# Ferro-Chromium trade corridors and routes | HS 720241 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is South Africa to China, with trade value of $1.6B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa to China | $1.6B | +6.4% | $3.6B | 19 | 30.2% | 12,968 km |
| Kazakhstan to China | $1.4B | +12.9% | $3.6B | 19 | 0.2% | 3,277 km |
| South Africa to Mozambique | $1.1B | +57.7% | $1.2B | 2 | 0.1% | 1,622 km |
| Kazakhstan to Japan | $400.2M | +0.8% | $704.5M | 17 | 0% | 5,335 km |
| South Africa to Indonesia | $319.9M | -3.2% | $647.2M | 9 | 0.2% | 9,478 km |
| Zimbabwe to China | $294.3M | +22.1% | $3.6B | 19 | 0.3% | 10,898 km |
| India to China | $228.2M | -8.9% | $3.6B | 19 | 0.3% | 3,785 km |
| South Africa to USA | $203.4M | +0.3% | $505.4M | 15 | 0% | 12,582 km |
| South Africa to Japan | $182.3M | -2.2% | $704.5M | 17 | 0% | 14,746 km |
| India to Republic of Korea | $181.3M | -1.3% | $431.3M | 14 | 0.1% | 4,693 km |
| Kazakhstan to Indonesia | $171.0M | +11.9% | $647.2M | 9 | 0.1% | 6,263 km |
| South Africa to Republic of Korea | $166.3M | -2.4% | $431.3M | 14 | 0.1% | 13,723 km |
| South Africa to Belgium | $149.3M | +3.6% | $222.9M | 13 | 0% | 9,536 km |
| China to Indonesia | $118.7M | +35.5% | $647.2M | 9 | 0.2% | 5,221 km |
| South Africa to Italy | $104.5M | +9% | $241.2M | 24 | 0% | 8,460 km |
| Finland to USA | $104.3M | +19% | $505.4M | 15 | 0% | 6,626 km |
| South Africa to Netherlands | $94.0M | +60.7% | $217.8M | 35 | 0% | 9,694 km |
| Kazakhstan to USA | $93.7M | +7% | $505.4M | 15 | 0% | 10,241 km |
| Finland to Sweden | $82.1M | +1.7% | $89.2M | 18 | 0% | 398 km |
| Russia to Turkey | $69.5M | +140.6% | $77.1M | 16 | 0.1% | 1,758 km |
| Kazakhstan to Germany | $65.1M | +6.7% | $174.8M | 33 | 0% | 5,148 km |
| Albania to Italy | $58.6M | +21.2% | $241.2M | 24 | 0% | 612 km |
| Finland to Netherlands | $54.1M | +10.9% | $217.8M | 35 | 0% | 1,506 km |
| Kazakhstan to Republic of Korea | $53.5M | -11% | $431.3M | 14 | 0.1% | 4,228 km |
| India to Taiwan | $52.6M | +0.2% | $128.7M | 12 | 0% | 4,394 km |
| South Africa to Taiwan | $49.7M | -2.2% | $128.7M | 12 | 0% | 12,687 km |
| Lithuania to Sweden | $49.7M | +53.6% | $89.2M | 18 | 0% | 677 km |
| Albania to USA | $47.6M | +27.6% | $505.4M | 15 | 0% | 7,440 km |
| South Africa to Spain | $47.4M | -11.3% | $104.7M | 17 | 0% | 8,583 km |
| India to Japan | $46.9M | -9.7% | $704.5M | 17 | 0% | 5,848 km |
| Netherlands to Germany | $43.2M | +12.7% | $174.8M | 33 | 0% | 174 km |
| Kazakhstan to Italy | $36.4M | +2.4% | $241.2M | 24 | 0% | 5,149 km |
| South Africa to India | $34.5M | +69.4% | $55.5M | 15 | 0.5% | 9,311 km |
| Brazil to USA | $34.3M | +27% | $505.4M | 15 | 0% | 7,694 km |
| Sweden to Belgium | $33.4M | +8.8% | $222.9M | 13 | 0% | 1,284 km |
| Zimbabwe to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $32.8M | +1,619.5% | $32.9M | 2 | 0% | 10,082 km |
| Sweden to Japan | $32.5M | +27.2% | $704.5M | 17 | 0% | 8,181 km |
| Netherlands to Belgium | $32.1M | +2.5% | $222.9M | 13 | 0% | 173 km |
| Russia to Indonesia | $30.9M | +288.1% | $647.2M | 9 | 0.1% | 9,303 km |
| Finland to Indonesia | $29.2M | +9.9% | $647.2M | 9 | 0.2% | 10,155 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $868.9M | +20.2% | +24.6% |
| 2011 | $1.1B | +28.5% | +34.4% |
| 2012 | $726.6M | -34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | $1.1B | +44.5% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | $1.1B | +9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | $1.4B | +24.9% | +25.3% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -12.8% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | -6.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | $1.0B | -13.3% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | $1.2B | +14.9% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | $1.1B | -8.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | $1.2B | +11.8% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | $1.3B | +7.2% | +3% |
| 2023 | $1.8B | +41.5% | +19.2% |
| 2024 | $1.6B | -11.8% | +10.2% |

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