Polybutadiene rubber: Movement

Bales from Korea, Russia and China 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 400220

World exports $3.15 bn 54 reporting exporters · about 1.50 m t Largest exporter South Korea 21% of world exports Largest importer China 15.3% of world imports India imports $274.6 m
exports $5.82 m #3 importer · #19 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 400220: 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 400220: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
South Korea	21%	$660.1 m	322k
United States	15%	$470.8 m	248k
China	13.8%	$434.9 m	238k
Japan	9.8%	$309.9 m	127k
Germany	7.6%	$239.3 m	112k
Czechia	6.7%	$212.0 m	110k
Saudi Arabia	4.4%	$138.4 m	90k
Indonesia	3.9%	$122.2 m	–

HS 400220: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	15.3%	$496.2 m	274k
Thailand	8.7%	$284.2 m	145k
India	8.5%	$274.6 m	144k
Indonesia	6.8%	$220.6 m	103k
Türkiye	4.7%	$151.9 m	82k
Germany	4.1%	$132.6 m	58k
Poland	4.1%	$132.1 m	74k
Brazil	3.6%	$117.2 m	59k

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	about 35-40% of output crosses borders (indicative)
How it moves	35 kg bales in crates or wrapped pallets by container; not dangerous goods.
Routes and chokepoints	Korea, China and Russia to India and ASEAN; Japan and Korea to China.
India	India imports BR mainly from Korea, Russia and China (indicative). HS 400220: India imported $275 million (8.5% of world imports, rank 3) and exported $6 million (0.2% of world exports, rank 19) (UN Comtrade 2024).
Handling in transit	Not dangerous goods; bales stored dry and cool.