# Commercial Alkali Metal Silicates trade corridors and routes...

The leading reported route is China to Saudi Arabia, with trade value of $18.1M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to Saudi Arabia | $18.1M | +117% | $21.6M | 19 | 9.9% | 6,605 km |
| USA to Canada | $11.6M | +13.2% | $12.4M | 21 | 0% | 548 km |
| USA to Mexico | $8.3M | +5.1% | $14.1M | 28 | 0.1% | 3,369 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany | $7.9M | +9.5% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 504 km |
| Mexico to USA | $5.7M | +126% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 3,369 km |
| Netherlands to Germany | $5.5M | +14.5% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 174 km |
| Luxembourg to Netherlands | $3.5M | +13.6% | $10.2M | 35 | 0% | 318 km |
| Canada to USA | $3.5M | -24.5% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 548 km |
| Netherlands to China | $3.2M | +8.5% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 7,831 km |
| Republic of Korea to China | $3.1M | +25.7% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 956 km |
| Poland to Germany | $2.7M | +25.3% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 966 km |
| Japan to China | $2.6M | +9.3% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 2,098 km |
| Belgium to Netherlands | $2.5M | +3.7% | $10.2M | 35 | 0% | 173 km |
| Spain to Mexico | $2.3M | +35.5% | $14.1M | 28 | 0.1% | 9,074 km |
| Czechia to Germany | $2.3M | +37.5% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 546 km |
| Brazil to USA | $2.0M | +3.3% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 7,694 km |
| USA to Germany | $1.9M | -16% | $24.0M | 35 | 0.1% | 6,035 km |
| Germany to USA | $1.8M | +55.1% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 6,035 km |
| USA to China | $1.8M | +0.1% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 10,994 km |
| Belgium to China | $1.7M | -5.7% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 7,971 km |
| Japan to USA | $1.7M | -10.4% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 10,856 km |
| Malaysia to China | $1.5M | +117.2% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 4,355 km |
| China to Netherlands | $1.5M | +157.2% | $10.2M | 35 | 0% | 7,831 km |
| Germany to Netherlands | $1.5M | +15.3% | $10.2M | 35 | 0% | 174 km |
| France to China | $1.2M | +37.2% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 8,225 km |
| France to USA | $1.2M | +10.8% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 5,838 km |
| Japan to Mexico | $1.2M | +18.2% | $14.1M | 28 | 0.1% | 11,312 km |
| Germany to China | $1.1M | +10.7% | $17.8M | 34 | 0.3% | 7,785 km |
| Italy to Netherlands | $1.1M | +34.4% | $10.2M | 35 | 0% | 1,298 km |
| Denmark to Germany | $1.1M | +25.6% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 596 km |
| Netherlands to USA | $1.0M | +26% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 5,866 km |
| China to USA | $990.9K | -3% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 10,994 km |
| USA to Netherlands | $810.2K | +20.6% | $10.2M | 35 | 0.1% | 5,866 km |
| Italy to Mexico | $807.6K | +25.5% | $14.1M | 28 | 0.1% | 10,255 km |
| Austria to Germany | $797.1K | +16.4% | $24.0M | 35 | 0% | 764 km |
| Italy to USA | $767.8K | -7.5% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 6,895 km |
| Belgium to USA | $764.4K | -5.5% | $21.6M | 31 | 0% | 5,892 km |
| Malaysia to Saudi Arabia | $724.4K | +195.5% | $21.6M | 19 | 0.1% | 6,347 km |
| Netherlands to Saudi Arabia | $694.4K | +14.3% | $21.6M | 19 | 0.1% | 4,670 km |
| Italy to Saudi Arabia | $617.4K | +7.8% | $21.6M | 19 | 0.1% | 3,685 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | $155.3K | +18.5% | +35.6% |
| 2010 | $214.1K | +37.8% | +41.4% |
| 2011 | $12.8K | -94% | -54% |
| 2012 | $173.4K | +1,257.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | $71.4K | -58.8% | -30.6% |
| 2015 | $9.7K | -86.4% | -8.6% |
| 2016 | $69.2K | +610.3% | -26.4% |
| 2017 | $143.3K | +107.1% | +26.1% |
| 2018 | $172.2K | +20.2% | +160.5% |
| 2019 | $376.8K | +118.8% | +75.9% |
| 2020 | $4.8M | +1,182% | +223.1% |
| 2021 | $5.6M | +16.6% | +219.8% |
| 2022 | $15.3M | +171.5% | +243.6% |
| 2023 | $13.4M | -12.6% | +40.4% |
| 2024 | $18.1M | +35.9% | +47.7% |

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