# HS4 0906 top trade corridors | Yugalinks

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Explore reported HS4 0906 trade corridors: leading exporter-to-importer routes, value, growth, market share, access, tariffs, and distance context.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/0906/corridors

## Page details

- Page type: HS4 subsector top trade corridors
- HS4: **0906 - Spices**
- Parent sector: [HS2 09 overview](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs2/09)
- Coverage: 1995-2024
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Answer

Viet Nam to India leads the reported HS4 0906 routes with $99.4M in 2024 and +1.4% calculated three-year growth. The HS4 subsector recorded $880.3M in latest reported trade, with -5.8% calculated three-year growth.

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## Summary and indicators

| Measure | Value | Interpretation |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported HS4 trade | $880.3M | Reported value in 2024 |
| Displayed corridor value | $533.8M | Sum of the routes shown |
| HS4 3-year CAGR | -5.8% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 5-year CAGR | +3.7% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 10-year CAGR | +6.4% | Calculated annualized change |
| Latest year-on-year change | +0.1% | Calculated change from the prior year |
| Reported trend | Declining | Available HS4 trend label |
| Historical peak | $1.1B in 2021 | Reported-history comparison |
| Latest below peak | 16.5% | Calculated peak comparison |
| Exporter / importer HHI | 2,651.3 / 989.9 | Calculated concentration indicators |
| Trade volatility | 0.7 | Calculated variation in annual values |
| Active corridors / exporters / importers / HS6 | 2,986 / 149 / 198 / 3 | Latest available breadth |

## Growth leaders

- **Sri Lanka -> Guatemala**: +17.1% calculated three-year CAGR, $7.1M latest reported value, 0.8% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Viet Nam -> Brazil**: +14.7% calculated three-year CAGR, $8.5M latest reported value, 1% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Sri Lanka -> Peru**: +11.9% calculated three-year CAGR, $24.6M latest reported value, 2.8% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **China -> Saudi Arabia**: +9.9% calculated three-year CAGR, $14.5M latest reported value, 1.6% market share, trend Growing.
- **Viet Nam -> Dominican Republic**: +8.7% calculated three-year CAGR, $7.3M latest reported value, 0.8% market share, trend Growing.

## Access and tariff context

FTA status, tariff fields, and distance are route context. Group averages below are calculated from the displayed routes and are not tariff recommendations.

| Access group | Reported route value | Routes | Average 3-year CAGR | Average applied tariff | Average tariff advantage |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| FTA reported | $168.3M | 7 | -6.8% | 0.3% | +0.2 pp |
| No FTA reported | $365.5M | 18 | +2.3% | 0.2% | +0.1 pp |

- Lowest reported applied tariff route: **China -> Japan** at 0%.
- Largest reported tariff advantage route: **China -> Bangladesh** at +0.5 pp.

## Full corridor table

| Rank | Exporter | Importer | Latest trade | 3-year CAGR | 5-year CAGR | 10-year CAGR | Market share | FTA / access | Applied tariff | MFN tariff | Preferential tariff | Tariff advantage | Distance | Historical peak | Latest below peak | Years | Trend |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | Viet Nam | India | $99.4M | +1.4% | +6.6% | +8.7% | 11.3% | FTA reported | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | +0.4 pp | 3,652 km | $102.3M (2023) | 2.8% | 30 | Stable |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | Mexico | $82.7M | -8.7% | +3.7% | +2.2% | 9.4% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 17,086 km | $108.8M (2021) | 24% | 30 | Declining |
| 3 | Indonesia | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $55.8M | -12% | -4.2% | +3.2% | 6.3% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 16,181 km | $82.0M (2021) | 31.9% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 4 | Viet Nam | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $47.4M | +0% | +17.8% | +20.9% | 5.4% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 14,306 km | $47.4M (2022) | 0.1% | 30 | Stable |
| 5 | China | Viet Nam | $28.0M | -42.5% | -5.6% | +54.7% | 3.2% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 2,732 km | $147.3M (2021) | 81% | 21 | Rapid decline |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $27.1M | -6.8% | +2.8% | +3.6% | 3.1% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 14,094 km | $40.2M (2022) | 32.6% | 30 | Declining |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | Peru | $24.6M | +11.9% | +11.5% | +12.1% | 2.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 17,435 km | $27.3M (2020) | 9.7% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 8 | China | Bangladesh | $17.3M | -5.1% | +2.6% | +1.7% | 2% | No FTA reported | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.1% | +0.5 pp | 3,168 km | $23.1M (2022) | 25.1% | 30 | Declining |
| 9 | Viet Nam | Bangladesh | $14.7M | +2.2% | +5.5% | +7.4% | 1.7% | No FTA reported | 0.6% | 0.6% | Not reported | Not reported | 2,243 km | $14.7M (2024) | 0% | 18 | Stable |
| 10 | China | Saudi Arabia | $14.5M | +9.9% | +0.9% | +8.1% | 1.6% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 7,253 km | $16.3M (2020) | 11.3% | 30 | Growing |
| 11 | China | United Arab Emirates | $12.2M | +1.5% | -1% | -2.9% | 1.4% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,430 km | $16.4M (2014) | 25.6% | 30 | Stable |
| 12 | China | Pakistan | $11.7M | +7.9% | +0.6% | +1.1% | 1.3% | FTA reported | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | +0.3 pp | 5,339 km | $15.6M (2015) | 24.8% | 30 | Growing |
| 13 | China | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | $10.6M | +6.7% | +9.2% | +39.4% | 1.2% | No FTA reported | 0.6% | 0.6% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,390 km | $10.6M (2024) | 0% | 28 | Growing |
| 14 | Sri Lanka | Colombia | $9.8M | -6.7% | +5.5% | +2.5% | 1.1% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 16,867 km | $12.0M (2021) | 18.7% | 30 | Declining |
| 15 | Viet Nam | Indonesia | $9.1M | -18.3% | -0.3% | +46.7% | 1% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 1,876 km | $16.6M (2021) | 45.4% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 16 | Viet Nam | Brazil | $8.5M | +14.7% | +28% | +97.3% | 1% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0% | +0.2 pp | 16,863 km | $8.5M (2024) | 0% | 16 | Rapid growth |
| 17 | Viet Nam | Dominican Republic | $7.3M | +8.7% | +21.1% | +96% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 16,748 km | $7.7M (2023) | 5.1% | 11 | Growing |
| 18 | Sri Lanka | Guatemala | $7.1M | +17.1% | -6.7% | +6.4% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 17,401 km | $10.1M (2019) | 29.3% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 19 | Indonesia | Canada | $7.1M | +8% | +17.6% | +10.5% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 15,806 km | $7.1M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Growing |
| 20 | Viet Nam | Canada | $7.1M | +2.7% | +14.4% | +19.3% | 0.8% | FTA reported | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 13,943 km | $8.2M (2022) | 13.7% | 29 | Stable |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | India | $6.7M | +0.9% | +5.3% | +9.1% | 0.8% | FTA reported | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | +0.4 pp | 2,422 km | $6.7M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Stable |
| 22 | China | Japan | $6.5M | +4.5% | +2% | +6.1% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 1,763 km | $6.5M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Growing |
| 23 | Viet Nam | Republic of Korea | $6.3M | -0% | -1.2% | +4.9% | 0.7% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -0 pp | 3,599 km | $7.5M (2022) | 16.2% | 30 | Stable |
| 24 | Sri Lanka | Ecuador | $6.2M | -11.1% | -2% | +3.5% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 17,728 km | $10.0M (2022) | 38.4% | 30 | Rapid decline |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | Chile | $6.1M | +6.3% | +11.6% | +12.7% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 15,792 km | $6.1M (2024) | 0% | 30 | Growing |

## Definitions

Latest trade values are reported merchandise trade observations. CAGR, market share, HHI, volatility, and peak comparisons are calculated indicators over the available history. FTA, tariffs, and distance provide route context where available. Missing values remain unavailable and are not imputed or presented as forecasts.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-28). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.

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