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Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)

2840 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digit)

2022
World Trade $1.32BRnk 879 / 1218
2022
Top Exporter | Top Importer $669M | $485MTurkey | China
2022
Product Complexity -0.44Rnk 694 / 1033
2021 - 2022
Export Growth (CAGR) 17.1%Rnk 242 / 1218
2022
Share of World Trade 0.0056%Rnk 879 / 1218

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Overview This page contains the latest trade data of Borates. In 2022, Borates were the world's 879th most traded product, with a total trade of $1.32B. Between 2021 and 2022 the exports of Borates grew by 17.1%, from $1.13B to $1.32B. Trade in Borates represent 0.0056% of total world trade.

Borates are a part of Inorganic chemicals. They include Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) hydrated, Borates of metals except refined borax, Peroxoborates (perborates) of metals, and Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) anhydrous.

Exports In 2022 the top exporters of Borates  were Turkey ($669M), United States ($403M), China ($40.4M), Luxembourg ($20.9M), and Italy ($19.8M).

Imports In 2022 the top importers of Borates were China ($485M), United States ($110M), India ($72M), Indonesia ($56.8M), and Germany ($56.7M).

Ranking Borates ranks 694th in the Product Complexity Index (PCI).

Description Borates are used in flame retardants, water treatment, and detergents. Peroxoborates are used as a bleach in laundry detergent.

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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 (2022)Turkey$669M
Top Destination (2022)China$485M

In 2022 Borates were the world's 879th most traded product (out of 1,218).

In 2022, the top exporters of Borates were Turkey ($669M), United States ($403M), China ($40.4M), Luxembourg ($20.9M), and Italy ($19.8M).

In 2022, the top importers of Borates were China ($485M), United States ($110M), India ($72M), Indonesia ($56.8M), and Germany ($56.7M).

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Market Dynamics

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Top Origin Growth (2021 -  2022)Turkey$89M
Top Destination Growth (2021 -  2022)China$142M

Between 2021 and 2022, the exports of Borates grew the fastest in Turkey ($89M), United States ($77.4M), Poland ($15.4M), Guatemala ($7.64M), and China ($7.27M).

Between 2021 and 2022, the fastest growing importers of Borates were China ($142M), Indonesia ($21M), Poland ($13.4M), Brazil ($8.43M), and Netherlands ($7.95M).

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Exporters of Borates (2021 - 2022)

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Market Concentration

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This chart shows the evolution of the market concentration of exports of Borates.

In 2022, market concentration measured using Shannon Entropy, was 2.31. This means that most of the exports of Borates are explained by 4 countries.

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Value of Exports in Borates

Net Trade

TOP NET EXPORTER (2022)Turkey$667M
TOP NET IMPORTER (2022)China$444M

This map shows which countries export or import more of Borates. Each country is colored based on the difference in exports and imports of Borates during 2022.

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in exports than in imports of Borates were Turkey ($667M), United States ($292M), Luxembourg ($15.7M), Argentina ($10.4M), and Peru ($10.1M).

In 2022, the countries that had a largest trade value in imports than in exports of Borates were China ($444M), India ($59.7M), Indonesia ($56.5M), Germany ($46.8M), and Brazil ($39.1M).

Net Trade (2022)

Disaggregation

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In 2022, the world most traded Borates, disaggragated by their HS6 level were Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) hydrated ($1.05B), Borates of metals except refined borax ($173M), Disodium tetraborate (refined borax) anhydrous ($84.2M), and Peroxoborates (perborates) of metals ($17.7M)

HS6 Disaggregation for Borates (2022)
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Country Comparison

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Top 10 Exporters Countries of Borates by percentage of total exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALRussia+ $1.03M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALItaly+ $47.3k

Borates’s highest export potential is Russia. With an export gap of $1.03M.  Borates’s highest import potential is Italy with an import gap of $47.3k.

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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 (2022)

Country by Relatedness

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

Relative Relatedness by Country (2022)

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