# For Metal trade prices and signals | HS 848020 | Yugalinks

The featured reported corridor is China to Republic of Korea, with a unit value of $1,857.08 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $5,806.91 | $19,766.96 | -70.6% | 3,160.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $3,009.97 | $16,743.59 | -82% | 4,419.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Republic of Korea | $2,688.7 | $101,000 | -97.3% | 4,498.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $3,868.99 | $9,724.35 | -60.2% | 2,907.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $9,530.52 | $12,434.68 | -23.4% | 1,136.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $4,804.95 | $23,918 | -79.9% | 1,904.9 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $2,733.02 | $12,067.84 | -77.4% | 2,586.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Thailand | $6,734.99 | $34,687.5 | -80.6% | 1,036.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Italy | $8,982.26 | $17,219.96 | -47.8% | 769.8 t |
| 2023 | Singapore to Malaysia | $7,426.04 | $9,724.35 | -23.6% | 906.9 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Saudi Arabia | $1,189.1 | $22,368.5 | -94.7% | 4,447.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Singapore | $38,472.38 | $8,875 | +333.5% | 127.2 t |
| 2023 | China to USA | $3,251.6 | $29,421.67 | -88.9% | 1,352.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Spain | $2,887.06 | $38,091.7 | -92.4% | 1,495.7 t |
| 2023 | Romania to Germany | $4,351.13 | $19,766.96 | -78% | 954.6 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to Japan | $105,104.51 | $16,743.59 | +527.7% | 39.1 t |
| 2023 | China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $24,079.76 | $37,869.77 | -36.4% | 168.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $6,185.6 | $52,714.12 | -88.3% | 628.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Philippines | $18,048.75 | $25,559.38 | -29.4% | 202.5 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $24,359.3 | $24,359.3 | 0% | 142.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Portugal | $1,240.38 | $6,260.54 | -80.2% | 2,622.8 t |
| 2023 | Malaysia to Singapore | $5,721.14 | $8,875 | -35.5% | 534.5 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to USA | $1,831.04 | $29,421.67 | -93.8% | 1,629.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Nigeria | $2,230,245.74 | $3,726.17 | +59,753.5% | 1.3 t |
| 2023 | Switzerland, Liechtenstein to Germany | $11,313.23 | $19,766.96 | -42.8% | 202.5 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Indonesia | $9,994.47 | $23,918 | -58.2% | 221.4 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to USA | $22,851.1 | $29,421.67 | -22.3% | 85.6 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Malaysia | $20,706.37 | $9,724.35 | +112.9% | 87.8 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Viet Nam | $77,909.51 | $12,434.68 | +526.5% | 22.6 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to Indonesia | $13,021.63 | $23,918 | -45.6% | 134.6 t |
| 2023 | Spain to Morocco | $1,436.7 | $8,045.59 | -82.1% | 1,194.4 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Austria | $9,687.79 | $9,864.86 | -1.8% | 175.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Mexico | $8,197.65 | $42,738.18 | -80.8% | 199.7 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Philippines | $548,831.19 | $25,559.38 | +2,047.3% | 2.6 t |
| 2023 | Singapore to Indonesia | $48,723.73 | $23,918 | +103.7% | 28.4 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $2.9M | +32.3% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | $5.6M | +96.6% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | $5.4M | -3.3% | +36% |
| 2013 | $4.4M | -19.8% | +15.1% |
| 2014 | $2.8M | -34.7% | -20.3% |
| 2015 | $2.4M | -16.8% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | $3.0M | +26.7% | -11.7% |
| 2017 | $2.7M | -9.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | $3.8M | +41.1% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | $3.9M | +0.4% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | $3.2M | -18% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | $5.5M | +74.1% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | $5.5M | -0.9% | +12.2% |
| 2023 | $11.9M | +118.8% | +55.7% |
| 2024 | $18.2M | +52.8% | +49.1% |

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