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Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401

3402 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2023
World Trade $44.8BRnk 96 / 1217
2023
Top Exporter | Top Importer $4.75B | $3.3BGermany | Germany
2023
Product Complexity -0.063Rnk 598 / 1044
2022 - 2023
Export Growth (CAGR) -0.44%Rnk 422 / 1217
2023
Share of World Trade 0.2%Rnk 96 / 1217

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Cleaning Products. In 2023, Cleaning Products were the world's 96th most traded product, with a total trade of $44.8B. Between 2022 and 2023 the exports of Cleaning Products decreased by -0.44%, from $45B to $44.8B. Trade in Cleaning Products represent 0.2% of total world trade.

Cleaning Products are a part of Soap, cleaners, candles, dental, modelling pastes. They include Washing and cleaning preparations, retail, Organic surfactant washing, cleaning preparations nes, Non-ionic surface active agents, Anionic surface-active agents, Organic surface-active agents, nes, and Cationic surface-active agents.

Exports In 2023 the top exporters of Cleaning Products  were Germany ($4.75B), United States ($4.4B), China ($3.46B), France ($2.98B), and Belgium ($2.6B).

Imports In 2023 the top importers of Cleaning Products were Germany ($3.3B), United States ($2.61B), France ($2.4B), China ($2.13B), and United Kingdom ($2.11B).

Ranking Cleaning Products ranks 598th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Surface-active agents, also known as detergents, are used to clean surfaces and materials by emulsifying the dirt and removing it from the surface. They can be used for cleaning dishes, removing stains from clothes, and washing your hands.

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* Trade values are converted to USD using each month's exchange rate. For December 2023 data, the exchange rate from December 30, 2023 is used.

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Historical Data

Exporters and Importers

Top Origin (2023)Germany$4.75B
Top Destination (2023)Germany$3.3B

In 2023 Cleaning Products were the world's 96th most traded product (out of 1,217).

In 2023, the top exporters of Cleaning Products were Germany ($4.75B), United States ($4.4B), China ($3.46B), France ($2.98B), and Belgium ($2.6B).

In 2023, the top importers of Cleaning Products were Germany ($3.3B), United States ($2.61B), France ($2.4B), China ($2.13B), and United Kingdom ($2.11B).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2022 -  2023)China$253M
Top Destination Growth (2022 -  2023)Germany$145M

Between 2022 and 2023, the exports of Cleaning Products grew the fastest in China ($253M), Poland ($194M), Turkey ($146M), France ($146M), and Belgium ($108M).

Between 2022 and 2023, the fastest growing importers of Cleaning Products were Germany ($145M), Mexico ($95.1M), France ($94.4M), Netherlands ($82.2M), and United Kingdom ($80.3M).

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Exporters of Cleaning Products (2022 - 2023)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Cleaning Products.

In 2023, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 5.01. This means that most of the exports of Cleaning Products are explained by 32 countries.

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Value of Exports in Cleaning Products

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2023)United States$1.79B
TOP NET IMPORTER (2023)Canada$1.2B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Cleaning Products. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Cleaning Products during 2023.

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Cleaning Products were United States ($1.79B), Germany ($1.45B), Belgium ($1.38B), Poland ($1.38B), and China ($1.33B).

In 2023, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Cleaning Products were Canada ($1.2B), Russia ($486M), United Kingdom ($477M), United Arab Emirates ($470M), and Australia ($443M).

Net Trade (2023)

Disaggregation

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In 2023, the world most traded Cleaning Products, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Washing and cleaning preparations, retail ($25.4B), Organic surfactant washing, cleaning preparations nes ($8.55B), Non-ionic surface active agents ($5.22B), Anionic surface-active agents ($3.84B), and Organic surface-active agents, nes ($1.08B)

HS6 Disaggregation for Cleaning Products (2023)
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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Cleaning Products by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALChina+ $58.9M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $74.1M

Cleaning Products’s highest export potential is China. With an export gap of $58.9M.  Cleaning Products’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $74.1M.

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Product Complexity

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a product's potential export opportunities. Relatedness is predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth potential, lower income inequality, and lower emissions.

Relatedness vs Country Complexity (2023)

Related Products

This visualization shows products that are likely to be exported by countries that export Cleaning Products.

Country by Relatedness

The following visualization shows the relatedness of Cleaning Products to countries. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Relative Relatedness by Country (2023)

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