# Ammonia: Movement

Trinidad ships, Morocco buys for its phosphate plants

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/ammonia/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 281410
 World exports $5.87 bn 80 reporting exporters · about 12.7 m t Largest exporter Trinidad and Tobago 21.4% of world exports Largest importer Morocco 21.4% of world imports India imports $981.9 m
exports $1.82 m #3 importer · #31 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 281410: 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 281410: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Trinidad and Tobago** | 21.4% | $1.26 bn | 2.77 m |
| **Saudi Arabia** | 14.1% | $828.9 m | 2.19 m |
| **Canada** | 12.5% | $736.4 m | 1.08 m |
| **Indonesia** | 10.3% | $607.8 m | 1.71 m |
| **Algeria** | 7.4% | $432.4 m | 720k |
| **United States** | 5.6% | $328.8 m | 1.04 m |
| **Netherlands** | 4.7% | $273.7 m | 498k |
| **Germany** | 4.5% | $263.9 m | 477k |

#### HS 281410: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Morocco** | 21.4% | $1.77 bn | 3.70 m |
| **United States** | 14.7% | $1.22 bn | 2.07 m |
| **India** | 11.9% | $981.9 m | – |
| **South Korea** | 5.9% | $488.7 m | – |
| **Belgium** | 4.5% | $374.3 m | 756k |
| **Türkiye** | 4.4% | $363.6 m | 797k |
| **Norway** | 3.3% | $273.6 m | 603k |
| **France** | 3.2% | $269.0 m | – |

 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 8-10% of output (indicative, basis: reported exports of 12.7 Mt worth $5.87 billion in 2024 (UN Comtrade), plus non-reporters such as Russia, against 190.5 Mt) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Refrigerated liquid at -33 C in fully refrigerated gas carriers; pressurised road and rail tankers; pipelines in the US Corn Belt and Russia (Togliatti-Odesa line shut since 2022, indicative). Most ammonia is converted on site because shipping it is costly and hazardous. |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | Caribbean to US Gulf and Morocco; Middle East Gulf to India, Morocco and East Asia through Hormuz; Indonesia to Korea, China and India; Algeria to Europe. Hormuz is the main chokepoint, as 2026 showed. |  |  |
| **India** | India imported $0.98 billion of ammonia in 2024 (11.9% of world value); Saudi Arabia shipped $300 million and Indonesia $86 million to India (Comtrade partner data). Exports were negligible ($2 million). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | UN1005, class 2.3 (toxic gas) with subsidiary 8 (corrosive). Toxic by inhalation at a few hundred ppm; requires refrigerated or pressurised containment and emergency plans at ports. |  |  |

## Other sections

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