# Of Sodium trade prices and signals | HS 283210 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is China to Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a unit value of $384.35 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Zambia to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $773.42 | $1,177.88 | -34.3% | 19,291.6 t |
| 2023 | Italy to USA | $846.42 | $1,000 | -15.4% | 15,621.1 t |
| 2023 | India to South Africa | $325.07 | $1,869.38 | -82.6% | 29,048.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $382.32 | $8,754.81 | -95.6% | 23,214.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $505.74 | $965.52 | -47.6% | 16,554.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Brazil | $668.69 | $965.52 | -30.7% | 12,465.7 t |
| 2023 | Finland to Sweden | $469.93 | $626.42 | -25% | 16,000.9 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $384.32 | $671.99 | -42.8% | 19,230.6 t |
| 2023 | China to South Africa | $332.92 | $1,869.38 | -82.2% | 21,534.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $425.37 | $981.19 | -56.6% | 16,629.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Peru | $510.56 | $851.73 | -40.1% | 13,761.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Netherlands | $494.27 | $667.75 | -26% | 12,645.8 t |
| 2023 | Italy to France | $439.29 | $671.99 | -34.6% | 12,538.7 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $237.08 | $1,000 | -76.3% | 22,272.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $531.07 | $5,228.72 | -89.8% | 9,287.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Saudi Arabia | $834.61 | $834.61 | 0% | 5,875.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Argentina | $542.01 | $1,037.19 | -47.7% | 8,951.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Ecuador | $234.15 | $544.73 | -57% | 19,131.1 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to India | $616.06 | $1,869.57 | -67% | 7,109.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Kazakhstan | $488.94 | $8,739.39 | -94.4% | 8,944.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Democratic Republic of the Congo | $366.12 | $1,177.88 | -68.9% | 11,793.1 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Australia | $470.18 | $981.19 | -52.1% | 9,167.6 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Philippines | $715.88 | $4,785.71 | -85% | 5,554.8 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Spain | $417.44 | $1,225 | -65.9% | 9,122.6 t |
| 2023 | Russia to Kazakhstan | $633.46 | $8,739.39 | -92.8% | 5,990.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Chile | $361.15 | $1,111.91 | -67.5% | 10,113.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Mexico | $733.43 | $1,109.95 | -33.9% | 4,967.5 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Brazil | $708.12 | $965.52 | -26.7% | 5,122.5 t |
| 2023 | India to USA | $361.83 | $1,000 | -63.8% | 9,932.8 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $918.18 | $1,295.53 | -29.1% | 3,601 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1,043.51 | $1,752.53 | -40.5% | 3,159 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to Egypt | $491.18 | $679.82 | -27.7% | 6,690.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Eritrea | $326.41 | $504.73 | -35.3% | 9,859 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to Netherlands | $299.55 | $667.75 | -55.1% | 10,722.6 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $401.31 | $1,869.57 | -78.5% | 7,646.5 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $4.5M | +11,593.6% | 0% |
| 2011 | $6.8M | +52.7% | +678.8% |
| 2012 | $7.1M | +3.9% | +470.4% |
| 2013 | $6.0M | -15.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | $5.4M | -10% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | $4.5M | -17% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | $4.0M | -11.3% | -12.8% |
| 2017 | $8.5M | +113.1% | +16.2% |
| 2018 | $25.6M | +200.4% | +78.4% |
| 2019 | $21.9M | -14.4% | +76.3% |
| 2020 | $15.1M | -31.1% | +21% |
| 2021 | $19.8M | +30.8% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | $42.0M | +112.6% | +24.2% |
| 2023 | $30.3M | -27.9% | +26.1% |
| 2024 | $69.7M | +130.4% | +52.3% |

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