# Plates trade prices and signals | HS 740940 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is Japan to China, with a unit value of $9,575.56 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | Japan to China | $11,859.07 | $18,370.03 | -35.4% | 5,982.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to USA | $15,002.96 | $15,599.44 | -3.8% | 4,254.8 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Thailand | $11,674.2 | $33,904.9 | -65.6% | 3,631.5 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Czechia | $14,173.26 | $14,848.96 | -4.6% | 2,863.1 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Belgium | $18,171.18 | $26,404.39 | -31.2% | 1,988.4 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to Germany | $15,436.34 | $17,060.32 | -9.5% | 2,105.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Italy | $14,998.64 | $16,268.73 | -7.8% | 2,133.3 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to China | $11,108.55 | $18,370.03 | -39.5% | 2,825.9 t |
| 2023 | Germany to China | $17,232.3 | $18,370.03 | -6.2% | 1,149.6 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Thailand | $11,500.19 | $33,904.9 | -66.1% | 1,659.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to United Kingdom | $11,494.23 | $20,639.81 | -44.3% | 1,616.3 t |
| 2023 | USA to Japan | $18,729.52 | $13,498.64 | +38.8% | 884.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Spain | $11,946.85 | $12,773.3 | -6.5% | 1,360.7 t |
| 2023 | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to China | $16,948.12 | $18,370.03 | -7.7% | 861 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Viet Nam | $12,250.97 | $15,154.48 | -19.2% | 1,161.7 t |
| 2023 | Turkey to Mexico | $10,239.41 | $14,802.67 | -30.8% | 1,338.4 t |
| 2023 | Bulgaria to Germany | $10,689.67 | $17,060.32 | -37.3% | 1,182.7 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $21,037.33 | $31,780.44 | -33.8% | 551.2 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Hungary | $13,210.06 | $42,799.32 | -69.1% | 843.1 t |
| 2023 | India to Colombia | $8,473.51 | $86,562.5 | -90.2% | 1,231.7 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $20,917.27 | $15,154.48 | +38% | 484.6 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $13,959.13 | $17,500 | -20.2% | 717.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $14,155.93 | $15,154.48 | -6.6% | 692.9 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to USA | $12,433.06 | $15,599.44 | -20.3% | 766.7 t |
| 2023 | Czechia to Germany | $22,702.17 | $17,060.32 | +33.1% | 402 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $14,802.67 | $14,802.67 | 0% | 615.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Japan | $13,498.64 | $13,498.64 | 0% | 614 t |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to Italy | $13,545.64 | $16,268.73 | -16.7% | 609 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $15,235.64 | $30,574.13 | -50.2% | 529.3 t |
| 2023 | Thailand to Republic of Korea | $12,281.33 | $30,574.13 | -59.8% | 582 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Mexico | $7,519.74 | $14,802.67 | -49.2% | 945.5 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to China | $6,390.94 | $18,370.03 | -65.2% | 1,037.9 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Brazil | $20,188.03 | $37,103.14 | -45.6% | 303.1 t |
| 2023 | France to Germany | $16,436.66 | $17,060.32 | -3.7% | 365.4 t |
| 2023 | Japan to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $13,969.41 | $21,855.68 | -36.1% | 426.2 t |

## Featured corridor trade 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._