# Platinum trade corridors and routes | HS 711011 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is South Africa to China, with trade value of $1.1B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa to China | $1.1B | +24% | $2.7B | 20 | 30.2% | 12,968 km |
| United Arab Emirates to India | $1.1B | +339.7% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.5% | 2,313 km |
| South Africa to Japan | $886.4M | +13.3% | $1.2B | 22 | 0% | 14,746 km |
| South Africa to USA | $884.8M | +28% | $1.7B | 23 | 0% | 12,582 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $877.3M | +33.8% | $2.7B | 20 | 0.3% | 1,976 km |
| South Africa to United Kingdom | $527.4M | +19.8% | $1.1B | 26 | 0% | 9,682 km |
| United Kingdom to The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | $468.8M | -2.6% | $472.3M | 2 | 0.1% | 1,948 km |
| Thailand to India | $395.1M | +763.1% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.5% | 2,920 km |
| South Africa to Germany | $340.2M | +12.2% | $1.0B | 77 | 0% | 9,571 km |
| Japan to China | $291.9M | +24.8% | $2.7B | 20 | 0.3% | 2,098 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $285.6M | +59.7% | $1.7B | 23 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| Italy to Germany | $238.1M | +2.4% | $1.0B | 77 | 0% | 1,146 km |
| United Kingdom to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $231.7M | +5.7% | $932.6M | 21 | 0% | 9,638 km |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $203.5M | +36.1% | $932.6M | 21 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Belgium to Germany | $197.3M | -9% | $1.0B | 77 | 0% | 197 km |
| Russia to China | $180.6M | +34.1% | $2.7B | 20 | 0.2% | 5,795 km |
| Armenia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $176.5M | +358% | $932.6M | 21 | 0% | 6,749 km |
| Italy to United Kingdom | $167.7M | +24% | $1.1B | 26 | 0% | 1,438 km |
| Russia to Armenia | $156.6M | +446.4% | $156.6M | 1 | 0% | 1,803 km |
| Russia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $155.7M | +242,257% | $932.6M | 21 | 0% | 7,145 km |
| Italy to USA | $153.2M | +7.6% | $1.7B | 23 | 0% | 6,895 km |
| Italy to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $151.2M | +11.9% | $616.0M | 31 | 0% | 693 km |
| USA to Italy | $150.7M | +75.1% | $588.9M | 30 | 0.1% | 6,895 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Italy | $142.8M | +216.2% | $588.9M | 30 | 0% | 693 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China | $140.2M | +34.3% | $2.7B | 20 | 0.3% | 8,084 km |
| Belgium to USA | $136.4M | +18.4% | $1.7B | 23 | 0% | 5,892 km |
| South Africa to Republic of Korea | $133.2M | +47.5% | $333.5M | 11 | 0.1% | 13,723 km |
| Germany to Belgium | $119.9M | -0.7% | $197.9M | 20 | 0% | 197 km |
| United Kingdom to Republic of Korea | $118.6M | +68.2% | $333.5M | 11 | 0.1% | 8,875 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $116.8M | +39.4% | $932.6M | 21 | 0% | 9,409 km |
| South Africa to Italy | $116.4M | +1,636.5% | $588.9M | 30 | 0% | 8,460 km |
| United Rep. of Tanzania to India | $107.7M | 0% | $1.6B | 20 | 0.5% | 5,667 km |
| Belgium to United Kingdom | $94.7M | -8% | $1.1B | 26 | 0% | 324 km |
| Japan to United Kingdom | $90.9M | +54.9% | $1.1B | 26 | 0% | 9,574 km |
| USA to Germany | $90.8M | -6% | $1.0B | 77 | 0.1% | 6,035 km |
| Russia to United Kingdom | $88.6M | -19.5% | $1.1B | 26 | 0% | 2,511 km |
| USA to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $86.3M | -2.1% | $616.0M | 31 | 0% | 6,272 km |
| United Kingdom to Poland | $85.7M | +436.4% | $148.7M | 8 | 0.1% | 1,452 km |
| Singapore to Italy | $80.6M | +118.8% | $588.9M | 30 | 0% | 10,033 km |
| Germany to USA | $75.0M | -13.6% | $1.7B | 23 | 0% | 6,035 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $578.1M | +39.4% | +47.2% |
| 2011 | $570.0M | -1.4% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | $698.3M | +22.5% | +19% |
| 2013 | $984.6M | +41% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | $804.1M | -18.3% | +12.2% |
| 2015 | $770.1M | -4.2% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | $518.2M | -32.7% | -19.3% |
| 2017 | $567.5M | +9.5% | -11% |
| 2018 | $496.7M | -12.5% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | $386.8M | -22.1% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | $606.7M | +56.8% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | $1.1B | +85.6% | +31.4% |
| 2022 | $711.1M | -36.8% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | $864.6M | +21.6% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | $1.1B | +31.3% | +0.3% |

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