India | Imports and Exports | World | Soap | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2012 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" from India totalled $ 166 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 3401 from India went up by 21% compared to 2022: exports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" went up by $ 28 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 3401 from India amounted $137 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" amounted to 0.038% of total exports from India (cumulative merchandise exports from India totalled $ 431 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 3401 in total exports from India increased by 0.008 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.03% in 2022 and cumulative exports from India were equal to $ 452 billion).
Exports of commodity group 3401 amounted to 16.9% of total sales of group "" from India in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from India amounted to $981 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 3401 in sales of commodity group from India increased by 2.07 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 14.8% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from India were $924 million).
Where does India export Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent?
Top export destinations of "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" from India in 2023:
- United Arab Emirates with a share of 19.8% (32 million US$)
- Nepal with a share of 9.22% (15.3 million US$)
- USA with a share of 8.53% (14.2 million US$)
- Singapore with a share of 6.82% (11.3 million US$)
- Saudi Arabia with a share of 6.06% (10 million US$)
- Bangladesh with a share of 5.4% (8.99 million US$)
- Sudan with a share of 3.94% (6.57 million US$)
- Netherlands with a share of 2.66% (4.44 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 2.27% (3.78 million US$)
- Qatar with a share of 2.07% (3.45 million US$)
Exports structure of 3401 - Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent - from India in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 56% (93 million US$): 340111 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...for toilet use [see complete text #35]
- 20% (34 million US$): 340130 - Organic surface-active products & preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid/cream & put up for retail sale, whether or not cont. soap
- 17.4% (29 million US$): 340119 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...(excl. for toilet use)
- 5.52% (9.2 million US$): 340120 - Soap in other forms (excl. of 3401.11)
The value of imports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" to India totalled $ 175 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 3401 to India decreased by 29% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" decreased by $ 74 million (the value of imports of commodity group 3401 to India was equal to $250 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 3401 "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent" accounted for 0.026% of total import flow to India (in 2023, total imports to India amounted to $ 672 billion). The share of commodity group 3401 in total imports to India decreased by 0.008 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.034% in 2022 and cumulative imports to India were equal to $ 732 billion).
Imports of commodity group 3401 reached 14.1% of total imports of group "" to India in 2023 (imports of commodity group to India totalled $1.24 billion in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 3401 in imports of commodity group to India went down by 4.07 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 18.2% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to India accounted for $1.37 billion).
Where does India import Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent from?
Top trading partners (import of "Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent") of India in 2023:
- Indonesia with a share of 71% (125 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 13.8% (24 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 3.75% (6.59 million US$)
- USA with a share of 3.03% (5.32 million US$)
- Korea with a share of 1.95% (3.43 million US$)
- Thailand with a share of 1.58% (2.78 million US$)
- United Kingdom with a share of 1.08% (1.9 million US$)
- Canada - 1.02 million US$
- Bangladesh - 943 thousand US$
- Belgium - 600 thousand US$
Imports structure of 3401 - Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, in the form of bars, cakes, moulded pieces or shapes, whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap; paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent - to India in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 46% (81 million US$): 340120 - Soap in other forms (excl. of 3401.11)
- 34% (60 million US$): 340119 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...(excl. for toilet use)
- 11.6% (20 million US$): 340130 - Organic surface-active products & preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid/cream & put up for retail sale, whether or not cont. soap
- 7.83% (13.7 million US$): 340111 - Soap & organic surface-active products & preparations, in the form of bars/cakes/moulded pieces/shapes...for toilet use [see complete text #35]
