# Platinum trade corridors and routes | HS 711019 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is United Arab Emirates to India, with trade value of $592.5M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Arab Emirates to India | $592.5M | +605.4% | $782.0M | 23 | 53.2% | 2,313 km |
| South Africa to United Kingdom | $562.3M | -15.9% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 9,682 km |
| South Africa to Japan | $345.6M | +1.1% | $443.6M | 22 | 0% | 14,746 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $195.0M | +14.6% | $537.0M | 23 | 0.3% | 1,976 km |
| South Africa to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $194.2M | +141.5% | $44.2M | 19 | 0% | 11,877 km |
| South Africa to USA | $138.8M | +49.2% | $537.7M | 37 | 0% | 12,582 km |
| Germany to USA | $133.4M | -4.6% | $537.7M | 37 | 0% | 6,035 km |
| Japan to Singapore | $120.8M | +10% | $155.6M | 18 | 0% | 5,326 km |
| United Kingdom to China | $118.1M | +22.8% | $537.0M | 23 | 0.3% | 8,151 km |
| China to United Kingdom | $106.6M | +648.4% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 8,151 km |
| South Africa to China | $105.5M | -15.9% | $537.0M | 23 | 0.3% | 12,968 km |
| Thailand to India | $101.1M | +254.6% | $782.0M | 23 | 0.5% | 2,920 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $96.6M | +40.9% | $537.7M | 37 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| Japan to United Kingdom | $90.5M | +65.7% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 9,574 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to United Kingdom | $84.6M | +2.7% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 749 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to United Kingdom | $82.1M | +777.8% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 9,638 km |
| USA to United Kingdom | $74.4M | +51.2% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| USA to Italy | $73.9M | +34.8% | $105.5M | 26 | 0.1% | 6,895 km |
| Japan to China | $66.6M | -2.9% | $537.0M | 23 | 0.3% | 2,098 km |
| South Africa to Germany | $64.2M | +24.4% | $258.7M | 73 | 0% | 9,571 km |
| Uzbekistan to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $62.8M | +31.5% | $138.4M | 27 | 0% | 4,849 km |
| Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $46.5M | +11% | $138.4M | 27 | 0% | 504 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA | $43.2M | -16% | $537.7M | 37 | 0% | 6,272 km |
| United Rep. of Tanzania to India | $40.7M | 0% | $782.0M | 23 | 0.5% | 5,667 km |
| Spain to United Kingdom | $39.9M | +23.1% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 1,263 km |
| Costa Rica to USA | $39.9M | +40.8% | $537.7M | 37 | 0% | 3,565 km |
| Austria to Germany | $35.6M | -1.7% | $258.7M | 73 | 0% | 764 km |
| South Africa to Taiwan | $35.5M | +22.6% | $71.8M | 19 | 0% | 12,687 km |
| USA to Costa Rica | $34.7M | +34% | $51.0M | 8 | 0.1% | 3,565 km |
| USA to Germany | $34.6M | -14.2% | $258.7M | 73 | 0.1% | 6,035 km |
| USA to Mexico | $34.4M | +36% | $39.4M | 19 | 0.1% | 3,369 km |
| Germany to France | $32.7M | +7.2% | $62.3M | 30 | 0% | 440 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany | $31.8M | +2.4% | $258.7M | 73 | 0% | 504 km |
| Russia to United Kingdom | $30.6M | -35.8% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 2,511 km |
| Singapore to Japan | $27.7M | +11.5% | $443.6M | 22 | 0% | 5,326 km |
| South Africa to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $25.7M | -37.3% | $138.4M | 27 | 0% | 9,070 km |
| Germany to United Kingdom | $25.4M | +6.4% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 495 km |
| USA to Ireland | $24.8M | +15.5% | $27.2M | 17 | 0.1% | 5,118 km |
| Taiwan to Japan | $24.1M | -6.6% | $443.6M | 22 | 0% | 2,103 km |
| Saudi Arabia to United Kingdom | $23.6M | +68.5% | $1.1B | 33 | 0% | 4,957 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $3.4K | -100% | -81.7% |
| 2011 | $105.9K | +3,056.1% | -63% |
| 2012 | $117.7K | +11.1% | -88.1% |
| 2013 | $265.5K | +125.5% | +329.2% |
| 2014 | $80.0K | -69.9% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | $251.4K | +214.1% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | $140.9K | -44% | -19% |
| 2017 | $53.9K | -61.7% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | $16.2K | -70% | -59.9% |
| 2019 | $33.9K | +109.5% | -37.8% |
| 2020 | $78.8K | +132.4% | +13.5% |
| 2021 | $6.5M | +8,170.3% | +638.4% |
| 2022 | $1.2M | -81.6% | +228% |
| 2023 | $1.1M | -9.9% | +139.2% |
| 2024 | $592.5M | +54,844.5% | +349.6% |

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