# Specialty amines and ethanolamines: Movement

How much crosses borders, and what India imports

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/movement/

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 292211
 World exports $409.7 m 63 reporting exporters · about 274k t Largest exporter Saudi Arabia 25% of world exports Largest importer Canada 18.5% of world imports India imports $42.8 m
exports $24.5 m #3 importer · #4 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 292211: 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 292211: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Saudi Arabia** | 25% | $102.3 m | 82k |
| **United States** | 23.4% | $96.0 m | 60k |
| **China** | 18.6% | $76.3 m | 63k |
| **India** | 6% | $24.5 m | – |
| **Malaysia** | 5.6% | $23.1 m | 22k |
| **Belgium** | 3.5% | $14.4 m | – |
| **Thailand** | 3.3% | $13.6 m | 12k |
| **Sweden** | 2.9% | $11.7 m | 8,154 |

#### HS 292211: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Canada** | 18.5% | $94.5 m | 55k |
| **United States** | 14.1% | $72.3 m | 49k |
| **India** | 8.3% | $42.8 m | – |
| **Belgium** | 5.5% | $28.1 m | 20k |
| **United Kingdom** | 5.2% | $26.7 m | – |
| **France** | 4.9% | $24.9 m | – |
| **Brazil** | 3.8% | $19.3 m | – |
| **Netherlands** | 3.2% | $16.2 m | – |

#### HS 292119: largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **China** | 34.7% | $429.2 m | 197k |
| **United States** | 17.5% | $216.1 m | 24k |
| **Germany** | 16.5% | $204.9 m | 62k |
| **Philippines** | 8.4% | $103.6 m | 51k |
| **Belgium** | 6.9% | $84.9 m | 25k |
| **France** | 3.1% | $38.7 m | 9,136 |
| **India** | 2.3% | $28.2 m | 3,380 |
| **Japan** | 2.1% | $25.4 m | 2,421 |

#### HS 292119: largest importers

| Country | Share | Value (US$) | Tonnes |
|---|---|---|---|
| **United States** | 14.3% | $163.1 m | – |
| **South Korea** | 9.8% | $112.4 m | – |
| **Japan** | 8.5% | $97.0 m | 19k |
| **Germany** | 7.4% | $84.3 m | 28k |
| **Brazil** | 5.8% | $66.0 m | 24k |
| **China** | 5.4% | $61.4 m | 5,616 |
| **Italy** | 4.9% | $56.0 m | 13k |
| **India** | 4.5% | $51.2 m | 18k |

 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: perhaps 20-30% of output crosses borders (indicative) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Anhydrous methylamines as pressurised liquefied gas in tank cars and ISO tanks; aqueous solutions, ethanolamines and ethyleneamines in heated ISO tanks, drums and road tankers. |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | Gulf (Jubail) to India and Asia for ethanolamines; China to India and Southeast Asia for methylamines and DMF; US and Europe intra-regional. |  |  |
| **India** | India imports ethanolamines and some methylamine derivatives and exports alkylamines and derivatives. HS 292211: India imported $43 million (8.3% of world imports, rank 3) and exported $24 million (6.0% of world exports, rank 4); HS 292119: India imported $51 million (4.5% of world imports, rank 8) and exported $28 million (2.3% of world exports, rank 7) (UN Comtrade 2024). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | Anhydrous MMA UN1061, DMA UN1032, TMA UN1083 (class 2.1 flammable gas); aqueous methylamine UN1235 (class 3, sub 8); MEA UN2491 and EDA UN1604 (class 8 corrosive). |  |  |

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/correlation/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/trading/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/chemicals/specialty_amines/links/index.md)