Plasticisers: Movement

How plasticisers flow from Korea and Taiwan to 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 291732

World exports $339.3 m 47 reporting exporters · about 244k t Largest exporter China 44% of world exports Largest importer Egypt 9.8% of world imports India imports $18.2 m
exports $4.73 m #5 importer · #9 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 291732: 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 291732: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	44%	$149.2 m	116k
Malaysia	17.3%	$58.8 m	47k
South Korea	14.2%	$48.1 m	33k
Türkiye	7%	$23.8 m	14k
Colombia	4.9%	$16.5 m	11k
Chile	4.7%	$15.8 m	9,606
Italy	1.5%	$4.99 m	2,280
United States	1.4%	$4.89 m	2,096

HS 291732: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
Egypt	9.8%	$30.2 m	18k
Peru	7%	$21.5 m	14k
Brazil	6.8%	$20.8 m	13k
Nigeria	6.2%	$19.2 m	16k
India	5.9%	$18.2 m	13k
Thailand	5.6%	$17.1 m	13k
Kenya	5.3%	$16.4 m	11k
Algeria	5.3%	$16.4 m	10k

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	moderate; Korea and Taiwan export much of their output (indicative)
How it moves	Liquid in ISO tanks, flexitanks, drums and parcel tankers; not hazardous for most grades
Routes and chokepoints	Korea, Taiwan and China to India and South-East Asia; Europe and US mostly regional.
India	India imports DOP and other plasticisers from Korea, Taiwan and China. HS 291732: India imported $18 million (5.9% of world imports, rank 5) and exported $5 million (1.4% of world exports, rank 9) (UN Comtrade 2024).
Handling in transit	DOP/DINP/DOTP not dangerous goods for transport; DEHP marine pollutant classification varies (indicative).