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The featured reported corridor is China to USA, with a unit value of $3,949.18 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | China to USA | $5,010.69 | $5,625.37 | -10.9% | 27,880.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Japan | $4,766.58 | $11,362.46 | -58% | 4,559.1 t |
| 2023 | China to United Kingdom | $4,075.5 | $7,678.58 | -46.9% | 4,579.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Germany | $4,244.65 | $6,670.7 | -36.4% | 4,395.2 t |
| 2023 | China to India | $5,322.09 | $7,382.98 | -27.9% | 3,106.1 t |
| 2023 | Poland to Germany | $6,881.07 | $6,670.7 | +3.2% | 2,315.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $5,220.47 | $5,923.64 | -11.9% | 2,865.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Netherlands | $3,555.53 | $8,333.33 | -57.3% | 3,880.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Iraq | $3,745.59 | $6,133.33 | -38.9% | 3,109.5 t |
| 2023 | China to France | $4,917.41 | $7,142.86 | -31.2% | 2,348.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Canada | $5,293.27 | $5,500 | -3.8% | 2,074.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Mexico | $6,161.16 | $6,740.09 | -8.6% | 1,650.2 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $6,388.67 | $5,500 | +16.2% | 1,459.2 t |
| 2023 | Portugal to France | $5,628.44 | $7,142.86 | -21.2% | 1,607.8 t |
| 2023 | Spain to Portugal | $6,843.19 | $6,843.19 | 0% | 1,265 t |
| 2023 | China to Nigeria | $4,595.32 | $6,226.13 | -26.2% | 1,652.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Thailand | $6,047.2 | $13,168.99 | -54.1% | 1,158.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Kazakhstan | $6,730.88 | $9,942.12 | -32.3% | 894.1 t |
| 2023 | Hungary to Germany | $4,864.47 | $6,670.7 | -27.1% | 1,221.1 t |
| 2023 | China to United Arab Emirates | $4,026.21 | $6,731.55 | -40.2% | 1,468.3 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $6,817.46 | $6,670.7 | +2.2% | 847.2 t |
| 2023 | China to Saudi Arabia | $4,086.09 | $5,343.34 | -23.5% | 1,365 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $9,082.89 | $9,600 | -5.4% | 574.8 t |
| 2023 | Portugal to United Kingdom | $5,380.76 | $7,678.58 | -29.9% | 891.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Algeria | $5,019.01 | $5,019.01 | 0% | 937.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Russia | $3,495.1 | $7,023.74 | -50.2% | 1,316.7 t |
| 2023 | China to Poland | $3,813.7 | $9,456.52 | -59.7% | 1,199.8 t |
| 2023 | China to Malaysia | $3,783.93 | $7,711.8 | -50.9% | 1,201.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Philippines | $1,899.49 | $8,263.16 | -77% | 2,350.6 t |
| 2023 | China to Spain | $4,115.38 | $7,908.1 | -48% | 1,084.3 t |
| 2023 | Portugal to Germany | $5,651.21 | $6,670.7 | -15.3% | 734.4 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Belgium | $5,964.54 | $7,771.93 | -23.3% | 671.9 t |
| 2023 | China to Viet Nam | $8,711.89 | $6,134.45 | +42% | 452.8 t |
| 2023 | Poland to Netherlands | $7,603.87 | $8,333.33 | -8.8% | 513.4 t |
| 2023 | Indonesia to United Arab Emirates | $1,298.4 | $6,731.55 | -80.7% | 2,898.3 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $88.4M | +20.1% | +9% |
| 2011 | $92.6M | +4.7% | +4% |
| 2012 | $95.8M | +3.4% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | $94.7M | -1.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | $99.8M | +5.4% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $119.9M | +20.1% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | $105.4M | -12.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | $109.2M | +3.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | $130.1M | +19.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | $136.8M | +5.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | $159.1M | +16.3% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | $181.9M | +14.3% | +11.8% |
| 2022 | $181.0M | -0.5% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | $152.6M | -15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | $159.4M | +4.4% | -4.3% |

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