Polymer additives: Movement

Where antioxidant powders travel by container

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 381239

World exports $3.18 bn 90 reporting exporters · about 798k t Largest exporter China 18% of world exports Largest importer United States 11.3% of world imports India imports $217.7 m
exports $147.8 m #4 importer · #7 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 381239: 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 381239: largest exporters

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
China	18%	$572.2 m	222k
Germany	14.2%	$450.4 m	97k
United States	10.7%	$339.4 m	38k
Italy	7.8%	$247.0 m	40k
South Korea	6%	$191.6 m	47k
Türkiye	5.5%	$174.8 m	85k
India	4.6%	$147.8 m	47k
Switzerland	4.3%	$137.9 m	14k

HS 381239: largest importers

Country	Share	Value (US$)	Tonnes
United States	11.3%	$373.3 m	57k
Germany	8.1%	$267.7 m	50k
China	7.9%	$261.0 m	41k
India	6.6%	$217.7 m	51k
South Korea	3.9%	$128.3 m	–
Thailand	3.7%	$123.6 m	35k
Mexico	3.7%	$121.4 m	22k
Canada	3.4%	$113.2 m	15k

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 for antioxidants and light stabilisers (indicative)
How it moves	Powders, pastilles and granules in bags and big bags by container
Routes and chokepoints	China, Korea, Japan and Europe to South and South-East Asia, the Middle East and the Americas.
India	HS 381239: India imported $218 million (6.6% of world imports, rank 4) and exported $148 million (4.6% of world exports, rank 7) (UN Comtrade 2024).
Handling in transit	Mostly not dangerous goods; some organotins toxic (class 6.1) and some powders combustible dust.