# Sharpening (Tool Or Cutter Grinding) trade prices and signals...

The featured reported corridor is United Kingdom to USA, with a unit value of $85,470.42 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | United Kingdom to USA | $24,822.32 | $26,005.61 | -4.6% | 310 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $7,176.25 | $32,334.94 | -77.8% | 725.6 t |
| 2023 | Sweden to Germany | $28,911.28 | $22,928.4 | +26.1% | 174.6 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $22,379.45 | $24,429.41 | -8.4% | 197.3 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $52,760.48 | $46,747.31 | +12.9% | 77.8 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $25,384.46 | $26,005.61 | -2.4% | 134.1 t |
| 2023 | Denmark to China | $471,728.33 | $32,336.21 | +1,358.8% | 7.2 t |
| 2023 | Sweden to USA | $27,742.15 | $26,005.61 | +6.7% | 121.2 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Viet Nam | $29,624.52 | $27,513.16 | +7.7% | 111.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Austria | $24,793.7 | $20,764.9 | +19.4% | 121.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $23,675.42 | $27,513.16 | -13.9% | 124.6 t |
| 2023 | China to United Kingdom | $6,728.48 | $28,990.41 | -76.8% | 399.1 t |
| 2023 | China to France | $7,097.92 | $28,497.68 | -75.1% | 347.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Poland | $15,093.59 | $23,223.29 | -35% | 147.1 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Austria | $29,022.21 | $20,764.9 | +39.8% | 75.5 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $25,023.55 | $28,497.68 | -12.2% | 85.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Poland | $5,832.21 | $23,223.29 | -74.9% | 366.8 t |
| 2023 | Denmark to Mexico | $114,982.94 | $47,159.48 | +143.8% | 17 t |
| 2023 | China to Netherlands | $5,453.55 | $10,878.38 | -49.9% | 349.3 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Italy | $32,019.17 | $30,142.86 | +6.2% | 58.6 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Turkey | $54,340.55 | $22,492.05 | +141.6% | 34.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to USA | $31,605.83 | $26,005.61 | +21.5% | 59 t |
| 2023 | Canada to USA | $28,890.65 | $26,005.61 | +11.1% | 62.5 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Germany | $27,737.69 | $22,928.4 | +21% | 63.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $6,118.15 | $22,928.4 | -73.3% | 286.5 t |
| 2023 | Sweden to Canada | $24,549.67 | $23,262.22 | +5.5% | 68.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $18,445.15 | $32,421.46 | -43.1% | 87.9 t |
| 2023 | Italy to USA | $24,170.82 | $26,005.61 | -7.1% | 66.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Ukraine | $33,190.02 | $26,347.37 | +26% | 46.6 t |
| 2023 | Sweden to Norway | $37,590.94 | $36,125 | +4.1% | 40.7 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $21,146.81 | $23,262.22 | -9.1% | 69.9 t |
| 2023 | Austria to Germany | $22,736.49 | $22,928.4 | -0.8% | 59 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $8,349.35 | $46,067.49 | -81.9% | 155.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $22,421.01 | $23,262.22 | -3.6% | 56.8 t |
| 2023 | Poland to Denmark | $24,076.92 | $24,430.89 | -1.4% | 52 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $1.6M | -21% | -35.4% |
| 2011 | $2.9M | +79.2% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | $2.6M | -9.9% | +8.4% |
| 2013 | $2.9M | +9.6% | +20.9% |
| 2014 | $3.8M | +32.8% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | $3.3M | -13.6% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | $3.9M | +18.6% | +10.8% |
| 2017 | $3.8M | -3.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | $4.2M | +11.5% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | $4.3M | +3.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | $3.4M | -21% | -3% |
| 2021 | $5.0M | +45.3% | +6% |
| 2022 | $6.2M | +24.5% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | $7.7M | +23.5% | +30.7% |
| 2024 | $7.8M | +2% | +16.2% |

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