# Plates trade corridors and routes | HS 740940 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is Japan to China, with trade value of $88.0M.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Japan to China | $88.0M | +8.1% | $174.0M | 22 | 30.2% | 2,098 km |
| Germany to USA | $46.9M | +2.5% | $89.3M | 20 | 0% | 6,035 km |
| Republic of Korea to China | $42.1M | +37% | $174.0M | 22 | 0.3% | 956 km |
| Germany to Czechia | $40.7M | +24.9% | $46.2M | 17 | 0% | 546 km |
| Germany to Belgium | $40.4M | +32.8% | $46.2M | 12 | 0% | 197 km |
| Germany to Italy | $40.0M | +16.1% | $48.3M | 17 | 0% | 1,146 km |
| Japan to Thailand | $37.3M | +4.8% | $52.0M | 12 | 0.3% | 4,613 km |
| United Kingdom to Germany | $36.6M | +5.9% | $95.3M | 34 | 0% | 495 km |
| Germany to China | $30.4M | +1.3% | $174.0M | 22 | 0.3% | 7,785 km |
| Bulgaria to Germany | $22.6M | +7.5% | $95.3M | 34 | 0% | 1,572 km |
| China to Canada | $20.5M | +640.9% | $23.4M | 14 | 0.1% | 10,598 km |
| Germany to Japan | $19.0M | +109.4% | $23.9M | 11 | 0% | 9,298 km |
| Republic of Korea to Thailand | $13.6M | -11.6% | $52.0M | 12 | 0.3% | 3,725 km |
| China to Germany | $13.5M | +94.2% | $95.3M | 34 | 0% | 7,785 km |
| China to Viet Nam | $12.9M | +33.4% | $26.7M | 9 | 0.2% | 2,331 km |
| Canada to USA | $12.9M | +102% | $89.3M | 20 | 0% | 548 km |
| Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $12.4M | +25.7% | $13.5M | 12 | 0% | 2,891 km |
| Germany to United Kingdom | $12.2M | -28.4% | $14.5M | 13 | 0% | 495 km |
| Germany to Spain | $11.6M | -18% | $14.5M | 14 | 0% | 1,479 km |
| USA to Mexico | $10.8M | -1.1% | $14.2M | 26 | 0.1% | 3,369 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $10.3M | +17.5% | $89.3M | 20 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| China to USA | $10.3M | +60.1% | $89.3M | 20 | 0% | 10,994 km |
| Czechia to Germany | $9.7M | +51% | $95.3M | 34 | 0% | 546 km |
| Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $9.3M | +1.3% | $26.7M | 9 | 0.2% | 2,740 km |
| Germany to France | $8.5M | -0.1% | $12.7M | 24 | 0% | 440 km |
| China to Republic of Korea | $8.4M | +42.3% | $23.9M | 12 | 0.1% | 956 km |
| Japan to Republic of Korea | $7.1M | -15% | $23.9M | 12 | 0.1% | 1,157 km |
| USA to China | $6.9M | +7.8% | $174.0M | 22 | 0.3% | 10,994 km |
| France to Germany | $5.5M | +18.6% | $95.3M | 34 | 0% | 440 km |
| Thailand to Republic of Korea | $4.9M | +1,426.9% | $23.9M | 12 | 0.1% | 3,725 km |
| Czechia to Belgium | $4.9M | +31% | $46.2M | 12 | 0% | 718 km |
| United Kingdom to Italy | $4.8M | +4.8% | $48.3M | 17 | 0% | 1,438 km |
| China to Taiwan | $3.3M | +9.7% | $10.6M | 10 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| Japan to Taiwan | $3.2M | -14.2% | $10.6M | 10 | 0% | 2,103 km |
| Germany to Republic of Korea | $3.0M | +1.5% | $23.9M | 12 | 0.1% | 8,544 km |
| Finland to Thailand | $2.6M | 0% | $52.0M | 12 | 0.3% | 7,893 km |
| China to Japan | $2.5M | -6.4% | $23.9M | 11 | 0% | 2,098 km |
| Bulgaria to Czechia | $2.5M | +1,079.3% | $46.2M | 17 | 0% | 1,070 km |
| France to Italy | $2.3M | +33.5% | $48.3M | 17 | 0% | 1,110 km |
| Japan to Viet Nam | $2.3M | +10.2% | $26.7M | 9 | 0.2% | 3,673 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $33.8M | +100.7% | +11.7% |
| 2011 | $45.5M | +34.5% | +23.8% |
| 2012 | $50.4M | +10.8% | +44.1% |
| 2013 | $51.0M | +1.2% | +14.7% |
| 2014 | $52.0M | +1.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | $45.8M | -11.9% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | $47.4M | +3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | $58.6M | +23.6% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | $63.6M | +8.6% | +11.5% |
| 2019 | $59.6M | -6.2% | +8% |
| 2020 | $69.5M | +16.6% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | $101.1M | +45.5% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | $85.4M | -15.5% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | $71.5M | -16.3% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $88.0M | +23.1% | -4.5% |

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