Bisphenol A: Movement

Flakes from Taiwan, Korea and Thailand to India

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 290723

World exports $537.2 m 34 reporting exporters · about 67k t Largest exporter South Korea 64.2% of world exports Largest importer India 16.3% of world imports India imports $146.4 m
exports $1.85 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 290723: 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 290723: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
South Korea	64.2%	$344.7 m	–
Thailand	17.9%	$96.3 m	–
Netherlands	7.5%	$40.4 m	26k
China	5.6%	$30.0 m	25k
Japan	1.7%	$9.02 m	8,128
Poland	1%	$5.30 m	3,074
United States	0.6%	$3.43 m	1,515
Jordan	0.4%	$2.14 m	1,100

HS 290723: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
India	16.3%	$146.4 m	–
Thailand	13.2%	$118.6 m	93k
Japan	12.5%	$112.3 m	84k
Germany	11.6%	$104.1 m	63k
South Korea	10.5%	$94.8 m	–
China	7.3%	$65.6 m	51k
Czechia	5.5%	$49.9 m	33k
Israel	5.4%	$48.6 m	32k

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% of output crosses borders (indicative); most BPA is used on site for polycarbonate
How it moves	Solid flakes or prills in bags and bulk containers; sometimes molten.
Routes and chokepoints	Taiwan, Korea and Thailand to India, China and Southeast Asia.
India	India imports all its BPA; HS 290723 volumes were not reached.
Handling in transit	Often shipped as UN3077 environmentally hazardous solid, Class 9, where classified as aquatic toxic (indicative; check SDS); combustible dust.