# HS4 2610 top trade corridors | Yugalinks

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Explore reported HS4 2610 trade corridors: leading exporter-to-importer routes, value, growth, market share, access, tariffs, and distance context.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs4/2610/corridors

## Page details

- Page type: HS4 subsector top trade corridors
- HS4: **2610 - Chromium ores and concentrates**
- Parent sector: [HS2 26 overview](https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/sector/hs2/26)
- Coverage: 1995-2024
- Publisher: [Yugalinks](https://www.yugalinks.com/)

## Answer

South Africa to China leads the reported HS4 2610 routes with $3.3B in 2024 and +35.1% calculated three-year growth. The HS4 subsector recorded $7.4B in latest reported trade, with +34.3% calculated three-year growth.

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## Summary and indicators

| Measure | Value | Interpretation |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported HS4 trade | $7.4B | Reported value in 2024 |
| Displayed corridor value | $7.1B | Sum of the routes shown |
| HS4 3-year CAGR | +34.3% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 5-year CAGR | +18.9% | Calculated annualized change |
| HS4 10-year CAGR | +12.6% | Calculated annualized change |
| Latest year-on-year change | +19.8% | Calculated change from the prior year |
| Reported trend | Rapid growth | Available HS4 trend label |
| Historical peak | $7.4B in 2024 | Reported-history comparison |
| Latest below peak | 0% | Calculated peak comparison |
| Exporter / importer HHI | 6,473.1 / 4,146.6 | Calculated concentration indicators |
| Trade volatility | 0.9 | Calculated variation in annual values |
| Active corridors / exporters / importers / HS6 | 617 / 85 / 116 / 1 | Latest available breadth |

## Growth leaders

- **China -> Indonesia**: +659.9% calculated three-year CAGR, $14.3M latest reported value, 0.2% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **South Africa -> Singapore**: +252.3% calculated three-year CAGR, $63.4M latest reported value, 0.9% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Madagascar -> China**: +140.9% calculated three-year CAGR, $33.2M latest reported value, 0.4% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Zimbabwe -> South Africa**: +99% calculated three-year CAGR, $26.3M latest reported value, 0.4% market share, trend Rapid growth.
- **Zimbabwe -> Mozambique**: +71.9% calculated three-year CAGR, $89.0M latest reported value, 1.2% market share, trend Rapid growth.

## 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 | $2.4B | 10 | +97.1% | 0.1% | +0.1 pp |
| No FTA reported | $4.8B | 15 | +54.1% | 0.2% | +0.1 pp |

- Lowest reported applied tariff route: **South Africa -> China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region** at 0%.
- Largest reported tariff advantage route: **Madagascar -> China** at +0.3 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 | South Africa | China | $3.3B | +35.1% | +18.5% | +16% | 44.9% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 11,775 km | $3.3B (2024) | 0% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 2 | South Africa | Mozambique | $1.9B | +44.8% | +28.1% | +41.8% | 25.6% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 443 km | $1.9B (2024) | 0% | 23 | Rapid growth |
| 3 | Turkey | China | $315.0M | +14.4% | +15.5% | +0.9% | 4.3% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 8,004 km | $489.3M (2010) | 35.6% | 27 | Rapid growth |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | China | $311.5M | +46.2% | +27.3% | +427.5% | 4.2% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 11,058 km | $311.5M (2024) | 0% | 23 | Rapid growth |
| 5 | South Africa | Indonesia | $243.1M | +62.6% | +31.1% | +65.1% | 3.3% | No FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | Not reported | Not reported | 8,596 km | $243.1M (2024) | 0% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | Russia | $113.7M | +10.1% | +1.9% | -5% | 1.5% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 3,112 km | $308.5M (2011) | 63.1% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 7 | Pakistan | China | $104.2M | +10% | +11.1% | +3.2% | 1.4% | FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | +0.2 pp | 5,339 km | $154.6M (2008) | 32.6% | 30 | Growing |
| 8 | Zimbabwe | Mozambique | $89.0M | +71.9% | +29.7% | +103.1% | 1.2% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 912 km | $89.0M (2024) | 0% | 21 | Rapid growth |
| 9 | South Africa | China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region | $87.0M | +35.7% | +33.6% | +8.1% | 1.2% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 10,717 km | $142.1M (2023) | 38.8% | 20 | Rapid growth |
| 10 | Albania | China | $74.3M | +12.7% | +7.6% | -3.8% | 1% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 8,660 km | $115.4M (2013) | 35.6% | 23 | Rapid growth |
| 11 | South Africa | India | $67.6M | +18% | +25.1% | +9.5% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | 0.5% | 0.5% | Not reported | Not reported | 8,029 km | $67.6M (2024) | 0% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 12 | South Africa | Singapore | $63.4M | +252.3% | +365.8% | +15.8% | 0.9% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 8,664 km | $63.4M (2024) | 0% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 13 | South Africa | United Arab Emirates | $56.5M | +48.6% | +3.4% | +19.2% | 0.8% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,405 km | $56.5M (2024) | 0% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 14 | Papua New Guinea | China | $48.6M | +50.3% | +24.8% | +46.4% | 0.7% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 5,271 km | $48.6M (2024) | 0% | 11 | Rapid growth |
| 15 | South Africa | Turkey | $44.0M | +17.4% | +7.6% | +4.1% | 0.6% | No FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | +0.1 pp | 7,442 km | $45.9M (2012) | 4.1% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 16 | Oman | China | $42.9M | +11.1% | -2.9% | -0.4% | 0.6% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | Not reported | Not reported | 6,193 km | $126.7M (2008) | 66.2% | 26 | Rapid growth |
| 17 | Turkey | Sweden | $41.2M | -5.4% | -5% | -0.5% | 0.6% | FTA reported | 0% | 0% | Not reported | Not reported | 2,174 km | $65.9M (2022) | 37.4% | 30 | Declining |
| 18 | Turkey | Indonesia | $33.6M | +60.6% | +51.8% | Not reported | 0.5% | No FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | Not reported | Not reported | 9,454 km | $33.6M (2024) | 0% | 5 | Rapid growth |
| 19 | Madagascar | China | $33.2M | +140.9% | +35.3% | +4.5% | 0.4% | No FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0% | +0.3 pp | 9,643 km | $39.4M (2008) | 15.7% | 29 | Rapid growth |
| 20 | Philippines | China | $29.0M | +43.6% | +31.3% | +12.4% | 0.4% | FTA reported | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | +0.2 pp | 1,841 km | $38.3M (2008) | 24.2% | 30 | Rapid growth |
| 21 | South Africa | Netherlands | $28.1M | +18.3% | +245.2% | +5.4% | 0.4% | FTA reported | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 8,992 km | $42.3M (2008) | 33.6% | 23 | Rapid growth |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | South Africa | $26.3M | +99% | +49.4% | +339.7% | 0.4% | FTA reported | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | +0.1 pp | 978 km | $26.3M (2024) | 0% | 23 | Rapid growth |
| 23 | South Africa | USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands | $22.0M | +5.8% | -2.6% | -5.1% | 0.3% | No FTA reported | 0% | 0% | 0% | +0 pp | 12,833 km | $75.1M (2012) | 70.6% | 25 | Growing |
| 24 | South Africa | Germany | $16.8M | +18.6% | +4.7% | -1.2% | 0.2% | FTA reported | 0% | 0.1% | 0% | +0 pp | 8,837 km | $43.8M (2011) | 61.6% | 25 | Rapid growth |
| 25 | China | Indonesia | $14.3M | +659.9% | +218.2% | +146.4% | 0.2% | FTA reported | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | +0.1 pp | 4,425 km | $14.3M (2024) | 0% | 21 | Rapid growth |

## 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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