Buyer Market Demand Explorer

Buyer markets for alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary forms

A reported trade view for HS 391310, with available observations through 2024.

HS6 391310Coverage 1995-2024Updated 2026-08-14
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Largest buyer

USA$62.4M

Buyer markets

197Reported markets

Top market suppliers

32For the largest buyer

Latest global trade

$367.7MYear: 2024

Reported observations

Buyer market evidence

Markets ranked by latest reported import value.

Buyer marketLatest imports5-year growthSuppliersLeading supplier
USA$62.4M+7.7%32Norway
Japan$25.3M+2.8%15China
Germany$21.4M+2.8%30China
Italy$20.2M+4.6%19China
Thailand$14.7M+5.4%19China
Netherlands$14.5M+3.5%38China
Spain$12.9M+1.6%21China
Canada$12.1M+8.1%20USA
United Kingdom$11.8M+2.3%21Japan
Republic of Korea$11.3M+0.6%17China
France$11.3M+4%33Norway
Poland$10.3M+15.3%22Germany
Ireland$9.8M+23.1%13Norway
Brazil$8.2M+0.8%19China
India$7.4M-7.2%23China
Denmark$7.3M-2.2%17China
Turkey$7.0M-0.4%24China
Viet Nam$6.7M+2.4%18Thailand
Mexico$6.5M-9.8%35France
Australia$5.8M-0.7%19China
Pakistan$5.6M-3.8%13China
Bangladesh$5.4M+18.3%9Japan
Belgium$5.3M+4.5%18Netherlands
South Africa$3.8M+6%19Japan
Greece$3.2M+9.8%15Italy
Austria$3.1M-4.5%17Poland
Colombia$3.0M+29.3%16Norway
Indonesia$3.0M-15.5%15China
Taiwan$2.9M+3.2%11China
Malaysia$2.8M+7.5%18China
Algeria$2.6M+1.9%13India
Russia$2.5M-23.8%16Germany
Egypt$2.3M+26.5%10India
Sweden$2.2M+9.9%19Norway
Ukraine$2.1M-0.6%11China

Market reading

Which countries buy alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary forms?

USA is the largest reported buyer market in this view, with imports of $62.4M.

How to use this view

Start with the leading rows in the first table, then use the chart to compare buyer-market demand and supplier breadth for alginic acid, its salts and esters, in primary forms. The second table adds a related reported comparison.

Coverage extends to 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported.

Further comparison

Buyer market price evidence

Available reported unit-value observations by buyer market.

Buyer marketYearTrade valueUSD per ton
USA2023$55.4M$28,095.26
Italy2023$30.7M$14,602.11
Germany2023$25.8M$16,068.68
Japan2023$25.4M$16,364.01
Netherlands2023$22.5M$9,633.83
Denmark2023$19.8M$22,409.7
Turkey2023$18.3M$11,598.13
Thailand2023$17.5M$14,412.17
France2023$16.4M$12,397.59
India2023$16.1M$53,232.28
Poland2023$13.6M$19,118.63
Canada2023$13.5M$15,810.45
United Kingdom2023$12.5M$4,985.77
Ireland2023$11.9M$25,734.5
Brazil2023$9.8M$16,985
Australia2023$9.2M$6,481.25
Pakistan2023$9.1M$4,553.93
Mexico2023$8.5M$19,015.71
Belgium2023$7.4M$13,052.73
Indonesia2023$6.9M$6,816.04

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Latest observed year: 2024. Page updated 2026-08-14.

Source and date

Reported merchandise-trade observations for HS6 products. Coverage shown on this page: 1995-2024. Updated 2026-08-14.

Definitions

Trade value is reported in current US dollars. Unit value is trade value divided by reported quantity and is shown per metric ton where available. Growth is an annualized or year-on-year calculation from reported values.

Reading the data

“Not reported” means a value was not available for this view. Values can be revised as reporting is updated. See the methodology for coverage and classification details.