Fluorochemicals and refrigerants: Movement
How refrigerant cylinders flow from China and 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 290349
World exports $121.3 m 39 reporting exporters · about 6,052 t Largest exporter Japan 30.4% of world exports Largest importer South Korea 41.4% of world imports India imports $752kexports $227k #21 importer · #13 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 290349: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 290349: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 30.4% | $36.9 m | 1,732 |
| United States | 28.6% | $34.7 m | 1,269 |
| China | 19% | $23.1 m | 2,047 |
| United Kingdom | 8.6% | $10.4 m | 203 |
| Germany | 2.3% | $2.83 m | 57.9 |
| Singapore | 2.1% | $2.59 m | 281 |
| Greece | 2.1% | $2.57 m | 79.7 |
| Hong Kong | 1.3% | $1.60 m | 53.8 |
HS 290349: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 41.4% | $55.2 m | 1,690 |
| United States | 9.5% | $12.7 m | 377 |
| Singapore | 7% | $9.34 m | 567 |
| Belgium | 6.5% | $8.59 m | 805 |
| Germany | 5.5% | $7.35 m | 182 |
| Japan | 5.3% | $7.10 m | 302 |
| China | 4.1% | $5.44 m | 177 |
| France | 2.6% | $3.50 m | 159 |
HS 290341: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 38.7% | $9.11 m | 752 |
| Japan | 27.7% | $6.52 m | 326 |
| United States | 13.9% | $3.28 m | 198 |
| South Korea | 5.4% | $1.28 m | 52.9 |
| Indonesia | 3.4% | $792k | 146 |
| France | 2.7% | $642k | 9.05 |
| Spain | 1.7% | $410k | 8.62 |
| Germany | 1.7% | $402k | 4.67 |
HS 290341: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 41.3% | $8.60 m | 669 |
| China | 11.2% | $2.34 m | 102 |
| United States | 8.9% | $1.85 m | 108 |
| Germany | 8.5% | $1.78 m | 28.1 |
| Israel | 4.7% | $973k | 44.1 |
| Singapore | 3.9% | $807k | 31.9 |
| United Kingdom | 3.3% | $683k | 20.4 |
| Ireland | 2.3% | $488k | 0.08 |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | high for refrigerants: China exports a large share of its output (indicative). | ||
| How it moves | Liquefied gases in returnable cylinders, ton containers and ISO tanks; HF itself is rarely shipped far. | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | China to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Africa; India (Mundra, Hazira) to the US, Europe and the Middle East. | ||
| India | India exports HFCs and fluorospecialties and imports fluorspar. HS 290341: India imported $267 thousand (1.3% of world imports, rank 11); HS 290349: India imported $752 thousand (0.6% of world imports, rank 21) and exported $227 thousand (0.2% of world exports, rank 13) (UN Comtrade 2024). | ||
| Handling in transit | R32 UN3252 (class 2.1 flammable gas); R134a UN3159, R125 UN3220, R22 UN1018, R410A UN3163 (class 2.2); HFO-1234yf UN3161 (class 2.1). Cylinders are pressure vessels; illegal disposable cylinders are banned in the EU. |