# Of Sodium trade prices and signals | HS 283010 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is China to Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a unit value of $373.63 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | USA to Peru | $661.64 | $1,217.36 | -45.6% | 60,174.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $583.53 | $1,044.82 | -44.2% | 53,972.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Zambia | $1,363.8 | $1,269.42 | +7.4% | 21,697.4 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $882.5 | $882.5 | 0% | 18,194.5 t |
| 2023 | Argentina to Chile | $1,344.73 | $1,450.03 | -7.3% | 11,344.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Chile | $875.73 | $1,450.03 | -39.6% | 16,924.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $645.7 | $689.02 | -6.3% | 22,044.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $520.97 | $1,989.85 | -73.8% | 24,506.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Peru | $894.89 | $1,217.36 | -26.5% | 13,556.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $765.86 | $869.17 | -11.9% | 15,113.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Kazakhstan | $941.5 | $941.5 | 0% | 11,886.3 t |
| 2023 | Iran to Armenia | $946.66 | $1,071.79 | -11.7% | 11,539.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Pakistan | $571.12 | $691.24 | -17.4% | 17,628.2 t |
| 2023 | Zambia to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,044.82 | $1,044.82 | 0% | 9,441.2 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $1,311.87 | $1,099.95 | +19.3% | 5,965.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $980.86 | $980.86 | 0% | 6,825.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Bangladesh | $564.06 | $690.97 | -18.4% | 9,612.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Armenia | $1,071.79 | $1,071.79 | 0% | 4,462 t |
| 2023 | China to Morocco | $907.76 | $1,030.56 | -11.9% | 5,091.7 t |
| 2023 | Iran to Turkey | $600.57 | $870.59 | -31% | 7,612.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Italy | $889.04 | $1,248.32 | -28.8% | 5,084.8 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Finland | $1,252.94 | $1,724.64 | -27.4% | 3,096.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Mongolia | $702.28 | $702.28 | 0% | 5,518.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Thailand | $643.17 | $958.22 | -32.9% | 5,959.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $636.8 | $38,435.52 | -98.3% | 5,949.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Argentina | $1,035.08 | $1,581.75 | -34.6% | 3,638.3 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $550.79 | $1,190 | -53.7% | 6,387.2 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Finland | $2,395.38 | $1,724.64 | +38.9% | 1,308.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Norway | $957.72 | $1,448.73 | -33.9% | 2,965.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $745.79 | $762.39 | -2.2% | 3,697.7 t |
| 2023 | China to United Rep. of Tanzania | $945.7 | $1,060 | -10.8% | 2,841.8 t |
| 2023 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Zambia | $1,099.01 | $1,269.42 | -13.4% | 2,192.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Belgium | $778.54 | $1,039.18 | -25.1% | 3,035.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Myanmar | $778.99 | $1,582.65 | -50.8% | 2,872.4 t |
| 2023 | Namibia to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $3,259.8 | $1,044.82 | +212% | 654.5 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $6.1M | 0% | 0% |
| 2011 | $6.7M | +8.6% | 0% |
| 2012 | $7.1M | +6.9% | 0% |
| 2013 | $6.9M | -2.7% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | $7.8M | +11.9% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | $32.6M | +320.4% | +66% |
| 2016 | $3.5M | -89.3% | -20.4% |
| 2017 | $5.2M | +49.8% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | $8.4M | +60.7% | -36.3% |
| 2019 | $9.0M | +7.4% | +37.3% |
| 2020 | $9.9M | +9.6% | +23.7% |
| 2021 | $23.4M | +136.2% | +40.6% |
| 2022 | $47.3M | +102.2% | +73.6% |
| 2023 | $67.9M | +43.6% | +90% |
| 2024 | $59.1M | -13% | +36.2% |

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