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Global Market Spread

29.3M MT

Total Trade Volume

-15.5% vs 2024

$8.9B

Total Trade Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$5.4B

Total Exports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$3.6B

Total Imports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

240+

Active Trade Routes

4

Total Tracked Chemicals

Global Chemical Market Overview

Top Product Categories by Market Share

Top Countries by Market Share

  • Sri Lanka$41.60%
  • Morocco$3.6B32.7%
  • Japan$177.7M23%
  • Rep. of Korea$147.9M17.6%
  • Belgium$350.1M8.4%
  • USA$399.9M4.9%

Regional Market Spread

Global Chemical Trade Flow

USD ValueAnnual

Importers

2025 data
  • 1🇺🇸USA4.08M MT
    26.1%
  • 2🇨🇱Chile3.99M MT
    25.6%
  • 3🇲🇦Morocco2.72M MT
    17.4%
  • 4🇵🇭Philippines1.73M MT
    11.1%
  • 5🇵🇰Pakistan768.9K MT
    4.9%
Total tracked imports15.60M MT

Exporters

2025 data
  • 1🇱🇰Sri Lanka0 MT
    0%
  • 2🇲🇦Morocco4.48M MT
    32.7%
  • 3🇯🇵Japan3.15M MT
    23%
  • 4🇰🇷Rep. of Korea2.41M MT
    17.6%
  • 5🇧🇪Belgium1.15M MT
    8.4%
Total tracked exports13.68M MT

Top Traded Chemicals

Ranked by Total Trade Value

2025 data
#ProductTrade VolumeAvg Unit Price
🥇

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

7.50M MT
~$842.5/MT
🥈

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

20.31M MT
~$112.6/MT
🥉

Hydrochloric Acid

HS 280610

1.47M MT
~$219.3/MT

Avg unit price is Comtrade trade value ÷ weight for the period — not a live market price.

Trade Insights

Rising Route

Japan → Philippines

-5.8%

1.26M MT vs 1.34M MT

Top product: Nitric Acid

Market Opportunity

Phosphoric Acid · HS 280920

+25.5%

5.53M MT vs 4.41M MT

Price Variance

Phosphoric Acid

$459.3/MT spread

High: Netherlands ($1.3K/MT)

Low: Morocco ($793.3/MT)

Top Net Exporter

Morocco

+$3.1B

Exports $3.6B · Imports $447.9M

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Top Trade Lanes

OriginDestinationProductVolume / Value
🇲🇦Morocco→🇵🇰Pakistan

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

1.51M MT
$1.2B
🇲🇦Morocco→🇮🇳India

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

1.45M MT
$1.1B
🇯🇵Japan→🇵🇭Philippines

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

1.26M MT
$35.3M
🇰🇷Rep. of Korea→🇮🇳India

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

946.0K MT
$39.5M
🇯🇵Japan→🇮🇳India

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

548.2K MT
$29.2M
🇯🇵Japan→🇨🇱Chile

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

419.5K MT
$22.5M
🇲🇦Morocco→🇪🇸Spain

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

339.9K MT
$328.5M
🇰🇷Rep. of Korea→🇨🇱Chile

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

314.9K MT
$14.7M

2025 · Exports