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Global Market Spread

Global Chemical Market Overview

Top Product Categories by Market Share

  • Plastics$33B49.3%
  • Fertilizers$16B23.8%
  • Inorganic Chemicals$11.8B17.7%
  • Organic Chemicals$4.7B7%
  • Dyes & Pigments$1.5B2.3%

Top Countries by Market Share

  • USA$22.8B34.2%
  • Morocco$13.2B19.8%
  • Rep. of Korea$5.9B8.6%
  • Netherlands$5.6B8.6%
  • Japan$2B6.5%
  • Belgium$5.2B6.1%

Regional Market Spread

Global Chemical Trade Flow

USD ValueAnnual

Trade Flow Volume

  • > 66% of max flow
  • 33–66% of max flow
  • < 33% of max flow

2025 · 50 pairs

Importers

2025 data
  • 1🇺🇸USA17.71M MT
    21.1%
  • 2🇳🇱Netherlands7.44M MT
    8.9%
  • 3🇲🇦Morocco7.40M MT
    8.8%
  • 4🇮🇹Italy7.04M MT
    8.4%
  • 5🇨🇱Chile6.70M MT
    8%
Total tracked imports83.76M MT

Exporters

2025 data
  • 1🇺🇸USA34.86M MT
    34.2%
  • 2🇲🇦Morocco20.21M MT
    19.8%
  • 3🇰🇷Rep. of Korea8.79M MT
    8.6%
  • 4🇳🇱Netherlands8.77M MT
    8.6%
  • 5🇯🇵Japan6.61M MT
    6.5%
Total tracked exports102.06M MT

Trade Insights

Rising Route

USA → Canada

+105.1%

4.39M MT vs 2.14M MT

Top product: DAP

Market Opportunity

Phosphoric Acid · HS 280920

+25.5%

5.53M MT vs 4.41M MT

Price Variance

HDPE

$489/MT spread

High: Austria ($1.4K/MT)

Low: Singapore ($954.9/MT)

Top Net Exporter

USA

+$13.3B

Exports $22.8B · Imports $9.5B

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Top Traded Chemicals

Ranked by Total Trade Value

2025 data
#ChemicalTrade VolumeAvg Unit Price
🥇

HDPE

HS 390120

14.80M MT
~$1.2K/MT
🥈

LDPE

HS 390110

12.20M MT
~$1.3K/MT
🥉

Polypropylene

HS 390210

11.65M MT
~$1.2K/MT
4

Urea

HS 310210

20.75M MT
~$431.7/MT
5

Methanol

HS 290511

18.79M MT
~$377.3/MT
6

MAP

HS 310530

11.29M MT
~$622.8/MT
7

PVC

HS 390410

8.38M MT
~$830.1/MT
8

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

7.50M MT
~$842.5/MT

Avg unit price is Comtrade trade value ÷ weight for the period — not a live market price.

Top Trade Lanes

OriginDestinationChemicalVolume / Value
🇲🇦Morocco→🇮🇳India

MAP

HS 310530

3.33M MT
$2.1B
🇺🇸USA→🇧🇷Brazil

Caustic Soda (Liquid)

HS 281512

2.97M MT
$636.3M
🇲🇦Morocco→🇵🇰Pakistan

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

1.51M MT
$1.2B
🇲🇦Morocco→🌐Areas, nes

MAP

HS 310530

1.46M MT
$883.1M
🇲🇦Morocco→🇮🇳India

Phosphoric Acid

HS 280920

1.45M MT
$1.1B
🇲🇦Morocco→🇧🇩Bangladesh

MAP

HS 310530

1.35M MT
$836.5M
🇲🇦Morocco→🇧🇷Brazil

DAP

HS 310540

1.33M MT
$806.3M
🇯🇵Japan→🇵🇭Philippines

Nitric Acid

HS 280700

1.26M MT
$35.3M

2025 · Exports

185.8M MT

Total Trade Volume

-15.5% vs 2024

$117B

Total Trade Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$66.9B

Total Exports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

$50.1B

Total Imports Value

-15.5% vs 2024

1,116+

Active Trade Routes

31

Total Tracked Chemicals