🇺🇸 United States exports of sulphur: 2024 trade data
The United States exported $236.4 million of sulphur in 2024 (1.81 million tonnes). It ranks 6th of 107 countries for exports of this product. That is 4% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $527.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of sulphur by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $236.4M | 1.81M t |
| 2023 | $247.2M | 1.87M t |
| 2022 | $527.5M | 1.59M t |
| 2021 | $240.3M | 1.09M t |
| 2020 | $117.0M | 1.49M t |
| 2019 | $206.6M | 1.80M t |
| 2018 | $338.9M | 2.23M t |
| 2017 | $232.2M | 2.01M t |
Where the United States exports sulphur to
One buyer market dominates: Brazil accounted for 51% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, Indonesia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $120.2M | 51% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $65.5M | 28% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $9.6M | 4.1% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $9.0M | 3.8% |
| 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $6.9M | 2.9% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $5.0M | 2.1% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $5.0M | 2.1% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $4.8M | 2% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $2.7M | 1.1% |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | $2.0M | 0.9% |
Average export price of sulphur
The average declared value was about $0.13 per kg, close to the world average of $0.11.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United States also imports sulphur
Imports of sulphur by the United States reached $121.0 million in 2024 (1.07 million tonnes). That makes it the 8th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 163 countries. Canada alone supplied 86% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $104.0M | 86% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $6.7M | 5.5% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $5.4M | 4.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.3M | 2.8% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $681K | 0.6% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $610K | 0.5% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $87K | 0.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $77K | 0.1% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $57K | 0.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $41K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United States?
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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Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source.
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 2503: Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur.
Sulphur trade in the United States: questions
What is the value of sulphur imported by the United States?
The United States imported sulphur worth $121.0 million in 2024 (1.07 million tonnes).
Where does the United States import sulphur from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Canada (86%), Saudi Arabia (6%), Qatar (4%).
What is the average import price of sulphur in the United States?
The average declared import value was about $0.11 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.11 per kg.
Does the United States export sulphur?
Yes. The United States exported sulphur worth $236.4 million in 2024, mainly to Brazil, Mexico, Indonesia.
What is the HS code for sulphur?
Sulphur falls under HS heading 2503 (Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading sulphur with the United States?
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