# Waste And Scrap trade corridors and routes | HS 740400...

The leading reported route is USA to China, with trade value of $3.1B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USA to China | $3.1B | +48.9% | $15.6B | 128 | 30.2% | 10,994 km |
| Japan to China | $2.1B | +28.5% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 2,098 km |
| Malaysia to China | $1.3B | +7.2% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 4,355 km |
| Thailand to China | $1.0B | +41.1% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 3,304 km |
| United Kingdom to China | $722.7M | +10.9% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 8,151 km |
| Russia to China | $684.9M | +186% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.2% | 5,795 km |
| USA to Canada | $601.6M | +14.9% | $619.5M | 26 | 0% | 548 km |
| Taiwan to China | $558.8M | +18.5% | $15.6B | 128 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| Republic of Korea to China | $532.4M | +32.6% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 956 km |
| Netherlands to Germany | $506.1M | +2.6% | $3.0B | 95 | 0% | 174 km |
| Spain to China | $501.3M | +15% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 9,232 km |
| France to Belgium | $414.2M | +11.4% | $1.8B | 86 | 0% | 262 km |
| Mexico to China | $393.8M | +51.5% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 12,467 km |
| Germany to Poland | $391.7M | +17.6% | $1.0B | 46 | 0.1% | 966 km |
| Canada to USA | $391.4M | +2.8% | $822.3M | 60 | 0% | 548 km |
| Saudi Arabia to India | $382.4M | +31.4% | $1.8B | 124 | 0.5% | 3,053 km |
| Italy to China | $364.1M | +19.9% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 8,135 km |
| Canada to China | $361.7M | +21.1% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 10,598 km |
| Mexico to USA | $343.4M | +11.4% | $822.3M | 60 | 0% | 3,369 km |
| France to Italy | $338.5M | +15.7% | $948.3M | 66 | 0% | 1,110 km |
| Australia to China | $335.3M | +14.9% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 8,956 km |
| Germany to China | $328.7M | +5.9% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 7,785 km |
| Germany to Belgium | $309.4M | +10.3% | $1.8B | 86 | 0% | 197 km |
| France to Germany | $302.2M | +7.5% | $3.0B | 95 | 0% | 440 km |
| Saudi Arabia to China | $298.9M | +85.1% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 6,605 km |
| Thailand to Japan | $297.1M | +11% | $1.8B | 93 | 0% | 4,613 km |
| Germany to Austria | $290.8M | +11.4% | $671.3M | 39 | 0% | 764 km |
| USA to Republic of Korea | $266.2M | -6.4% | $2.1B | 99 | 0.1% | 11,066 km |
| Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany | $249.7M | +6.1% | $3.0B | 95 | 0% | 504 km |
| United Arab Emirates to China | $246.3M | +6.4% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 5,966 km |
| USA to Belgium | $244.6M | +8.4% | $1.8B | 86 | 0.1% | 5,892 km |
| Netherlands to Belgium | $243.6M | +8.4% | $1.8B | 86 | 0% | 173 km |
| USA to Thailand | $238.3M | +55.4% | $638.1M | 70 | 0.3% | 13,943 km |
| Austria to Germany | $232.3M | +15.1% | $3.0B | 95 | 0% | 764 km |
| Poland to Germany | $226.4M | +4.8% | $3.0B | 95 | 0% | 966 km |
| USA to India | $211.2M | +1.6% | $1.8B | 124 | 0.5% | 11,762 km |
| Philippines to China | $207.9M | +19.4% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 2,850 km |
| Germany to India | $192.4M | +20.1% | $1.8B | 124 | 0.5% | 6,230 km |
| China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $189.2M | -26.6% | $15.6B | 128 | 0.3% | 1,976 km |
| USA to Malaysia | $187.6M | -12.1% | $657.1M | 74 | 0.1% | 15,130 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $2.1B | +106% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | $3.1B | +46.2% | +32.6% |
| 2012 | $2.9B | -6.6% | +41.2% |
| 2013 | $2.8B | -5.6% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | $2.1B | -24.5% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | $1.6B | -23.1% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | $1.2B | -26.5% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | $1.5B | +29.8% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | $1.1B | -25.7% | -10.9% |
| 2019 | $428.7M | -62.4% | -28.7% |
| 2020 | $488.8M | +14% | -31.7% |
| 2021 | $1.6B | +232.4% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | $2.2B | +34% | +71.9% |
| 2023 | $2.4B | +8.4% | +69% |
| 2024 | $3.1B | +32.9% | +24.5% |

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