# Bromine: Movement

Why most bromine crosses borders as compounds

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/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.

Elemental bromine (HS 2801.30) is a small trade, about $280 million of exports in 2024, because most bromine moves as compounds. Israel supplied 45.3% of export value, Jordan 17.2% and Japan 14.8%; the Dead Sea pair alone gave over 60%. China dominated imports with 61.1%, far ahead of India (7.1%) and Singapore (5.8%). China's own output fell from 100,000 t to 90,000 t in 2025. US exports of bromine and compounds went mainly to Guyana (43%) and Saudi Arabia (20%) through July 2025. Elemental bromine pays a 5.5% US tariff.

#### Main trade routes, 2024

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 2024, 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.

#### Bromine · HS 280130
 World exports 2024 $280.1 m sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $305.5 m sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Israel 45.3% Jordan 17.2% Japan 14.8% United States 6.5% India 6% United Kingdom 5.5% Top importers, share of value China 61.1% India 7.1% Singapore 5.8% United Kingdom 4.6% Netherlands 4.5% Canada 3.8% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. 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/bromine/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/overview/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/correlation/index.md)
- [Extraction](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/extraction/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/production/index.md)
- [Stocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/stocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/trading/index.md)
- [Criticality](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/criticality/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/bromine/links/index.md)