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Materials Imported Materials Exported

Adipic acid May-25 Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) May-25 Export of organic chemicals, May 2025
Top-50 exported products by volume
Product
Qty FOB Value FOB Price
Qty FOB Value FOB Price
Product
Apr-25 Apr-25 Abacavir sulphate [Tonnes] [Rs. mn] [Rs./kg] Acetic anhydride [Tonnes] [Rs. mn] [Rs./kg] Product [Tonnes] [Rs./kg]

Qty FOB Price
Methyl ethyl ketone Mar-25 Feb-25 Methyl methacrylate Mar-25 Feb-25 Russia 2.68 43.80 16,450 Belgium 2,386.67 206.60 87 Benzene 93,590 151

64
Amyl methyl ether, t- (TAME)
14,000
55
2.14
27.86
17,806
Mexico
76
Vietnam
369.60
0.12
Methylaniline, N- (Monomethyl aniline)
12,988
South Korea
59
319.81
18.80

Xylene, p-
112
10,540
74
47
62
1.48
Isophthalic acid purified Jan-25 Dec-24 Epichlorohydrin Propylene oxide Jan-25 Dec-24 Acebrophylline 0.20 2.25 11,256 Bangladesh 33.60 2.49 111 Sorbitol (Liquid) 10,043 169
23.76
Spain
Netherlands
Trends in prices (Rs./kg) for some major organic chemicals imported into India
7,451
33
Methanol
Thailand
21.78
1.64
75

Dichlorobenzene, p-
5,195
71
Aceclofenac
16.80
Colombia
1.87
5,010
18
Ethylene dichloride
1,050
1.31
78
1.70
1.81
Taiwan
16.80
Nepal
Hydroxystearic acid, 12- (Ricinoleic acid)
4,359
98
1,089
n-Butyl acetate Nov-24 Oct-24 Methyl isobutyl ketone Nov-24 Oct-24 Bangladesh 1.30 2.05 1,554 Acetoacet-o-anisidide 65.44 15.80 242 Acrylonitrile 4,163 119
Tanzania
0.54
0.50
3,873
Lecithin, soya (liquid)
0.32
1,294
Ghana
USA
0.25
Ethyl acetate (90%)
3,243
71
4.21
232
Germany
18.16

Dimethyl sulphate
55
3,231
Acefylline piperazine

Phthalic anhydride Sep-24 Aug-24 Caprolactam Sep-24 Aug-24 UAE 12.50 13.61 1,082 Acetoacet-o-toluidide 54.48 12.17 223 Chloroform (Trichloromethane) 3,196 81
3,189
Acetic anhydride
81
USA

Methyl t-butyl ether (MTBE)
53
3,056

Acesulfame potassium (Acesulfame K)
Formaldehyde (Formalin)
19
3,039
0.13
Nigeria
Acetoacetoxyethyl methacrylate, 2- (2-Meth-
0.07
618
3,000
Butadiene, 1,3-
80
UK
641
acryloyloxy)ethyl acetoacetate)
0.06
0.10
Jul-24 Jul-24 Nepal 0.03 0.01 516 USA 180.00 63.71 354 Phenoxyethanol, 2- 2,558 166
2,335
41
Methylene chloride; (Dichloromethane)

36.00
11.52
320
Netherlands
Styrene Aniline Acetaldehyde Canada 18.00 8.64 480 Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid, 2- 2,313 268
Jun-24 Jun-24 USA 0.32 8.23 25,704 Australia 16.00 5.63 352 Erucic acid 2,228 312
Toluene
2,180
80
296
4.27
China

14.40
Acetazolamide Taiwan 10.00 3.51 351 Metformin HCl 2,012 363
140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Italy 2.00 9.16 4,582 Indonesia 3.20 1.15 358 Benzyl alcohol (Technica/purel grade) 1,908 114
Turkey 1.50 5.82 3,881 Pyridine 1,795 250
87
Brazil 1.00 5.14 5,141 Acetone 204.80 17.67 85 Phthalic anhydride 1,631 131
Diethyl phthalate (DEP)
1,574

Iran
Acrylic acid May-25 1-Tetradecene May-25 Acetic acid 202.67 9.20 46 Syria 121.60 10.63 87 Paracetamol (4-Acetamidophenol/ 1,517 395
Acetaminophen)
80
UAE
111.27
Saudi Arabia
8.84
Apr-25 Apr-25 Sri Lanka 173.56 8.95 52 Uganda 70.24 6.16 88 Dihydromyrcenol 1,416 740
89
Methylstyrene, alpha-
1,413
5.39
50
UAE
145.74
64.00
85
7.35
Kenya
Maleic anhydride Mar-25 Feb-25 Butyl acrylate Mar-25 Feb-25 Bangladesh 138.81 7.33 54 Canada 61.48 4.90 82 Terephthaloyl chloride 1,348 179
Phenol
1,400
86
Oman
44.80
132.96
6.76
84
USA
51
3.80
89
Benzyl chloride
1,230
Nepal
3.82
83
69.63
Kenya
2.02
24.48
57
1,218
Blowing agent
560
24.32
54.72
2.96
92
Turkey
2.23
54
Venezuela
98
78
Ethyl acetate (99.8%)
1,170
4.15
Tanzania
42.00
1.81
21.76
Egypt
83
99
Acetone Jan-25 Acrylonitrile Jan-25 Georgia 42.00 2.32 55 Sri Lanka 22.40 1.95 85 Chloramine 1,202 460
Acetic acid
53
1,132
37.60
1.96
52
USA
88
15.20
Cameroon
1.34
Erucamide
1,113
Dec-24 Bisphenol A Dec-24 Cote D Ivoire 24.85 1.35 54 Maldives 12.80 1.92 150 Difluoromethane (HFC-32) 1,112 482
Bangladesh
24.08
1.12
87
12.80
Uganda
1.28
53
1,043
597
Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)
0.99
47
South Africa
Jordan
6.40
83
0.53
21.00
81
Phenol Nov-24 Nov-24 Senegal 21.00 1.14 54 Nepal 3.20 0.26 110 Tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2- 1,029 721
naphthalenyl methyl ketone, 2,3,8,8- (Amber Fleur, Amber
0.96
0.90
66
Tanzania
Mauritius
0.06
0.11
Gamma, Anthamber)
Oct-24 Cyclohexanone Oct-24 Acetic acid, biobased Acetone (Pharma grade) Acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid 1,025 170
sodium salt, 2-
Sep-24 Sep-24 USA 191.20 23.37 123 Taiwan 12.64 2.85 226 Sodium citrate 1,004 191
Bangladesh
0.04
2.80
Greece
0.16
23.76
246
118
Cumene UK 0.88 0.15 165 Bromobenzene 980 216
Sodium monochloroacetate (SMCA)
91
975
Aug-24 L-Lysine monoHCl (Feed) Aug-24 Acetic acid, food grade 1.69 105 Acetonitrile 245.20 37.55 157 Cetyl alcohol (1-Hexadecanol; 955 208
USA
n-Hexadecyl alcohol)
Philippines
Germany
Glycerine (Refined) Jul-24 Jun-24 Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether Jul-24 Jun-24 Acetic acid, pharma grade 1.82 108 Italy 57.00 7.12 125 Sorbitan monooleate 910 1,292
71.87
159
16.00
11.42
954
172
Menthol, L-
911
9.23
166
55.55
Singapore
125
Lecithin, soya (liquid) (food grade)
18.41
Thailand
16.80
Switzerland
2.52
137
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