Sodium silicate: Movement
Why a product that is mostly water rarely travels
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 283911
World exports $64.5 m 62 reporting exporters · about 100k t Largest exporter China 44.3% of world exports Largest importer Japan 13.9% of world imports India imports $319kexports $528k #45 importer · #12 exporter
Where it is exported from and imported to, 2024
Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2024, HS 283911: shares of reported world exports and imports by value. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.HS 283911: largest exporters
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 44.3% | $28.6 m | 82k |
| Belgium | 23.9% | $15.4 m | – |
| Netherlands | 8.4% | $5.39 m | 6,713 |
| United States | 5.2% | $3.39 m | 1,645 |
| Poland | 2.6% | $1.68 m | 886 |
| Germany | 1.8% | $1.16 m | 643 |
| Spain | 1.7% | $1.11 m | – |
| Portugal | 1.6% | $1.03 m | 110 |
HS 283911: largest importers
| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 13.9% | $10.7 m | 25k |
| Germany | 12% | $9.30 m | 9,593 |
| United States | 9.6% | $7.46 m | 9,784 |
| Canada | 5.5% | $4.27 m | 5,121 |
| Türkiye | 3.6% | $2.77 m | 4,607 |
| Dominican Republic | 3.5% | $2.69 m | 7,387 |
| Indonesia | 3.1% | $2.39 m | 4,077 |
| Italy | 3% | $2.31 m | 2,801 |
How it moves
| Measure | Figure | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Share traded | small (indicative); solutions are mostly water and are made near customers, while glass lumps and powders travel further | ||
| How it moves | Solutions in road tankers and IBCs; glass lumps in bulk or bags; powders in bags. Making the glass near soda ash and dissolving near customers is common. | ||
| Routes and chokepoints | Regional road and rail; some sea trade in glass lumps and powders within Asia and Europe. | ||
| India | India is largely self-supplied by domestic furnace producers; trade figures for HS 283911 were not found. | ||
| Handling in transit | Neutral and high-ratio solutions are generally not regulated as dangerous goods; sodium metasilicate is UN3253, class 8. Solutions are alkaline (pH 11-13). |