# Fatty alcohols: Movement

Heated tanks and bags of flakes: half of output travels

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/fatty_alcohols/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 382370
 World exports $3.90 bn 69 reporting exporters · about 2.19 m t Largest exporter Indonesia 32.9% of world exports Largest importer China 27% of world imports India imports $202.1 m
exports $93.5 m #6 importer · #6 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 382370: 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 382370: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Indonesia** | 32.9% | $1.28 bn | 839k |
| **Malaysia** | 21.1% | $822.1 m | 531k |
| **Netherlands** | 13.6% | $529.3 m | 292k |
| **Germany** | 11.2% | $436.1 m | 188k |
| **United States** | 7.9% | $308.9 m | 167k |
| **India** | 2.4% | $93.5 m | 41k |
| **South Africa** | 2.3% | $89.2 m | 61k |
| **Thailand** | 2.3% | $87.7 m | – |

#### HS 382370: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **China** | 27% | $1.07 bn | 645k |
| **Netherlands** | 9.7% | $382.7 m | 223k |
| **United States** | 7.7% | $304.4 m | 155k |
| **Malaysia** | 5.3% | $210.2 m | 123k |
| **Germany** | 5.2% | $206.4 m | 105k |
| **India** | 5.1% | $202.1 m | 118k |
| **Singapore** | 5% | $196.5 m | 114k |
| **Belgium** | 4% | $157.5 m | 79k |

 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 half of output (derived: 2.19 Mt of HS 382370 exports in UN Comtrade 2024 against about 4.3 Mt demand) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Liquid in heated ISO tanks and chemical tankers (C12-C14), flakes in bags (C16-C18). |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | Indonesia and Malaysia to China, India, Europe and the US through the Malacca Strait; intra-European trade via Rotterdam. |  |  |
| **India** | India imported 118 kt of fatty alcohols worth $202 million and exported 41 kt worth $94 million in 2024 (UN Comtrade, HS 382370). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | Generally not dangerous goods; some C8-C12 alcohols are marine pollutants in bulk under MARPOL Annex II (indicative). |  |  |

## Other sections

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