# Ferro-Chromium trade prices and signals | HS 720241 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is South Africa to China, with a unit value of $701.53 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | South Africa to China | $937.47 | $1,272.07 | -26.3% | 1,753,179.4 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Mozambique | $1,036.08 | $1,042.58 | -0.6% | 1,015,517.6 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Indonesia | $1,354 | $1,702.37 | -20.5% | 665,668.7 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to China | $1,148.69 | $1,272.07 | -9.7% | 660,583.4 t |
| 2023 | India to China | $1,272.07 | $1,272.07 | 0% | 356,294.3 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Japan | $1,899.29 | $1,841.67 | +3.1% | 234,767.3 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Belgium | $1,459.32 | $1,852.51 | -21.2% | 203,338.8 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Republic of Korea | $1,289.94 | $2,000 | -35.5% | 192,158.5 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to China | $1,043.27 | $1,272.07 | -18% | 213,373.3 t |
| 2023 | India to Republic of Korea | $1,392.52 | $2,000 | -30.4% | 146,772 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Japan | $1,037.49 | $1,841.67 | -43.7% | 186,798.6 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to United Arab Emirates | $960.36 | $2,846.41 | -66.3% | 151,676 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to USA | $3,027.25 | $2,390.73 | +26.6% | 46,312.9 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to USA | $1,311.28 | $2,390.73 | -45.2% | 96,379.1 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Italy | $1,137.42 | $1,800.35 | -36.8% | 104,697.2 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Belgium | $1,852.51 | $1,852.51 | 0% | 63,875.5 t |
| 2023 | India to Indonesia | $1,333.23 | $1,702.37 | -21.7% | 76,931.2 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Indonesia | $1,877.17 | $1,702.37 | +10.3% | 48,526.1 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Germany | $2,679.15 | $2,474.09 | +8.3% | 29,315 t |
| 2023 | Finland to Netherlands | $1,110.46 | $1,512.85 | -26.6% | 68,927.2 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Finland | $1,952.8 | $2,522.94 | -22.6% | 35,179 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Spain | $1,060.73 | $2,034.48 | -47.9% | 64,165.1 t |
| 2023 | Finland to Sweden | $1,150.21 | $2,103.86 | -45.3% | 58,869 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to Netherlands | $1,555.35 | $1,512.85 | +2.8% | 42,123.1 t |
| 2023 | India to Japan | $1,437.98 | $1,841.67 | -21.9% | 44,188.9 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to USA | $2,390.73 | $2,390.73 | 0% | 26,217.2 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Republic of Korea | $1,417.62 | $2,000 | -29.1% | 39,149.4 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Netherlands | $1,373.86 | $1,512.85 | -9.2% | 39,384.5 t |
| 2023 | Finland to USA | $1,550.13 | $2,390.73 | -35.2% | 33,329.5 t |
| 2023 | Zimbabwe to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $1,017.47 | $1,017.47 | 0% | 49,895 t |
| 2023 | Kazakhstan to Italy | $2,549.64 | $1,800.35 | +41.6% | 19,615.8 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $2,042.75 | $2,474.09 | -17.4% | 24,425.4 t |
| 2023 | Russia to Japan | $1,847.84 | $1,841.67 | +0.3% | 26,843.5 t |
| 2023 | South Africa to Other Asia, nes | $1,089.77 | $2,272.57 | -52% | 39,819.5 t |
| 2023 | Finland to France | $1,703.07 | $3,081.2 | -44.7% | 24,545.6 t |

## Featured corridor trade 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._