# N.E.S. In Heading No. 8901 trade corridors and routes | HS...

The leading reported route is China to Liberia, with trade value of $7.8B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to Liberia | $7.8B | +40.3% | $14.4B | 12 | 11% | 12,572 km |
| China to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $5.9B | +20.3% | $6.4B | 9 | 0% | 1,976 km |
| Republic of Korea to Liberia | $4.4B | +50.7% | $14.4B | 12 | 0.1% | 13,479 km |
| Japan to Panama | $3.4B | +0.6% | $6.0B | 16 | 0.1% | 13,585 km |
| China to Malta | $2.8B | +79.6% | $4.2B | 7 | 0.1% | 8,418 km |
| Republic of Korea to France | $2.8B | +55.3% | $3.8B | 23 | 0% | 8,981 km |
| China to Marshall Isds | $2.6B | +19% | $6.1B | 15 | 0% | 6,538 km |
| China to Singapore | $2.5B | +11.5% | $5.4B | 21 | 0% | 4,485 km |
| China to Panama | $2.0B | +21.4% | $6.0B | 16 | 0.1% | 14,353 km |
| Republic of Korea to Marshall Isds | $1.9B | +19.1% | $6.1B | 15 | 0% | 5,587 km |
| United Arab Emirates to Germany | $1.8B | +243.8% | $2.8B | 27 | 0% | 5,005 km |
| Republic of Korea to Singapore | $1.7B | +20.7% | $5.4B | 21 | 0% | 4,677 km |
| Japan to Liberia | $1.5B | -0.2% | $14.4B | 12 | 0.1% | 14,434 km |
| Republic of Korea to Denmark | $1.4B | +84.9% | $1.8B | 21 | 0% | 7,955 km |
| Republic of Korea to Bermuda | $1.2B | +44.8% | $1.2B | 3 | 0.2% | 12,169 km |
| Republic of Korea to Malta | $1.2B | +51.8% | $4.2B | 7 | 0.1% | 9,305 km |
| Republic of Korea to Germany | $1.2B | +86.9% | $2.8B | 27 | 0% | 8,544 km |
| Japan to Marshall Isds | $1.0B | +6.7% | $6.1B | 15 | 0% | 4,509 km |
| China to France | $942.8M | +51% | $3.8B | 23 | 0% | 8,225 km |
| Japan to Singapore | $911.9M | +14.3% | $5.4B | 21 | 0% | 5,326 km |
| China to Germany | $833.9M | +21.4% | $2.8B | 27 | 0% | 7,785 km |
| China to Republic of Korea | $592.5M | +14.8% | $1.1B | 16 | 0.1% | 956 km |
| Philippines to Portugal | $458.7M | 0% | $612.8M | 11 | 0% | 12,150 km |
| China to Indonesia | $431.8M | +32.4% | $604.8M | 15 | 0.2% | 5,221 km |
| Philippines to Malta | $409.6M | 0% | $4.2B | 7 | 0.1% | 10,488 km |
| Republic of Korea to Panama | $408.2M | -17% | $6.0B | 16 | 0.1% | 14,174 km |
| Germany to Liberia | $376.1M | +21.4% | $14.4B | 12 | 0.1% | 5,283 km |
| Republic of Korea to Portugal | $369.4M | +29.2% | $612.8M | 11 | 0% | 10,433 km |
| Romania to Marshall Isds | $366.0M | +58.1% | $6.1B | 15 | 0% | 0 km |
| Republic of Korea to Luxembourg | $328.4M | 0% | $34.1M | 5 | 0% | 8,733 km |
| Denmark to Marshall Isds | $323.6M | +59.4% | $6.1B | 15 | 0% | 12,769 km |
| China to United Kingdom | $317.3M | +25.1% | $619.2M | 25 | 0% | 8,151 km |
| Republic of Korea to Greece | $299.5M | +44.2% | $344.9M | 21 | 0% | 8,528 km |
| Republic of Korea to China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $279.9M | +45.3% | $6.4B | 9 | 0% | 2,096 km |
| Republic of Korea to Israel | $267.8M | +1,503.9% | $38.2M | 3 | 0.1% | 8,093 km |
| Singapore to Norway | $250.3M | +28.4% | $493.8M | 25 | 0% | 10,066 km |
| Japan to United Kingdom | $248.5M | +40.1% | $619.2M | 25 | 0% | 9,574 km |
| Philippines to Japan | $239.0M | -1.7% | $413.0M | 8 | 0% | 3,000 km |
| China to Russia | $234.4M | +21.1% | $240.5M | 3 | 0.1% | 5,795 km |
| China to Mexico | $230.7M | +80.3% | $261.4M | 7 | 0.1% | 12,467 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $2.8B | +308.1% | +91.7% |
| 2011 | $3.1B | +12% | +81.4% |
| 2012 | $2.2B | -29% | +48% |
| 2013 | $1.1B | -49% | -26% |
| 2014 | $616.6M | -44.8% | -41.5% |
| 2015 | $395.3M | -35.9% | -43.5% |
| 2016 | $853.0M | +115.8% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | $1.2B | +42% | +25.2% |
| 2018 | $463.1M | -61.8% | +5.4% |
| 2019 | $1.4B | +210.8% | +19.1% |
| 2020 | $819.0M | -43.1% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | $1.3B | +59.6% | +41.3% |
| 2022 | $2.0B | +49.7% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | $5.1B | +161.5% | +84.2% |
| 2024 | $7.8B | +53% | +81.6% |

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