Food and feed additives: Movement
Why amino acids and vitamins ship out of China
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 210690
World exports $60.2 bn 137 reporting exporters · about 9.73 m t Largest exporter United States 10.8% of world exports Largest importer United States 11.8% of world imports India imports $78.0 mexports $760.7 m #87 importer · #23 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 210690: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 210690: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10.8% | $6.47 bn | 674k |
| Singapore | 9.9% | $5.98 bn | 269k |
| Germany | 9.8% | $5.89 bn | 803k |
| Netherlands | 7.1% | $4.26 bn | 789k |
| China | 6.1% | $3.64 bn | 875k |
| Italy | 3.9% | $2.33 bn | 346k |
| France | 3.6% | $2.17 bn | 355k |
| Poland | 3.4% | $2.07 bn | 310k |
HS 210690: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11.8% | $6.94 bn | 898k |
| China | 10.7% | $6.29 bn | 335k |
| Germany | 5% | $2.96 bn | 530k |
| United Kingdom | 3.6% | $2.08 bn | – |
| Netherlands | 3.5% | $2.07 bn | 432k |
| South Korea | 3.5% | $2.07 bn | 132k |
| Canada | 3.5% | $2.06 bn | 293k |
| France | 2.8% | $1.66 bn | 279k |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | high for amino acids, vitamins, sweeteners and preservatives (concentrated in China); lower for starch and blends made near customers; no published share | ||
| How it moves | Powders and granules in bags and big bags by container; liquids (lecithin, liquid methionine) in ISO tanks and drums. | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | China to the world for amino acids, vitamins and sweeteners; Europe and the US for enzymes and specialty blends; South America and the US for soy-based ingredients. | ||
| India | . India imports most methionine, lysine and vitamins (indicative). HS 210690: India imported $78 million (0.1% of world imports, rank 87) and exported $761 million (1.3% of world exports, rank 23) (UN Comtrade 2024). | ||
| Handling in transit | Most products are not dangerous goods. Sodium nitrite is UN1500 (class 5.1, toxic). Some powders pose dust explosion risk. |