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Subheading 2918.14 · Section VI

2918.14

Acids; carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), citric acid

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2918 Acids; carboxylic acid with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives
2918.14 Carboxylic acids, (with alcohol function but without other oxygen function), citric acid

India's exports of 2918.14 2025

US$ 8.6 mn

exported in , down 6.9% on , to 114 countries.

Five-year trend

20212022202320242025

Top 5 markets in 2025

  1. 1 United States US$ 6.4 mn75.1% share +9.6%
  2. 2 Brazil US$ 204 thousand2.4% share −35.3%
  3. 3 South Africa US$ 160 thousand1.9% share +20.9%
  4. 4 Nepal US$ 158 thousand1.8% share +34.8%
  5. 5 South Korea US$ 132 thousand1.5% share −41.3%
Other 109 countriesUS$ 1.5 mn · 17.3%
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 142 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.

Other subheadings under 2918

India against its competitors heading 2918

India's share of each market's imports of 2918, and who else sells there.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
United States 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India18%
  2. 🇨🇳 China15%
  3. 🇨🇦 Canada14%
  4. 🇹🇭 Thailand10.0%
  5. 🇮🇱 Israel3.4%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany3.3%
1.54 bn18%1st China 15% Canada 14%
Italy 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India22%
  2. 🇨🇳 China19%
  3. 🇫🇷 France8.3%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany7.7%
  5. 🇪🇸 Spain7.2%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium6.4%
464 mn22%1st China 19% France 8.3%
Singapore 2025
  1. 🇮🇳 India43%
  2. 🇨🇳 China33%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.3%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany4.1%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria2.9%
  6. 🇺🇸 United States2.6%
223 mn43%1st China 33% South Korea 5.3%
Germany 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China20%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria14%
  3. 🇨🇭 Switzerland13%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy12%
  5. 🇮🇳 India10.0%
  6. 🇧🇪 Belgium5.6%
827 mn10.0%5th China 20% Austria 14%
Mexico 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China38%
  2. 🇮🇳 India16%
  3. 🇪🇸 Spain9.7%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States9.3%
  5. 🇨🇦 Canada7.8%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany6.3%
302 mn16%2nd China 38% Spain 9.7%
Brazil 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China48%
  2. 🇮🇳 India13%
  3. 🇨🇭 Switzerland7.8%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany6.5%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States6.4%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain2.8%
310 mn13%2nd China 48% Switzerland 7.8%
Spain 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China31%
  2. 🇹🇭 Thailand12%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy11%
  4. 🇮🇳 India9.0%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany8.9%
  6. 🇫🇷 France6.9%
437 mn9.0%4th China 31% Thailand 12%
Turkey 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China46%
  2. 🇮🇳 India19%
  3. 🇮🇹 Italy8.1%
  4. 🇪🇸 Spain4.9%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria4.3%
  6. 🇩🇪 Germany4.0%
158 mn19%2nd China 46% Italy 8.1%
Switzerland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China33%
  2. 🇮🇳 India14%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany11%
  4. 🇫🇷 France11%
  5. 🇦🇹 Austria9.0%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan6.9%
200 mn14%2nd China 33% Germany 11%
China 2025
  1. 🇯🇵 Japan16%
  2. 🇸🇬 Singapore14%
  3. 🇮🇳 India11%
  4. 🇰🇷 South Korea9.3%
  5. 🇨🇭 Switzerland7.8%
  6. 🇳🇱 Netherlands7.2%
221 mn11%3rd Japan 16% Singapore 14%

The markets that buy the most 2918 where India has under 5%: openings, or where others are stronger.

MarketIts importsIndia's shareLeading suppliers
Japan 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China43%
  2. 🇰🇷 South Korea13%
  3. 🇺🇸 United States5.7%
  4. 🇩🇪 Germany5.4%
  5. 🇮🇹 Italy4.4%
  6. 🇳🇿 New Zealand4.4%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.7% · 11th
483 mn1.7%11th China 43% South Korea 13%
France 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China17%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria14%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany13%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy9.7%
  5. 🇧🇪 Belgium8.5%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain8.0%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.0% · 9th
406 mn4.0%9th China 17% Austria 14%
South Korea 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China44%
  2. 🇯🇵 Japan28%
  3. 🇳🇱 Netherlands4.9%
  4. 🇺🇸 United States3.9%
  5. 🇩🇪 Germany2.8%
  6. 🇵🇱 Poland2.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.3% · 8th
347 mn2.3%8th China 44% Japan 28%
Netherlands 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China42%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany24%
  3. 🇧🇪 Belgium9.5%
  4. 🇮🇹 Italy4.0%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States3.9%
  6. 🇦🇹 Austria2.8%
  7. 🇮🇳 India1.9% · 9th
243 mn1.9%9th China 42% Germany 24%
United Kingdom 2025
  1. 🇩🇪 Germany29%
  2. 🇨🇳 China26%
  3. 🇫🇷 France9.4%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria5.8%
  5. 🇮🇳 India4.7%
  6. 🇪🇸 Spain4.0%
237 mn4.7%5th Germany 29% China 26%
Canada 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China37%
  2. 🇺🇸 United States29%
  3. 🇫🇷 France8.0%
  4. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom6.1%
  5. 🇰🇷 South Korea3.2%
  6. 🇮🇳 India3.1%
192 mn3.1%6th China 37% United States 29%
Poland 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China40%
  2. 🇦🇹 Austria18%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany8.4%
  4. 🇨🇭 Switzerland6.7%
  5. 🇳🇱 Netherlands6.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.1%
  7. 🇮🇳 India2.2% · 8th
179 mn2.2%8th China 40% Austria 18%
United Arab Emirates 2023
  1. 🇨🇳 China81%
  2. 🇹🇼 Taiwan9.2%
  3. 🇰🇷 South Korea5.1%
  4. 🇮🇳 India1.5%
  5. 🇺🇸 United States0.5%
  6. 🇯🇵 Japan0.4%
161 mn1.5%4th China 81% Taiwan 9.2%
Belgium 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China27%
  2. 🇳🇱 Netherlands22%
  3. 🇩🇪 Germany16%
  4. 🇦🇹 Austria5.4%
  5. 🇫🇷 France5.3%
  6. 🇮🇹 Italy4.6%
  7. 🇮🇳 India4.5% · 7th
160 mn4.5%7th China 27% Netherlands 22%
Indonesia 2025
  1. 🇨🇳 China68%
  2. 🇩🇪 Germany5.5%
  3. 🇮🇳 India4.4%
  4. 🇯🇵 Japan4.1%
  5. 🇹🇭 Thailand3.2%
  6. 🇰🇷 South Korea2.0%
131 mn4.4%3rd China 68% Germany 5.5%

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.