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CHN to USA$4,499.82Corridor Price and Signal Monitor
Trade prices for spades and shovels
A reported trade view for HS 820110, with available observations through 2024.
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100Price observationsLatest price year
2023Available coverageLatest global trade
$486.1MYear: 2024Reported observations
Latest corridor price evidence
This table compares the latest available unit value across individual exporter-to-buyer corridors. The difference is measured against the buyer market's median unit value.
| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | China to USA | $4,499.82 | $4,715.59 | -4.6% | 8,394.7 t |
| 2023 | Mexico to USA | $4,434.96 | $4,715.59 | -6% | 6,165.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $1,847.03 | $5,854.88 | -68.5% | 8,513 t |
| 2023 | China to Ghana | $3,413.87 | $2,541.67 | +34.3% | 3,213.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $4,282 | $7,314.77 | -41.5% | 2,341.3 t |
| 2023 | Brazil to USA | $3,283.08 | $4,715.59 | -30.4% | 3,039.1 t |
| 2023 | Poland to Netherlands | $5,621.74 | $8,881.26 | -36.7% | 1,236.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $4,496.66 | $4,033.19 | +11.5% | 1,530.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Senegal | $4,765.59 | $3,415.47 | +39.5% | 1,435.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $3,529.64 | $11,369.38 | -69% | 1,901.2 t |
| 2023 | China to France | $4,140.29 | $7,617.86 | -45.7% | 1,605.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Nigeria | $1,908.94 | $5,609.9 | -66% | 3,346 t |
| 2023 | India to United Kingdom | $2,938.5 | $8,684.88 | -66.2% | 2,150 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $4,009.18 | $4,035.21 | -0.6% | 1,539.3 t |
| 2023 | China to United Kingdom | $4,219.81 | $8,684.88 | -51.4% | 1,407.1 t |
| 2023 | China to United Arab Emirates | $3,014.76 | $11,666.67 | -74.2% | 1,963.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Cameroon | $4,132.1 | $4,132.1 | 0% | 1,326.7 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $2,014.29 | $5,225.46 | -61.5% | 2,694.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Iran | $4,920.24 | $4,920.24 | 0% | 1,092.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $4,371.77 | $4,594.02 | -4.8% | 1,178.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Kyrgyzstan | $10,329.74 | $6,415.81 | +61% | 488 t |
| 2023 | China to Iraq | $2,544.26 | $2,564.22 | -0.8% | 1,955.6 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to Netherlands | $2,944.99 | $8,881.26 | -66.8% | 1,618.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Tajikistan | $7,537.82 | $7,505.71 | +0.4% | 610 t |
| 2023 | China to Philippines | $4,095.37 | $4,054.15 | +1% | 1,116.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Greece | $1,601.43 | $7,843.19 | -79.6% | 2,723.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Myanmar | $4,423.49 | $4,423.49 | 0% | 955.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Pakistan | $4,700.71 | $1,761.23 | +166.9% | 865.7 t |
| 2023 | Viet Nam to USA | $4,828.09 | $4,715.59 | +2.4% | 824.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $1,981.61 | $14,166.67 | -86% | 1,963.2 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Poland | $6,403.79 | $7,673.31 | -16.5% | 605.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Djibouti | $3,735.85 | $3,532.44 | +5.8% | 988 t |
| 2023 | China to United Rep. of Tanzania | $1,109.53 | $1,785.87 | -37.9% | 3,308.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Romania | $3,752.04 | $5,976.47 | -37.2% | 944.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Mozambique | $1,623.88 | $3,294.35 | -50.7% | 2,154 t |
Market reading
How do spades and shovels corridor prices compare?
The featured reported corridor is China to USA, with a unit value of $2,744.51 per metric ton.
How to use this view
Start with the leading rows in the first table, then use the chart to compare unit values across the reported corridors for spades and shovels. The second table adds a related reported comparison.
Coverage extends to 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported.
Further comparison
Featured corridor trade history
This table follows the featured corridor across years. It shows route trade and growth; the chart above shows unit value for the years where price data is reported.
| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $30.1M | +25.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | $32.1M | +6.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | $27.1M | -15.6% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | $26.1M | -3.6% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | $32.7M | +25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | $35.7M | +8.9% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | $32.7M | -8.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | $35.1M | +7.4% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | $32.6M | -7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | $33.7M | +3.3% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | $37.9M | +12.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | $60.1M | +58.5% | +22.6% |
| 2022 | $64.7M | +7.6% | +24.3% |
| 2023 | $39.8M | -38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | $54.2M | +36.3% | -3.4% |
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Latest observed year: 2024. Page updated 2026-08-14.
Source and date
Reported merchandise-trade observations for HS6 products. Coverage shown on this page: 1995-2024. Updated 2026-08-14.
Definitions
Trade value is reported in current US dollars. Unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity and is shown per metric ton where available. Growth is an annualized or year-on-year calculation from reported values.
Reading the data
“Not reported” means a value was not available for this view. Values can be revised as reporting is updated. See the methodology for coverage and classification details.