Photoresists: Movement

Why resists fly in cold, light-proof bottles

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 370790

World exports $6.02 bn 98 reporting exporters · about 226k t Largest exporter Japan 53.7% of world exports Largest importer China 44.1% of world imports India imports $23.4 m
exports $5.75 m #22 importer · #22 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 370790: 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 370790: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
Japan	53.7%	$3.23 bn	57k
South Korea	11.7%	$706.1 m	18k
United States	9.6%	$578.0 m	14k
Netherlands	4.6%	$278.2 m	10k
China	3.6%	$216.9 m	49k
Germany	3.4%	$206.9 m	15k
Belgium	3.2%	$193.4 m	28k
France	2.4%	$144.4 m	4,769

HS 370790: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	44.1%	$2.43 bn	59k
United States	9.2%	$504.2 m	14k
South Korea	9.1%	$503.3 m	7,225
Germany	5.5%	$303.1 m	10k
United Kingdom	4.3%	$234.6 m	6,757
Netherlands	3.6%	$197.2 m	7,221
France	3.4%	$185.8 m	5,876
Singapore	1.7%	$91.1 m	4,325

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	high: made mainly in Japan and shipped to fabs in Taiwan, Korea, China, the US and Europe (indicative)
How it moves	Small amber or opaque bottles and containers, often refrigerated, by air or temperature-controlled freight; shelf life of months (indicative)
Routes and chokepoints	Japan to Taiwan, Korea, China and the US; HS 370790.
India	India's current demand is small (ATMP and R&D). HS 370790: India imported $23 million (0.4% of world imports, rank 22) and exported $6 million (0.1% of world exports, rank 22) (UN Comtrade 2024).
Handling in transit	Usually flammable liquid, class 3, because of PGMEA and other solvents (indicative).