# Tow trade prices and signals | HS 530500 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is India to China, with a unit value of $295.18 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | India to China | $185.17 | $1,080.03 | -82.9% | 429,031 t |
| 2023 | India to USA | $590.55 | $1,451.15 | -59.3% | 59,902.7 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to China | $1,007.29 | $1,080.03 | -6.7% | 34,269.8 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Mexico | $590.08 | $723.75 | -18.5% | 32,677.3 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to China | $245.44 | $1,080.03 | -77.3% | 72,456.1 t |
| 2023 | India to Netherlands | $314.33 | $2,064.52 | -84.8% | 49,274.2 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to USA | $696.95 | $1,451.15 | -52% | 18,853.9 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to China | $1,008.3 | $1,080.03 | -6.6% | 12,041 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to United Kingdom | $2,215.06 | $1,990.26 | +11.3% | 5,267.5 t |
| 2023 | Kenya to Nigeria | $1,690.17 | $1,609.35 | +5% | 6,705.2 t |
| 2023 | India to United Kingdom | $376.71 | $1,990.26 | -81.1% | 26,537.8 t |
| 2023 | India to Spain | $406.63 | $1,815.16 | -77.6% | 20,284 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to China | $139.77 | $1,080.03 | -87.1% | 55,939.8 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Canada | $715.47 | $2,048.36 | -65.1% | 10,478.4 t |
| 2023 | Philippines to United Kingdom | $1,874.38 | $1,990.26 | -5.8% | 3,546.4 t |
| 2023 | United Rep. of Tanzania to China | $1,029.79 | $1,080.03 | -4.7% | 6,209.9 t |
| 2023 | India to Australia | $609.63 | $842.63 | -27.7% | 9,713.6 t |
| 2023 | Philippines to China | $279.4 | $1,080.03 | -74.1% | 20,922 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to Japan | $2,906.61 | $1,766.86 | +64.5% | 1,955.1 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to United Kingdom | $784.82 | $1,990.26 | -60.6% | 7,103.3 t |
| 2023 | United Rep. of Tanzania to Morocco | $1,519.04 | $1,598.89 | -5% | 3,528.6 t |
| 2023 | Philippines to Japan | $1,807.52 | $1,766.86 | +2.3% | 2,873.1 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Japan | $1,026.91 | $1,766.86 | -41.9% | 5,037.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Colombia | $2,690.17 | $1,529.85 | +75.8% | 1,856.5 t |
| 2023 | Ecuador to Philippines | $2,319.59 | $2,319.59 | 0% | 2,129 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Netherlands | $499.04 | $2,064.52 | -75.8% | 9,519.3 t |
| 2023 | India to Canada | $708.84 | $2,048.36 | -65.4% | 6,525.8 t |
| 2023 | India to Italy | $1,095.41 | $5,086.38 | -78.5% | 4,093 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Azerbaijan | $511.1 | $516.61 | -1.1% | 8,734.5 t |
| 2023 | Kenya to China | $1,681.38 | $1,080.03 | +55.7% | 2,649.4 t |
| 2023 | India to Republic of Korea | $2,168.64 | $2,168.64 | 0% | 2,037.7 t |
| 2023 | Sri Lanka to Morocco | $1,347.64 | $1,598.89 | -15.7% | 3,109.7 t |
| 2023 | Kenya to Saudi Arabia | $1,767.21 | $1,116.93 | +58.2% | 2,284.5 t |
| 2023 | India to United Arab Emirates | $233.32 | $1,000 | -76.7% | 17,204.2 t |
| 2023 | India to Peru | $231.6 | $5,296.61 | -95.6% | 16,635.7 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $28.2M | +74.5% | +72.4% |
| 2011 | $49.6M | +75.8% | +164.4% |
| 2012 | $53.4M | +7.6% | +48.9% |
| 2013 | $66.2M | +24% | +32.9% |
| 2014 | $78.0M | +17.7% | +16.3% |
| 2015 | $67.4M | -13.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | $76.4M | +13.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | $109.0M | +42.8% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | $86.6M | -20.5% | +8.7% |
| 2019 | $80.4M | -7.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | $80.5M | +0.1% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | $113.4M | +40.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | $81.1M | -28.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | $66.3M | -18.3% | -6.3% |
| 2024 | $72.4M | +9.3% | -13.9% |

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