# Arsenic: Movement

A tiny trade led by China, Japan and Germany

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/movement/

What this tab covers How it flows between countries: the largest bilateral trade routes drawn on a world map, 2024 UN Comtrade export and import values with the top exporters and importers by share, plus shipping routes, chokepoints and trade restrictions.

Comtrade records $14.7 million of arsenic metal exports (HS 2804.80) in 2023. China led with 41.9%, then Japan (23.4%), Germany (10.2%), the Netherlands (9.3%) and France (8.5%). Imports in 2024 totalled $9.1 million, led by the US (17.0%), China (10.9%), India (8.1%) and Germany (7.2%). This heading excludes arsenic trioxide, the main bulk form, so it mostly captures metal for alloys and semiconductors. USGS says 95% of US arsenic metal imports came from China. The larger hidden trade is arsenic inside copper concentrates shipped to Asian smelters.

#### Main trade routes, 2023

Chart: World map of the largest trade flows
 Exporter (size = share of world exports) Importer (share of world imports) Largest bilateral flows (width = value) Shipping chokepoint UN Comtrade 2023, reported exports by the top four exporters of each traded form to their partners (US$). Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Hover a line or circle for values.

#### Arsenic · HS 280480
 World exports 2023 $14.7 m sum of 24 reporting countries World imports 2024 $9.12 m sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value China 41.9% Japan 23.4% Germany 10.2% Netherlands 9.3% France 8.5% Hong Kong 2.7% Top importers, share of value United States 17% China 10.9% India 8.1% Germany 7.2% South Korea 5.8% France 5.6% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/production/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/trading/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/arsenic/links/index.md)