# Plates trade prices and signals | HS 391990 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is Japan to China, with a unit value of $27,114.95 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $32,390.58 | $19,316.01 | +67.7% | 29,646 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $12,776.5 | $9,195.09 | +38.9% | 39,863.6 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $17,614.79 | $19,316.01 | -8.8% | 24,535.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $3,561.14 | $25,225 | -85.9% | 118,903.7 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $8,250.86 | $11,567 | -28.7% | 50,153.7 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $22,537.04 | $25,225 | -10.7% | 14,949.5 t |
| 2023 | USA to China | $35,501.7 | $19,316.01 | +83.8% | 9,083.1 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $3,763.33 | $11,611.84 | -67.6% | 83,304.6 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Other Asia, nes | $30,815.19 | $21,333.33 | +44.4% | 8,772.5 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Republic of Korea | $48,080.05 | $28,600 | +68.1% | 4,953.8 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to China | $24,940.97 | $19,316.01 | +29.1% | 8,631.7 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $4,979.16 | $14,586.5 | -65.9% | 41,794.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $3,246.22 | $15,421.9 | -79% | 59,606.2 t |
| 2023 | USA to Germany | $24,796.45 | $16,855.96 | +47.1% | 6,216.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Mexico | $3,210.75 | $9,195.09 | -65.1% | 47,267.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $11,691.57 | $15,442.54 | -24.3% | 12,051.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Italy | $7,449.9 | $9,870.34 | -24.5% | 18,652.3 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $8,108.33 | $14,586.5 | -44.4% | 16,852.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Thailand | $2,427.5 | $14,000 | -82.7% | 56,281.9 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Poland | $8,153.78 | $9,626.47 | -15.3% | 16,411.5 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $18,363.03 | $14,586.5 | +25.9% | 7,270.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $1,947.12 | $18,015.1 | -89.2% | 64,932.2 t |
| 2023 | Germany to United Kingdom | $7,615.25 | $11,590.16 | -34.3% | 15,522.8 t |
| 2023 | Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $49,986.13 | $29,714.29 | +68.2% | 2,335.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $3,822.33 | $28,600 | -86.6% | 30,349.4 t |
| 2023 | China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $18,538.05 | $29,714.29 | -37.6% | 6,139.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to China | $24,519.89 | $19,316.01 | +26.9% | 4,536 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Netherlands | $6,130.59 | $12,777.78 | -52% | 18,119.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to USA | $21,854.97 | $14,586.5 | +49.8% | 4,832.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $2,639.83 | $9,466.65 | -72.1% | 38,946 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to USA | $17,895.4 | $14,586.5 | +22.7% | 5,705 t |
| 2023 | Singapore to China | $19,316.01 | $19,316.01 | 0% | 4,736.2 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Austria | $12,651.1 | $14,270.71 | -11.3% | 7,129.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $3,646.23 | $12,000.3 | -69.6% | 23,460.1 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Germany | $4,366.87 | $16,855.96 | -74.1% | 19,418.9 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $554.2M | +48.8% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | $688.1M | +24.2% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | $707.7M | +2.9% | +23.9% |
| 2013 | $734.3M | +3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | $759.6M | +3.4% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | $667.2M | -12.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | $676.0M | +1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | $770.4M | +14% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | $764.1M | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | $770.9M | +0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | $926.7M | +20.2% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +20.3% | +13.4% |
| 2022 | $1.0B | -7.4% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | $917.0M | -11.2% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | $984.0M | +7.3% | -4.1% |

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