Lubricant additives: Movement
How additive packages ship from a few global hubs
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 381121
World exports $9.75 bn 82 reporting exporters · about 2.43 m t Largest exporter France 22.9% of world exports Largest importer China 9.1% of world imports India imports $298.0 mexports $142.9 m #11 importer · #10 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 381121: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 381121: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 22.9% | $2.23 bn | 575k |
| United States | 21.3% | $2.08 bn | 417k |
| Singapore | 20.6% | $2.00 bn | 546k |
| Italy | 11% | $1.07 bn | 260k |
| China | 7.4% | $723.0 m | 257k |
| Belgium | 4.2% | $411.9 m | 98k |
| Germany | 3.2% | $313.5 m | 54k |
| Japan | 1.6% | $157.0 m | 31k |
HS 381121: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 9.1% | $897.2 m | 218k |
| Germany | 8.6% | $848.7 m | 174k |
| Singapore | 7.3% | $722.0 m | 227k |
| France | 6.3% | $625.0 m | 135k |
| United States | 5.2% | $513.7 m | 121k |
| Belgium | 5% | $494.3 m | 244k |
| South Korea | 4.8% | $467.6 m | 100k |
| Italy | 4.4% | $435.3 m | – |
HS 381129: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33.5% | $318.0 m | 64k |
| South Korea | 11.3% | $107.2 m | 41k |
| Iraq | 8.9% | $84.3 m | 694k |
| Germany | 7.9% | $74.5 m | 12k |
| Canada | 7.7% | $72.7 m | 19k |
| France | 5.9% | $56.0 m | 10k |
| India | 4% | $37.7 m | 12k |
| Italy | 3.6% | $33.7 m | 9,508 |
HS 381129: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16.9% | $173.3 m | – |
| France | 14.9% | $152.0 m | 31k |
| China | 10.8% | $110.0 m | 25k |
| Singapore | 8.4% | $86.4 m | 21k |
| Germany | 5.5% | $56.1 m | 10k |
| Belgium | 5.4% | $54.9 m | 15k |
| Italy | 4.4% | $45.4 m | 13k |
| India | 2.7% | $27.6 m | 7,070 |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | high: 31 big-four plants serve the world (indicative) | ||
| How it moves | Viscous liquids in drums, IBCs, ISO tanks and parcel tankers | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | US Gulf, Europe and Singapore to Asia, the Middle East and Latin America. | ||
| India | HS 381121: India imported $298 million (3.0% of world imports, rank 11) and exported $143 million (1.5% of world exports, rank 10); HS 381129: India imported $28 million (2.7% of world imports, rank 8) and exported $38 million (4.0% of world exports, rank 7) (UN Comtrade 2024). | ||
| Handling in transit | Most packages not dangerous goods; some are marine pollutants (UN3082, class 9). |