# Metal trade corridors and routes | HS 940320 | Yugalinks

The leading reported route is China to USA, with trade value of $2.7B.

## Route access evidence

| Route | Route trade | 5-year growth | Buyer imports | Supplier countries | Applied tariff | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| China to USA | $2.7B | -1% | $6.2B | 132 | 4.7% | 10,994 km |
| Viet Nam to USA | $751.6M | +27.4% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 13,159 km |
| Canada to USA | $602.8M | +5.3% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 548 km |
| China to United Kingdom | $583.2M | +5.7% | $975.8M | 102 | 0% | 8,151 km |
| Mexico to USA | $571.1M | +15.4% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 3,369 km |
| China to Germany | $516.1M | +6.5% | $1.4B | 101 | 0% | 7,785 km |
| China to Japan | $433.1M | +5.8% | $583.9M | 62 | 0% | 2,098 km |
| China to Malaysia | $418.8M | +14% | $436.6M | 66 | 0.1% | 4,355 km |
| China to Canada | $418.5M | +1.1% | $795.4M | 101 | 0.1% | 10,598 km |
| China to Australia | $399.8M | +4.7% | $497.3M | 77 | 0.1% | 8,956 km |
| Taiwan to USA | $373.7M | +0.5% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 12,533 km |
| China to France | $368.7M | +3.8% | $1.0B | 121 | 0% | 8,225 km |
| China to Thailand | $324.1M | +21.9% | $361.0M | 97 | 0.3% | 3,304 km |
| China to Netherlands | $281.0M | +9.8% | $793.3M | 96 | 0% | 7,831 km |
| USA to Canada | $246.7M | +3.3% | $795.4M | 101 | 0% | 548 km |
| China to Republic of Korea | $233.1M | +8.1% | $270.0M | 73 | 0.1% | 956 km |
| China to Philippines | $229.9M | +16% | $254.4M | 66 | 0.2% | 2,850 km |
| China to Poland | $224.1M | +19.4% | $470.8M | 71 | 0.1% | 6,948 km |
| China to Singapore | $216.3M | -0.7% | $283.1M | 78 | 0% | 4,485 km |
| China to Indonesia | $213.4M | +22.5% | $229.3M | 68 | 0.2% | 5,221 km |
| Poland to Germany | $209.0M | +6.6% | $1.4B | 101 | 0% | 966 km |
| China to Mexico | $205.7M | +17.9% | $380.7M | 76 | 0.1% | 12,467 km |
| Thailand to USA | $198.2M | +24.2% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 13,943 km |
| China to Spain | $187.1M | +12.3% | $409.6M | 95 | 0% | 9,232 km |
| China to Saudi Arabia | $185.0M | +4.6% | $316.0M | 79 | 0.1% | 6,605 km |
| Cambodia to USA | $169.4M | +104% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 14,208 km |
| United Kingdom to USA | $157.9M | +29.6% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 5,570 km |
| Germany to Netherlands | $151.5M | +8.1% | $793.3M | 96 | 0% | 174 km |
| Germany to France | $151.0M | +4.8% | $1.0B | 121 | 0% | 440 km |
| China to Italy | $149.0M | +7.1% | $439.8M | 86 | 0% | 8,135 km |
| Germany to Austria | $148.3M | +4.5% | $302.3M | 83 | 0% | 764 km |
| Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $146.7M | +2% | $357.3M | 92 | 0% | 504 km |
| China to Taiwan | $140.8M | +17% | $162.9M | 55 | 0% | 1,718 km |
| China to United Arab Emirates | $129.0M | +3.8% | $205.6M | 97 | 0.1% | 5,966 km |
| USA to Mexico | $116.8M | +11.2% | $380.7M | 76 | 0.1% | 3,369 km |
| India to USA | $115.8M | +8.9% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 11,762 km |
| China to India | $111.9M | +1.7% | $153.8M | 74 | 0.5% | 3,785 km |
| Germany to USA | $105.6M | +9.8% | $6.2B | 132 | 0% | 6,035 km |
| China to Russia | $102.4M | +12.1% | $151.1M | 47 | 0.1% | 5,795 km |
| Netherlands to Germany | $102.4M | +14% | $1.4B | 101 | 0% | 174 km |

## Selected route history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $1.7B | +24.7% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | $1.9B | +13.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | $2.2B | +13% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | $2.3B | +7.1% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | $2.3B | +0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | $2.6B | +10.2% | +6% |
| 2016 | $2.6B | +0.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | $2.9B | +12.1% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | $3.4B | +18.7% | +10% |
| 2019 | $2.8B | -17.4% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | $2.8B | -2.4% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | $3.6B | +30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | $3.5B | -1.7% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | $2.6B | -25.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $2.7B | +3% | -9.1% |

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