# Biogas and biomethane: Movement

Gas that rarely crosses borders, though certificates do

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/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.

| Measure | Figure |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Share traded** | almost none crosses borders physically; certificates move instead (indicative) |  |  |
| **How it moves** | Grid injection where pipelines exist; compressed gas in cascades on trucks (India) or bio-LNG by truck and ship. Low energy density makes long-haul physical trade uneconomic, so it is used near where it is made. |  |  |
| **Routes and chokepoints** | Local; within the EU, mass-balanced certificates move across the interconnected grid. |  |  |
| **India** | No imports or exports; CBG is trucked in cascades to CNG stations or injected into city gas networks, and about 304,000 scmd of biogas had been sold under the CBG-CGD scheme by Nov 2025 (Renewable Watch). |  |  |
| **Handling in transit** | UN1971 methane, compressed (Class 2.1 flammable gas) for CBG cascades; UN1972 for bio-LNG. |  |  |

#### Largest exporters

| Country | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| **not applicable** | – | no HS code isolates biomethane; cross-border trade happens through grid certificates (EU Union Database) |

 indicative

#### Largest importers

| Country | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|
| **not applicable** | – | not applicable |

 indicative

## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/index.md)
- [Energy overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/energy/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/correlation/index.md)
- [Efficiency](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/efficiency/index.md)
- [Techniques](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/techniques/index.md)
- [Resources and labour](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/resources/index.md)
- [Impact on the biosphere](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/biosphere/index.md)
- [Overview](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/overview/index.md)
- [Production route](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/routes/index.md)
- [Production](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/production/index.md)
- [Feedstocks](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/feedstocks/index.md)
- [Cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/cycles/index.md)
- [Trading](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/trading/index.md)
- [Regulation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/regulation/index.md)
- [Characteristics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/characteristics/index.md)
- [Emissions](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/emissions/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/biomethane/links/index.md)