Cassava: Movement

The cross-border chip trade from Cambodia into Thailand

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.

Exports under HS 071410 (fresh or dried cassava, mostly chips) were worth $1.43 billion in 2024, a small fraction of output. Cambodia supplied 48.4% and Thailand 34.7%, with Costa Rica a distant third at 10.3%. China took 40.7% of imports and Thailand 39.8%, showing that roots and chips cross the Cambodian border into Thai chip and starch plants. Cassava starch has its own code, HS 110814. Morgan recalls Europe importing about 4 million tons of tapioca a year as duty-free feed, a trade later curbed by EU import quotas.

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. Bubbles: shares of reported world exports and imports for the main traded form. Country-to-country route lines are not available for this commodity yet. Hover a circle for values.

Cassava · HS 071410

World exports 2024 $1.43 bn sum of 40 reporting countries World imports 2024 $1.52 bn sum of 40 reporting countries Top exporters, share of value Cambodia 48.4% Thailand 34.7% Costa Rica 10.3% Netherlands 1.4% Myanmar 1% Uganda 0.5% Top importers, share of value China 40.7% Thailand 39.8% United States 8.8% South Korea 1.7% Rwanda 1.7% Netherlands 1.5% UN Comtrade, reporter declarations to the world, US$. Exports and imports are reported separately, so totals differ. Re-exporting hubs (Netherlands, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE) can appear large.