# Plates trade prices and signals | HS 392073 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is Japan to China, with a unit value of $23,988.09 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $21,370.4 | $21,370.4 | 0% | 15,803.3 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Other Asia, nes | $23,803.78 | $19,000 | +25.3% | 9,581.2 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Republic of Korea | $42,955.82 | $15,824.06 | +171.5% | 4,972.7 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $18,807.39 | $21,370.4 | -12% | 4,276.2 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to China | $15,348.78 | $21,370.4 | -28.2% | 2,214.8 t |
| 2023 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $24,879.54 | $21,370.4 | +16.4% | 964.5 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Japan | $11,647.98 | $32,306.11 | -63.9% | 1,640.6 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Other Asia, nes | $11,341.26 | $19,000 | -40.3% | 1,350 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to Republic of Korea | $17,929.58 | $15,824.06 | +13.3% | 784.4 t |
| 2023 | China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $14,362.78 | $15,234.24 | -5.7% | 760.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Italy | $16,710.19 | $22,588.24 | -26% | 510.7 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to USA | $21,118.18 | $24,239.32 | -12.9% | 349.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $14,958.24 | $15,690.61 | -4.7% | 464.2 t |
| 2023 | Germany to China | $12,836.76 | $21,370.4 | -39.9% | 517.5 t |
| 2023 | Germany to USA | $30,426.97 | $24,239.32 | +25.5% | 200.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Madagascar | $5,011.63 | $5,011.63 | 0% | 1,128.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Bangladesh | $13,574.39 | $18,500.59 | -26.6% | 373.2 t |
| 2023 | Italy to China | $21,753.02 | $21,370.4 | +1.8% | 226.1 t |
| 2023 | Japan to USA | $115,598.19 | $24,239.32 | +376.9% | 41.4 t |
| 2023 | Italy to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $42,722.11 | $15,234.24 | +180.4% | 89.9 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to Japan | $15,187.93 | $32,306.11 | -53% | 199.8 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to Italy | $33,563.2 | $22,588.24 | +48.6% | 87.4 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Netherlands | $92,540.49 | $31,514.73 | +193.6% | 30.1 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to USA | $6,387.12 | $24,239.32 | -73.6% | 409.8 t |
| 2023 | Italy to France | $21,716.91 | $23,282.13 | -6.7% | 119.6 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $2,116.24 | $12,608.52 | -83.2% | 972.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $17,133.64 | $32,306.11 | -47% | 117.5 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Germany | $67,086.06 | $23,000 | +191.7% | 28.5 t |
| 2023 | USA to Germany | $96,330.79 | $23,000 | +318.8% | 18.7 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to China | $10,684.72 | $21,370.4 | -50% | 161.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Djibouti | $6,830.9 | $6,830.9 | 0% | 228 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to France | $11,791.62 | $23,282.13 | -49.4% | 124.9 t |
| 2023 | China to United Rep. of Tanzania | $7,183.88 | $7,183.88 | 0% | 201.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Ghana | $5,984.64 | $54,543.48 | -89% | 240 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Netherlands | $31,514.73 | $31,514.73 | 0% | 44.7 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $13.1M | +354.8% | +73.2% |
| 2011 | $15.5M | +17.6% | +77.6% |
| 2012 | $16.4M | +6% | +78.3% |
| 2013 | $42.9M | +161.7% | +48.3% |
| 2014 | $83.3M | +94.3% | +75.3% |
| 2015 | $107.0M | +28.5% | +86.9% |
| 2016 | $147.1M | +37.5% | +50.8% |
| 2017 | $180.0M | +22.3% | +29.3% |
| 2018 | $226.4M | +25.8% | +28.4% |
| 2019 | $263.8M | +16.5% | +21.5% |
| 2020 | $324.2M | +22.9% | +21.7% |
| 2021 | $384.7M | +18.7% | +19.3% |
| 2022 | $320.4M | -16.7% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | $353.4M | +10.3% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | $389.8M | +10.3% | +0.4% |

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