# Of Precious Metal (Excluding Silver) trade corridors and...

The leading reported route is China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, with trade value of $7.6B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $7.6B | +3.3% | $17.0B | 78 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Italy to Turkey | $5.5B | +81.8% | $6.7B | 72 | 0.1% | 1,373 km |
| India to United Arab Emirates | $5.0B | -9.2% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 2,313 km |
| France to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $4.0B | +9.4% | $10.9B | 107 | 0% | 436 km |
| India to USA | $3.0B | +12.8% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 11,762 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Iraq | $2.9B | +21.7% | $3.9B | 16 | 0% | 1,384 km |
| Turkey to United Arab Emirates | $2.6B | +23.6% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 2,994 km |
| USA to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.9B | +4.6% | $17.0B | 78 | 0% | 12,970 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to France | $1.9B | -1.5% | $6.8B | 137 | 0% | 436 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.5B | -1.1% | $17.0B | 78 | 0% | 9,409 km |
| Italy to United Arab Emirates | $1.4B | +10.8% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 4,304 km |
| France to USA | $1.4B | +23.4% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 5,838 km |
| Indonesia to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.4B | +68.6% | $10.9B | 107 | 0% | 11,223 km |
| Italy to USA | $1.4B | +14.5% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 6,895 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to USA | $1.3B | +6.8% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 6,272 km |
| France to China | $1.3B | +34.4% | $4.0B | 61 | 0.3% | 8,225 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to USA | $1.3B | +7.2% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 12,970 km |
| Italy to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $1.3B | +1.3% | $10.9B | 107 | 0% | 693 km |
| Italy to France | $1.1B | +9.8% | $6.8B | 137 | 0% | 1,110 km |
| United Arab Emirates to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1.1B | -6.3% | $17.0B | 78 | 0% | 6,060 km |
| Turkey to Iraq | $983.1M | -6.7% | $3.9B | 16 | 0% | 1,615 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Kuwait | $932.8M | +19.2% | $1.3B | 44 | 0% | 836 km |
| USA to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $918.9M | -8.1% | $10.9B | 107 | 0% | 6,272 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to China | $883.8M | +7.2% | $4.0B | 61 | 0.3% | 8,084 km |
| France to United Arab Emirates | $882.3M | +36.6% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 5,250 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia | $859.2M | +33.8% | $1.8B | 57 | 0.1% | 775 km |
| Jordan to USA | $836.6M | +75.5% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 9,209 km |
| Indonesia to India | $834.1M | +257.1% | $2.7B | 64 | 0.5% | 4,998 km |
| France to Japan | $833.0M | +15.8% | $3.1B | 72 | 0% | 9,726 km |
| Turkey to USA | $816.3M | +20.7% | $14.7B | 127 | 0% | 8,071 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Taiwan | $788.2M | +29% | $1.4B | 52 | 0% | 815 km |
| Malaysia to Singapore | $785.0M | +6% | $4.1B | 84 | 0% | 316 km |
| Indonesia to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $721.4M | +14.9% | $17.0B | 78 | 0% | 3,262 km |
| Malaysia to United Arab Emirates | $721.0M | -0.6% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 5,595 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China, Macao SAR | $715.1M | +1.7% | $1.6B | 49 | 0% | 61 km |
| Armenia to United Arab Emirates | $700.9M | +115.1% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 1,979 km |
| Indonesia to United Arab Emirates | $690.8M | +26.9% | $15.8B | 90 | 0.1% | 6,613 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $689.5M | -4.5% | $10.9B | 107 | 0% | 9,409 km |
| USA to France | $682.8M | +32% | $6.8B | 137 | 0.1% | 5,838 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to United Arab Emirates | $664.3M | +3% | $15.8B | 90 | 0% | 4,831 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $2.3B | +126.5% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | $5.8B | +155.8% | +75.2% |
| 2012 | $11.4B | +94.7% | +124.3% |
| 2013 | $12.8B | +12.6% | +77.6% |
| 2014 | $20.8B | +62.9% | +52.8% |
| 2015 | $7.5B | -63.8% | -12.8% |
| 2016 | $5.4B | -27.9% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | $4.5B | -17.6% | -40.1% |
| 2018 | $6.4B | +43% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | $6.5B | +1.1% | +6% |
| 2020 | $4.4B | -31.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | $8.1B | +82% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | $8.9B | +10.5% | +11.4% |
| 2023 | $8.9B | -0.7% | +25.9% |
| 2024 | $7.6B | -14% | -1.9% |

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