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The featured reported corridor is China to Republic of Korea, with a unit value of $1,474.21 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $1,728.16 | $7,691.11 | -77.5% | 52,256.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Congo, Rep. of the | $12,869.14 | $12,869.14 | 0% | 3,013.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $5,281.06 | $6,860.36 | -23% | 5,124.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $3,827.54 | $5,177.25 | -26.1% | 5,857.1 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $6,819.19 | $6,495.45 | +5% | 3,284.5 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $2,536.1 | $3,243.85 | -21.8% | 8,064 t |
| 2023 | China to France | $1,475.74 | $3,250.4 | -54.6% | 12,111.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Netherlands | $3,600.24 | $7,399.69 | -51.3% | 4,600.4 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $3,057.28 | $6,860.36 | -55.4% | 5,369.3 t |
| 2023 | China to South Africa | $1,585.87 | $5,336.98 | -70.3% | 10,347.4 t |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $1,899.24 | $5,197.51 | -63.5% | 8,317.5 t |
| 2023 | USA to France | $2,161.8 | $3,250.4 | -33.5% | 6,995.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Other Asia, nes | $2,141.92 | $5,078.05 | -57.8% | 6,835.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $2,284.92 | $4,646.18 | -50.8% | 6,293.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $2,535.65 | $9,643.5 | -73.7% | 5,525.1 t |
| 2023 | Italy to United Kingdom | $2,557.26 | $8,148.7 | -68.6% | 5,261.8 t |
| 2023 | Finland to Netherlands | $4,208.99 | $7,399.69 | -43.1% | 3,119.3 t |
| 2023 | Italy to USA | $6,537.39 | $6,495.45 | +0.6% | 1,938.8 t |
| 2023 | USA to Singapore | $3,054.84 | $5,197.92 | -41.2% | 4,134.4 t |
| 2023 | Spain to Italy | $3,367.66 | $7,113.98 | -52.7% | 3,499.3 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Thailand | $1,319.3 | $7,416.67 | -82.2% | 8,848.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $1,731.44 | $4,220.36 | -59% | 6,722.9 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Netherlands | $2,061.37 | $7,399.69 | -72.1% | 5,192.8 t |
| 2023 | India to USA | $10,386.53 | $6,495.45 | +59.9% | 1,014.6 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to USA | $3,209.45 | $6,495.45 | -50.6% | 3,185.1 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Belgium | $4,093.47 | $5,763.76 | -29% | 2,458.9 t |
| 2023 | France to United Kingdom | $2,438.18 | $8,148.7 | -70.1% | 4,114.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $4,778.96 | $4,778.96 | 0% | 2,038.5 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Philippines | $15,839.61 | $6,349.9 | +149.4% | 613.6 t |
| 2023 | USA to China | $2,799.14 | $5,197.51 | -46.1% | 3,438.5 t |
| 2023 | Spain to France | $2,850.18 | $3,250.4 | -12.3% | 3,362.7 t |
| 2023 | India to Japan | $7,690.65 | $5,177.25 | +48.5% | 1,231.3 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Singapore | $1,883.9 | $5,197.92 | -63.8% | 4,594.3 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $1,804.27 | $5,197.51 | -65.3% | 4,776 t |
| 2023 | China to Thailand | $2,060.99 | $7,416.67 | -72.2% | 4,156.2 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $15.8M | +25.2% | +42.9% |
| 2011 | $18.9M | +19.6% | +30.4% |
| 2012 | $25.8M | +36.6% | +27% |
| 2013 | $48.8M | +89.1% | +45.6% |
| 2014 | $64.0M | +31.1% | +50.2% |
| 2015 | $59.9M | -6.4% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | $55.7M | -7% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | $68.8M | +23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | $86.6M | +26% | +13.1% |
| 2019 | $85.8M | -1% | +15.5% |
| 2020 | $77.6M | -9.6% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | $91.8M | +18.3% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | $114.0M | +24.2% | +9.9% |
| 2023 | $78.3M | -31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | $82.9M | +5.9% | -3.3% |

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