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Global Market Spread

Global Chemical Market Overview

Top Product Categories by Market Share

  • Inorganic Chemicals$5.2B79.2%
  • Organic Chemicals$1.4B20.8%

Top Countries by Market Share

  • USA$3.7B49.1%
  • Japan$599.4M17.8%
  • Rep. of Korea$558.6M11.7%
  • Netherlands$538.4M7.8%
  • Belgium$463M6.7%
  • Poland$149.9M2.4%

Regional Market Spread

Global Chemical Trade Flow

USD ValueAnnual

Trade Flow Volume

  • > 66% of max flow
  • 33–66% of max flow
  • < 33% of max flow

2025 · 50 pairs

Importers

2025 data
  • 1🇨🇱Chile5.09M MT
    21.5%
  • 2🇺🇸USA4.74M MT
    20%
  • 3🇲🇦Morocco2.78M MT
    11.8%
  • 4🇳🇱Netherlands2.41M MT
    10.2%
  • 5🇵🇭Philippines2.12M MT
    9%
Total tracked imports23.64M MT

Exporters

2025 data
  • 1🇺🇸USA14.02M MT
    49.1%
  • 2🇯🇵Japan5.10M MT
    17.8%
  • 3🇰🇷Rep. of Korea3.33M MT
    11.7%
  • 4🇳🇱Netherlands2.22M MT
    7.8%
  • 5🇧🇪Belgium1.90M MT
    6.7%
Total tracked exports28.57M MT

Trade Insights

Rising Route

USA → Brazil

+7.5%

4.01M MT vs 3.73M MT

Top product: Caustic Soda (Liquid)

Market Opportunity

Ammonia Solution · HS 281420

+9.3%

326.3K MT vs 298.5K MT

Price Variance

Caustic Soda (Liquid)

$163.2/MT spread

High: Rep. of Korea ($364.3/MT)

Low: Japan ($201.1/MT)

Top Net Exporter

USA

+$2.7B

Exports $3.7B · Imports $975M

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Top Traded Chemicals

Ranked by Total Trade Value

2025 data
#ChemicalTrade VolumeAvg Unit Price
🥇

Caustic Soda (Liquid)

HS 281512

15.95M MT
~$262/MT
🥈

Soda Ash

HS 283620

11.21M MT
~$251.4/MT
🥉

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

20.31M MT
~$112.6/MT
4

Propanol

HS 290512

1.06M MT
~$1.1K/MT
5

Acetic Acid

HS 291521

1.38M MT
~$466.6/MT
6

Hydrochloric Acid

HS 280610

1.47M MT
~$219.3/MT
7

Caustic Soda (Solid)

HS 281511

346.7K MT
~$881.2/MT
8

Ammonia Solution

HS 281420

457.0K MT
~$294.9/MT

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

Top Trade Lanes

OriginDestinationChemicalVolume / Value
🇺🇸USA→🇧🇷Brazil

Caustic Soda (Liquid)

HS 281512

2.97M MT
$636.3M
🇯🇵Japan→🇵🇭Philippines

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

1.26M MT
$35.3M
🇺🇸USA→🇲🇽Mexico

Soda Ash

HS 283620

1.21M MT
$310.1M
🇰🇷Rep. of Korea→🇮🇳India

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

946.0K MT
$39.5M
🇺🇸USA→🇧🇷Brazil

Soda Ash

HS 283620

921.2K MT
$172.1M
🇺🇸USA→🇨🇱Chile

Soda Ash

HS 283620

828.4K MT
$213.7M
🇺🇸USA→🇮🇩Indonesia

Soda Ash

HS 283620

733.8K MT
$132.1M
🇯🇵Japan→🇦🇺Australia

Caustic Soda (Liquid)

HS 281512

646.0K MT
$128M

2025 · Exports

52.2M MT

Total Trade Volume

-15.5% vs 2024

$12B

Total Trade Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$6.5B

Total Exports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$5.4B

Total Imports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

384+

Active Trade Routes

10

Total Tracked Chemicals