# Acrylonitrile: Movement

Inhibited cargoes from Northeast Asia to India and Turkey

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/movement/

What this tab covers How it moves between countries: share of output traded, physical form and transport, the largest exporters and importers, main routes, India's trade, and handling rules in transit.

#### Trade in 2024 UN Comtrade, HS 292610
 World exports $1.17 bn 31 reporting exporters · about 866k t Largest exporter United States 23% of world exports Largest importer India 17.4% of world imports India imports $254.7 m
exports $10.9 m #1 importer · #9 exporter

#### Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
 Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 292610: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

#### HS 292610: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **United States** | 23% | $269.6 m | 197k |
| **China** | 21.9% | $256.6 m | 227k |
| **South Korea** | 18.6% | $218.2 m | 176k |
| **Germany** | 17.7% | $207.3 m | 125k |
| **Netherlands** | 10.9% | $127.8 m | 77k |
| **Japan** | 3.4% | $40.3 m | 33k |
| **Thailand** | 1.9% | $22.1 m | 18k |
| **Belgium** | 1.7% | $20.4 m | 13k |

#### HS 292610: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **India** | 17.4% | $254.7 m | 203k |
| **South Korea** | 14.9% | $218.4 m | – |
| **Malaysia** | 10.6% | $155.8 m | 119k |
| **France** | 10.1% | $148.7 m | 83k |
| **Netherlands** | 8.3% | $121.1 m | 81k |
| **United Kingdom** | 4.8% | $70.2 m | 41k |
| **China** | 4.7% | $68.6 m | 60k |
| **Mexico** | 4.1% | $60.7 m | 42k |

 UN Comtrade 2024, reported by each country (exports by exporters, imports by importers), all partners. Some countries (for example Russia and Iran) do not report, so their shares are missing. HS codes can be broader than the tile: check the code before reading a share as the whole market.

#### How it moves

| Measure | Figure |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Share traded** | about 20-25% of output (indicative) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Liquid in stainless-steel or coated chemical tankers and ISO tanks under nitrogen, inhibited to prevent polymerisation |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | NE Asia to India and Turkey; US Gulf to Asia and Europe; Saudi Arabia to India from 2027. |  |  |
| **India** | India imports almost all its ACN (Indianpetrochem 2026); volumes not retrieved here (HS 292610). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | UN1093 (acrylonitrile, stabilised), class 3 flammable liquid with subsidiary 6.1 toxic, packing group I. |  |  |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/trading/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/acrylonitrile/links/index.md)