Amino acids (lysine, methionine): Movement
A third of China's lysine sails abroad
A third of China's lysine sails abroad 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 292241
World exports $2.03 bn 66 reporting exporters · about 1.47 m t Largest exporter China 70.2% of world exports Largest importer Netherlands 11.4% of world imports India imports $115.7 mexports $1.70 m #4 importer · #24 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 292241: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 292241: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 70.2% | $1.42 bn | 1.12 m |
| Netherlands | 8.3% | $167.6 m | 113k |
| United States | 4.3% | $87.2 m | 64k |
| South Korea | 4.3% | $86.1 m | 76k |
| France | 2% | $41.2 m | – |
| Germany | 1.8% | $35.9 m | 17k |
| Lithuania | 1.8% | $35.8 m | – |
| Brazil | 1.6% | $32.6 m | 29k |
HS 292241: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 11.4% | $255.7 m | 180k |
| Germany | 5.5% | $123.2 m | 82k |
| Spain | 5.2% | $116.2 m | – |
| India | 5.2% | $115.7 m | – |
| United States | 5% | $112.0 m | – |
| Thailand | 4.1% | $91.1 m | – |
| Poland | 3.9% | $88.1 m | 59k |
| Italy | 3.5% | $78.1 m | 51k |
HS 293040: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 52.7% | $601.5 m | 260k |
| Malaysia | 16.1% | $183.9 m | 76k |
| France | 14.4% | $164.8 m | 63k |
| Germany | 6.7% | $76.7 m | 28k |
| Japan | 2.7% | $30.4 m | 11k |
| Netherlands | 2.2% | $25.2 m | 9,264 |
| South Africa | 0.8% | $8.80 m | 2,988 |
| Spain | 0.6% | $7.38 m | 2,592 |
HS 293040: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 15.2% | $375.7 m | 160k |
| India | 7% | $171.8 m | 72k |
| Brazil | 6.7% | $164.7 m | 78k |
| Germany | 4.9% | $120.4 m | 51k |
| Indonesia | 4.5% | $111.3 m | 45k |
| Netherlands | 3.1% | $77.1 m | 37k |
| Philippines | 3.1% | $75.9 m | 30k |
| Poland | 2.8% | $70.3 m | 28k |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | high: China exported about 1.01 Mt of lysine in Jan-Nov 2024, roughly a third of its output, and over 30% of amino acid output overall (Faxian Gongchang 2026) | ||
| How it moves | Powders and granules in 25 kg bags and 1 t big bags by container; liquid MHA and liquid lysine in ISO tanks and bulk tankers. | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | China to Southeast Asia, Europe, the Americas, the Middle East and India; Singapore, Belgium and the US for methionine. | ||
| India | . India imports all its feed lysine and methionine (indicative). HS 292241: India imported $116 million (5.2% of world imports, rank 4) and exported $2 million (0.1% of world exports, rank 24); HS 293040: India imported $172 million (7.0% of world imports, rank 2) and exported $456 thousand (0.0% of world exports, rank 27) (UN Comtrade 2024). | ||
| Handling in transit | Not dangerous goods; dust explosion risk in handling. |