# Plates trade prices and signals | HS 392062 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is Japan to China, with a unit value of $5,451.57 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $7,667.52 | $5,489.56 | +39.7% | 78,211.5 t |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $6,758.06 | $5,489.56 | +23.1% | 82,065.7 t |
| 2023 | Oman to USA | $2,211.25 | $3,720.36 | -40.6% | 144,656.4 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Republic of Korea | $9,297.67 | $3,605 | +157.9% | 29,464.3 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to China | $4,611.77 | $5,489.56 | -16% | 43,606.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $7,158.51 | $3,444.47 | +107.8% | 24,216.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $2,641.53 | $3,190.62 | -17.2% | 57,730.1 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $2,843.84 | $3,190.62 | -10.9% | 53,473.2 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $2,755.52 | $3,720.36 | -25.9% | 45,614.6 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $3,826.67 | $3,646.9 | +4.9% | 32,544.6 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Japan | $2,761.13 | $5,312.12 | -48% | 40,747.4 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $2,975.75 | $3,720.36 | -20% | 33,738.4 t |
| 2023 | Portugal to France | $2,372.09 | $3,371.78 | -29.6% | 39,960.1 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $2,419.22 | $5,312.12 | -54.5% | 35,927.5 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $2,916.2 | $1,746.96 | +66.9% | 29,706.8 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Italy | $4,066.58 | $3,405.09 | +19.4% | 20,761.9 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to USA | $4,113.5 | $3,720.36 | +10.6% | 19,681.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Mexico | $3,021.56 | $3,444.47 | -12.3% | 26,527.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Turkey | $3,348.23 | $2,905.47 | +15.2% | 23,717.3 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Japan | $3,443.64 | $5,312.12 | -35.2% | 22,754 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Other Asia, nes | $8,718.28 | $5,190.38 | +68% | 8,490.6 t |
| 2023 | Germany to United Kingdom | $4,607.41 | $3,206.17 | +43.7% | 15,549.3 t |
| 2023 | USA to China | $10,872.92 | $5,489.56 | +98.1% | 5,996.1 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to Japan | $2,100.56 | $5,312.12 | -60.5% | 30,734.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $2,582.26 | $3,605 | -28.4% | 24,509.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $1,901.79 | $7,299.98 | -73.9% | 31,946.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Netherlands | $4,560.91 | $5,079.78 | -10.2% | 13,126.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $2,224.52 | $3,032.95 | -26.7% | 25,642.5 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Republic of Korea | $1,393.96 | $3,605 | -61.3% | 40,292.1 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $4,172.87 | $3,720.36 | +12.2% | 12,576.1 t |
| 2023 | Germany to USA | $8,338.79 | $3,720.36 | +124.1% | 6,169 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $3,510.9 | $3,371.78 | +4.1% | 14,067.4 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Other Asia, nes | $6,227.85 | $5,190.38 | +20% | 7,428.3 t |
| 2023 | India to USA | $3,191.81 | $3,720.36 | -14.2% | 14,014.3 t |
| 2023 | Bahrain to USA | $2,614.04 | $3,720.36 | -29.7% | 16,920.7 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $677.8M | +53.5% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | $853.1M | +25.8% | +30.2% |
| 2012 | $881.6M | +3.3% | +25.9% |
| 2013 | $724.4M | -17.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | $760.1M | +4.9% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | $615.4M | -19% | -11.3% |
| 2016 | $586.3M | -4.7% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | $673.9M | +14.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | $694.3M | +3% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | $651.6M | -6.1% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | $712.6M | +9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | $788.0M | +10.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | $637.1M | -19.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | $605.4M | -5% | -5.3% |
| 2024 | $696.7M | +15.1% | -4% |

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