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Subheading 2815.20 · Section VI

2815.20

Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)

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28 Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes
2815 Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium
2815.20 Potassium hydroxide (caustic potash)

India's exports of 2815.20 2025

US$ 4.2 mn

exported in , up 92.3% on , to 74 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United Arab Emirates US$ 1.0 mn24.8% share +22.4%
  2. 2 Morocco US$ 628 thousand15.1% share +238.8%
  3. 3 United States US$ 550 thousand13.2% share +207.7%
  4. 4 South Africa US$ 331 thousand8.0% share +1,589.1%
  5. 5 Vietnam US$ 242 thousand5.8% share +3,343.8%
Other 69 countriesUS$ 1.4 mn · 33.0%
Source: UN Comtrade database (United Nations Statistics Division), as reported by India. Values in US$, calendar years. Updated Oct 2026. Check these markets' country risk ›

Where India sells it 112 markets

Every market for this product, with its growth, share, ECGC rating and any trade agreement with India. Use it to spot markets that are growing, sizeable and low-risk.

MarketValue 2025ShareChangeYearly growthECGC ratingTrade agreement

ECGC ratings are ECGC's short-term country classification (see the ratings page); putting them beside trade figures is Exportsmitra's own analysis, not ECGC's. Yearly growth is the average over the years shown.

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India against its competitors heading 2815

India's share of each market's imports of 2815, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Saudi Arabia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China41%
  2. 🇮🇳 India36%
  3. 🇶🇦 Qatar10%
  4. 🇴🇲 Oman4.2%
  5. 🇰🇼 Kuwait3.0%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea1.6%
117 mn36%2nd China 41% Qatar 10%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China62%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea8.4%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.9%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.5%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.0%
798 mn3.9%4th China 62% Japan 20%
South Africa 2025
  1. 🇶🇦 Qatar33%
  2. 🇮🇳 India25%
  3. 🇨🇳 China16%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States9.7%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium7.5%
  6. 🇵🇰 Pakistan4.2%
113 mn25%2nd Qatar 33% China 16%
Nigeria 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India37%
  2. 🇨🇳 China29%
  3. 🇶🇦 Qatar15%
  4. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia4.4%
  5. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.9%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany2.7%
65.6 mn37%1st China 29% Qatar 15%
Kenya 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India76%
  2. 🇸🇬 Singapore11%
  3. 🇨🇳 China5.6%
  4. 🇶🇦 Qatar2.5%
  5. 🇫🇷 France1.0%
  6. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.8%
26.8 mn76%1st Singapore 11% China 5.6%
Tanzania 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India72%
  2. 🇨🇳 China24%
  3. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.4%
  4. 🇶🇦 Qatar0.4%
  5. 🇰🇪 Kenya0.3%
  6. 🇮🇷 Iran0.1%
28.1 mn72%1st China 24% United Arab Emirates 2.4%
Austria 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany41%
  2. 🇭🇺 Hungary18%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States15%
  4. 🇮🇳 India7.2%
  5. 🇪🇬 Egypt4.3%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland2.1%
186 mn7.2%4th Germany 41% Hungary 18%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇪🇬 Egypt28%
  2. 🇷🇴 Romania11%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States8.6%
  4. 🇮🇳 India7.3%
  5. 🇮🇷 Iran5.9%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.9%
177 mn7.3%4th Egypt 28% Romania 11%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇫🇷 France25%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States14%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany12%
  4. 🇪🇬 Egypt11%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.7%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria7.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India5.7% · 7th
200 mn5.7%7th France 25% United States 14%
Ghana 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China48%
  2. 🇮🇳 India34%
  3. 🇶🇦 Qatar8.4%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium2.2%
  5. 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates2.2%
  6. 🇦🇷 Argentina1.8%
30.1 mn34%2nd China 48% Qatar 8.4%

The markets that buy the most 2815 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Australia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China45%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan16%
  3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan16%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea12%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States6.8%
  6. 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia4.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 11th
1.18 bn<0.1%11th China 45% Japan 16%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States89%
  2. 🇨🇳 China3.3%
  3. 🇵🇪 Peru2.3%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.3%
  5. 🇦🇷 Argentina2.3%
  6. 🇮🇳 India0.6%
888 mn0.6%6th United States 89% China 3.3%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China62%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan20%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea8.4%
  4. 🇮🇳 India3.9%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.5%
  6. 🇹🇼 Taiwan1.0%
798 mn3.9%4th China 62% Japan 20%
United States 2025
  1. 🇹🇼 Taiwan25%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan18%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea14%
  4. 🇨🇦 Canada11%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.3%
  6. 🇶🇦 Qatar3.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.8% · 11th
361 mn1.8%11th Taiwan 25% Japan 18%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany61%
  2. 🇧🇪 Belgium28%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States1.7%
  4. 🇵🇱 Poland1.7%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy1.5%
  6. 🇫🇷 France1.3%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 34th
288 mn<0.1%34th Germany 61% Belgium 28%
France 2025
  1. 🇧🇪 Belgium32%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany23%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands13%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain11%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy5.1%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States4.2%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 25th
286 mn<0.1%25th Belgium 32% Germany 23%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇺🇸 United States76%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan13%
  3. 🇨🇳 China5.8%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.2%
  5. 🇳🇴 Norway1.2%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan0.5%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 13th
273 mn<0.1%13th United States 76% Taiwan 13%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic22%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands21%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium20%
  4. 🇫🇷 France10%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy6.9%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland5.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India<0.1% · 28th
211 mn<0.1%28th Czech Republic 22% Netherlands 21%
Sweden 2025
  1. 🇳🇱 Netherlands33%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany20%
  3. 🇳🇴 Norway20%
  4. 🇧🇪 Belgium13%
  5. 🇫🇷 France4.2%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States3.4%
210 mn–not sold Netherlands 33% Germany 20%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany54%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands21%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States11%
  4. 🇫🇷 France7.1%
  5. 🇸🇪 Sweden2.4%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland2.3%
167 mn–not sold Germany 54% Netherlands 21%

US$ million. Each market's own import figures as reported to UN Comtrade (the year shown; some countries report late), so they differ from India's export figures above. Open a market for its six biggest suppliers. Exportsmitra's figures, not ECGC's.

Source: Harmonized System 2022 edition (World Customs Organization), from the UN Comtrade classification list.