.2% | 5,795 km |
| Chile to USA | $8.3M | +12.2% | $11.4M | 19 | 0% | 8,271 km |
| USA to Germany | $6.4M | -13.1% | $37.8M | 22 | 0.1% | 6,035 km |
| Netherlands to Germany | $5.9M | -6.5% | $37.8M | 22 | 0% | 174 km |
| Chile to India | $5.2M | +75.7% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.5% | 16,937 km |
| China to China | $4.2M | +57.1% | $93.0M | 21 | 0% | 1,164 km |
| Singapore to India | $3.8M | +121.1% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.5% | 4,154 km |
| Russia to India | $3.3M | -8.7% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.3% | 4,342 km |
| China to Germany | $2.7M | +148.8% | $37.8M | 22 | 0% | 7,785 km |
| Netherlands to Belgium | $2.7M | +1.9% | $34.6M | 17 | 0% | 173 km |
| USA to Netherlands | $2.2M | +152.3% | $12.6M | 28 | 0.1% | 5,866 km |
| France to Netherlands | $2.1M | +158.6% | $12.6M | 28 | 0% | 428 km |
| Russia to Netherlands | $2.1M | -6.1% | $12.6M | 28 | 0% | 2,155 km |
| China to Netherlands | $1.7M | +11.2% | $12.6M | 28 | 0% | 7,831 km |
| Belgium to Sweden | $1.6M | -10.3% | $43.7M | 10 | 0% | 1,284 km |
| Russia to Poland | $1.6M | +9.1% | $24.8M | 15 | 0.1% | 1,156 km |
| China to USA | $1.5M | -3% | $11.4M | 19 | 0% | 10,994 km |
| Latvia to India | $1.4M | +25.1% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.3% | 5,172 km |
| Sweden to Netherlands | $1.4M | +237.6% | $12.6M | 28 | 0% | 1,129 km |
| Japan to Netherlands | $1.3M | +206.8% | $12.6M | 28 | 0.1% | 9,303 km |
| Netherlands to India | $1.3M | +65.6% | $22.1M | 17 | 0.5% | 6,363 km |
| Chile to Netherlands | $1.3M | +2.2% | $12.6M | 28 | 0% | 12,027 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $1.9M | +60.8% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | $3.5M | +86.9% | +54.3% |
| 2012 | $5.0M | +45% | +63.4% |
| 2013 | $5.7M | +14.1% | +45.7% |
| 2014 | $6.3M | +10.6% | +22.3% |
| 2015 | $16.1M | +153.5% | +47.3% |
| 2016 | $54.3M | +237.8% | +111.6% |
| 2017 | $68.3M | +25.8% | +120.9% |
| 2018 | $143.5M | +110.1% | +107.5% |
| 2019 | $271.2M | +88.9% | +70.9% |
| 2020 | $321.0M | +18.4% | +67.5% |
| 2021 | $512.5M | +59.6% | +52.8% |
| 2022 | $3.1B | +495.3% | +124.1% |
| 2023 | $4.6B | +51.6% | +143.4% |
| 2024 | $1.4B | -70.2% | +39.1% |

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