Carbon black: Movement

India's rise as the world's number two exporter

India's rise as the world's number two exporter 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 280300

World exports $5.85 bn 92 reporting exporters · about 3.42 m t Largest exporter China 20.5% of world exports Largest importer China 9.3% of world imports India imports $208.4 m
exports $475.4 m #9 importer · #2 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 280300: 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 280300: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	20.5%	$1.20 bn	962k
India	8.1%	$475.4 m	375k
Germany	7.8%	$457.8 m	178k
South Korea	6.7%	$391.2 m	256k
United States	6.5%	$377.6 m	142k
Italy	5.7%	$335.8 m	189k
Canada	4.6%	$267.8 m	205k
Egypt	4%	$234.0 m	113k

HS 280300: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	9.3%	$576.3 m	300k
Thailand	8.8%	$542.8 m	–
United States	7.2%	$444.2 m	–
Türkiye	6.8%	$419.0 m	276k
Poland	5.9%	$365.4 m	254k
Indonesia	5%	$309.6 m	–
Germany	4.9%	$302.7 m	171k
Japan	3.7%	$228.7 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	not published; likely 20-25% of output crosses borders (indicative)
How it moves	Pelletised black in 500-1,000 kg bulk bags, containers and hopper rail cars; low density makes it freight-sensitive
Routes and chokepoints	Russia to India and Turkey by sea; China to South and South-East Asia; India to Europe, the Middle East and the US.
India	India exported about 58 kt in one quarter through PCBL alone (Jul-Sep 2024) and imports Russian and Chinese black; in 2024 India exported $475 million (375 kt, 8.1% of world export value, second after China) and imported $208 million (152 kt) under HS 280300 (UN Comtrade).
Handling in transit	Not regulated as dangerous goods for most grades (self-heating test passed); combustible dust.