🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of borate: 2024 trade data
Imports of borate by the United Kingdom reached $15.8 million in 2024 (20.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 14% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 7% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $26.0 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of borate by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.8M | 20.1K t |
| 2023 | $18.4M | 22.9K t |
| 2022 | $15.8M | 22.6K t |
| 2021 | $16.3M | 31.5K t |
| 2020 | $15.5M | 32.4K t |
| 2019 | $19.0M | 37.9K t |
| 2018 | $15.3M | 30.4K t |
| 2017 | $26.0M | 42.2K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports borate from
Turkey alone supplied 61% of it. Among the main suppliers, Netherlands grew fastest (+232% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $9.6M | 61% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.3M | 8.4% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.2M | 7.3% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $1.1M | 6.7% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $818K | 5.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $511K | 3.2% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $358K | 2.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $258K | 1.6% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $145K | 0.9% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $138K | 0.9% |
Types of borate under HS 2840
| 2840.19 | Borates: disodium tetraborate (refined borax), other than anhydrous | 61% |
| 2840.20 | Borates: n.e.c. in heading no. 2840 | 35% |
| 2840.11 | Borates: disodium tetraborate (refined borax), anhydrous | 4.2% |
| 2840.30 | Peroxoborates (perborates) | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2840.
Average import price of borate
The average declared value was about $0.79 per kg, close to the world average of $0.69.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports borate
The United Kingdom exported $1.2 million of borate in 2024 (407 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were India (20%), Germany (17%), Norway (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 46%. Among the main buyer markets, Norway grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $246K | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $215K | 17% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $115K | 9.2% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $82K | 6.6% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $69K | 5.5% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $53K | 4.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $52K | 4.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $52K | 4.2% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $40K | 3.2% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $37K | 3% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 2840: Borates; peroxoborates (perborates).
Borate trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of borate imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported borate worth $15.8 million in 2024 (20.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import borate from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Turkey (61%), China (8%), United States (7%).
What is the average import price of borate in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $0.79 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.69 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export borate?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported borate worth $1.2 million in 2024, mainly to India, Germany, Norway.
What is the HS code for borate?
Borate falls under HS heading 2840 (Borates; peroxoborates (perborates)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading borate with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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