HS Icon Seed Oils

Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

1512 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Seed Oils. In 2021, Seed Oils were the world's 245th most traded product, with a total trade of $16.8B. Between 2020 and 2021 the exports of Seed Oils grew by 23.2%, from $13.7B to $16.8B. Trade in Seed Oils represent 0.0008% of total world trade.

Seed Oils are a part of Animal or vegetable fats, oils, & waxes. They include Sunflower-seed or safflower oil, crude, Sunflower or safflower oil,fractions simply refined, Cotton-seed or fractions simply refined, and Cotton-seed oil crude.

Exports In 2021 the top exporters of Seed Oils  were Ukraine ($6.34B), Russia ($3.09B), Turkey ($942M), Netherlands ($804M), and Bulgaria ($725M).

Imports In 2021 the top importers of Seed Oils were India ($2.39B), China ($1.34B), Turkey ($1.27B), Netherlands ($996M), and Spain ($773M).

Tariffs In 2018 the average tariff for Seed Oils was 12.8%, making it the 274th lowest tariff using the HS4 product classification.

Ranking Seed Oils ranks 837th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

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The following visualization shows the latest trends on Seed Oils. Countries are shown based on data availability.

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

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Exporters and Importers

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Trade By Country

Top Origin (2021): Ukraine, $6.34B

Top Destination (2021): India, $2.39B

Seed Oils are the world's 245th most traded product.

In 2021, the top exporters of Seed Oils were Ukraine ($6.34B), Russia ($3.09B), Turkey ($942M), Netherlands ($804M), and Bulgaria ($725M).

In 2021, the top importers of Seed Oils were India ($2.39B), China ($1.34B), Turkey ($1.27B), Netherlands ($996M), and Spain ($773M).

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Market Dynamics

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Trade by country

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Top Origin Growth (2020 -  2021): Ukraine, $1.01B

Top Destination Growth (2020 -  2021): Turkey, $647M

Between 2020 and 2021, the exports of Seed Oils grew the fastest in Ukraine ($1.01B), Russia ($615M), Bulgaria ($277M), Hungary ($215M), and Turkey ($195M).

Between 2020 and 2021, the fastest growing importers of Seed Oils were Turkey ($647M), India ($476M), Spain ($274M), Netherlands ($204M), and Italy ($199M).

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Seed Oils.

In 2021, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 3.51. This means that most of the exports of Seed Oils are explained by 11 countries.

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TOP NET EXPORTER (2021): Ukraine, $6.31B

TOP NET IMPORTER (2021): India, $2.38B

This map shows which countries export or import more of Seed Oils. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Seed Oils during 2021.

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Seed Oils were Ukraine ($6.31B), Russia ($3.09B), Bulgaria ($679M), Hungary ($632M), and Argentina ($487M).

In 2021, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Seed Oils were India ($2.38B), China ($1.33B), Italy ($642M), Germany ($461M), and Iraq ($458M).

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Value

In 2021, the world most traded Seed Oils, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Sunflower-seed or safflower oil, crude ($11.2B), Sunflower or safflower oil,fractions simply refined ($5.46B), Cotton-seed or fractions simply refined ($135M), and Cotton-seed oil crude ($17.4M)

Country Comparison

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This visualization shows the countries that have an important ratio of their trade related to Seed Oils.
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Product Complexity

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Diversification Frontier

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Specialization

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.

Country by Relatedness

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