Where we broker, port by port
Each market page states the import figures, origins and landed values for one port or country, and what CBIL brokers into it. The figures are declared trade, not prices; nothing on these pages is a quote.
Indian Ocean
Fujairah
Bitumen Suppliers in the UAE
Fujairah's re-drumming trade, and where most Indian Ocean bitumen is priced
On 2025 figures the UAE was the largest single supplier of drummed and bulk bitumen to South Asia, East Africa and the islands. CBIL brokers penetration grades loading Fujairah, outside the Strait of Hormuz, against inspection at filling, for a named buyer and port.
- Declared imports from the UAE, 2025: 1,123,680 t (22 reporting countries)
- Largest buyers: India 68% · Malaysia 17% · South Africa 6% · Sri Lanka 2%
Colombo
Bitumen Supplier, Sri Lanka
Sixty thousand tonnes a year, in drums and small bulk parcels
Sri Lanka imports about 63,000 tonnes of bitumen a year through Colombo, in drums and small parcels, with the UAE supplying 37 per cent in 2025. CBIL brokers penetration grades CFR Colombo for importers, emulsion manufacturers and road contractors.
- Sri Lanka imports, 2025: 62,819 t
- UAE share, 2025: 37% (23,094 t)
Nhava Sheva / Mundra
Aluminium Scrap Suppliers CIF India (Nhava Sheva, Mundra, Hazira)
The world's largest aluminium scrap import market, bought by the container from the US, the UK and Europe
India imported 2.02 million tonnes of aluminium scrap in 2025, more than any other country, and clears it through Nhava Sheva, Mundra and Hazira in 40 ft containers. CBIL brokers ISRI-graded extrusion, sheet and casting scrap from lawful origins, CIF Indian port, for a named GST-registered melter.
- Declared imports, HS 7602, 2025: 2,023,710 t (2024: 1,741,131 t)
- Largest lawful origins, 2025: USA 21.6% · UK 8.9% · Saudi Arabia 8.9% · Australia 4.9% · Netherlands 4.2%
Paradip / Kandla
Granular Sulphur Suppliers CIF India (Paradip, Vizag, Kandla, Mundra)
The world's largest sulphur import market, supplied from Oman, the Red Sea and the US Gulf
India imported 2.25 million tonnes of sulphur in 2025, almost all of it granular from Middle East gas and refinery streams, for the phosphoric-acid and sulphuric-acid plants on both coasts. CBIL brokers granular sulphur CIF Paradip, Vizag, Kandla and Mundra for a named private buyer, against SGS or Intertek certification at load.
- Declared imports, 2025: 2,252,167 t (2024: 1,959,937 t; 2023: c. 1.63 million t)
- Largest origins, 2025: Oman 34% · UAE 26% · Saudi Arabia 9% · Japan 2%
Port Qasim
DAP and Urea Suppliers CFR Port Qasim and Karachi, Pakistan
Phosphate for the Rabi wheat sowing, from Morocco, China, Jordan and Australia
Pakistan imported 971,000 tonnes of DAP in 2024 against a single domestic plant of about 800,000 tonnes a year, and buys most of it for the October-to-March Rabi season when wheat is sown. CBIL brokers DAP, and granular urea when a private import window is open, CFR Port Qasim and Karachi for a named fertiliser company, importer or blender, from Moroccan, Chinese, Jordanian, Australian, Egyptian, Algerian, Nigerian and Omani producers, against SGS or Intertek certification at load.
- DAP imports, 2024: 970,900 t, USD 602 million (China 40% · Morocco 16% · Australia 3%)
- Domestic DAP output and demand: about 800,000 t/yr from one plant at Port Qasim; national demand 1.3-2.3 million t
Karachi / Port Qasim
Ferrous Scrap Suppliers CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
Shredded, HMS and bundles for the induction furnaces and electric-arc melters of Karachi and Punjab
Pakistan imported 2.63 million tonnes of ferrous scrap in 2024 and about 2.79 million tonnes in the year to June 2025, most of it in containers from the United Kingdom, Europe and North America, for the scrap-based melters that make almost all of the country's rebar and billet. CBIL brokers shredded, HMS 1&2 and bundled scrap CFR Karachi and Port Qasim for a named melter, re-roller or importer, against pre-shipment inspection at the yard.
- Declared imports, 2024: 2,633,200 t, USD 1.20 bn (FY 2024-25: 2.79 Mt, USD 1.27 bn)
- Open origins, 2024: United Kingdom 24% · United States 8% · Poland 3% · Canada 3% (UAE 29%, export ban since 10 Jun 2026)
Karachi / Port Qasim
Palm Oil Suppliers CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
The world's third-largest palm oil import market, fed almost entirely from Indonesia and Malaysia
Pakistan imported 3.09 million tonnes of palm oil in 2024, 88 per cent of it Indonesian and 12 per cent Malaysian, for the refiners and ghee makers who supply 70 to 75 per cent of the country's edible-oil consumption. CBIL brokers RBD palm olein, RBD palm oil and crude palm oil CFR Karachi and Port Qasim for a named refiner, ghee plant or importer, against surveyor certification at load.
- Declared imports, 2024: 3,092,900 t, USD 2.93 bn (FY 2024-25: 3.21 Mt, USD 3.39 bn)
- Origins, 2024: Indonesia 88% · Malaysia 12%
Karachi / Port Qasim
Soybean and Soybean Meal Suppliers CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
Beans for the Port Qasim crushers, meal for the poultry feed mills, on two different rulebooks
Pakistan imported 1.04 million tonnes of soybeans and 284,000 tonnes of soybean meal in 2024, and the crushers behind Port Qasim and in the Punjab are forecast to take about 2.4 million tonnes of beans in 2025-26 now that genetically modified beans clear without a cut-off date. CBIL brokers soybeans and soybean meal CFR Karachi and Port Qasim for a named crusher, feed mill or importer, against SGS or Intertek certification at load.
- Declared imports, 2024: Soybeans 1,039,400 t (USD 573/t) · soybean meal 284,100 t (USD 521/t)
- Bean origins, 2024 (non-GM year): Ukraine 26% · Nigeria 25% · Togo 12% · Ethiopia 7% · Ghana 4%
Port Qasim
Steam Coal Suppliers CFR Port Qasim and Karachi, Pakistan
South African and Indonesian coal for the Port Qasim power plants and the cement kilns of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan imported 5.9 million tonnes of coal in 2024 and about 10.95 million tonnes in the year to June 2026, most of it through the Pakistan International Bulk Terminal at Port Qasim, for the coal-fired power plants on the coast and the cement industry inland. CBIL brokers South African, Indonesian, Mozambican and US steam coal CFR Port Qasim and Karachi for a named power producer, cement mill or importer, against SGS or Intertek certification at load.
- Declared imports, 2024: 5,924,000 t, USD 668 million (FY 2025-26: 10.95 million t)
- Largest seaborne origins, 2024: South Africa 60% · Tanzania 10% · Indonesia 7% · United States 7%
Karachi / Port Qasim
Pakistan Clinker and Cement Exporters FOB Karachi and Port Qasim
South Asia's largest clinker exporter, loading Karachi and Port Qasim for Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, East Africa and the Gulf of Guinea
Pakistan exported 5.57 million tonnes of clinker and 3.27 million tonnes of grey cement in 2025, and the cement industry despatched 9.01 million tonnes for export in the year to June 2026. The seaborne tonnage loads at Karachi Port and Port Qasim for grinding units in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire and for bagged-cement buyers in Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and the islands. CBIL brokers Pakistani clinker and cement FOB Karachi and Port Qasim, and CFR the discharge port, for a named grinding unit, importer or contractor, against inspection at load.
- Clinker exports, 2025: 5,573,180 t, USD 189.1 million, USD 34/t FOB
- Largest clinker buyers, 2025: Sri Lanka 16% · Cameroon 16% · Ghana 16% · Kenya 14% · Côte d'Ivoire 11% · Bangladesh 6% · Gabon 6%
Port Qasim
LPG Suppliers CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
Pressurised and semi-refrigerated propane-butane parcels into the Port Qasim terminals for Pakistan's licensed LPG marketers
Pakistan declared 1.82 million tonnes of LPG imports worth USD 1.03 billion in 2025, and the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics puts the import bill at USD 1.05 billion in FY2025 and USD 1.09 billion in FY2026. The seaborne share lands at the two Port Qasim terminals in 3,000 to 23,000 t parcels and is priced against the Saudi Aramco contract price. CBIL brokers propane, butane and mixed LPG CFR Port Qasim and Karachi from Omani, Red Sea, US Gulf and Algerian loadings, for a named OGRA-licensed marketer or terminal, against the loading terminal's own documents.
- Declared imports, 2025 (HS 2711.19): 1,817,557 t, USD 1,033 million, USD 568/t (2024: 1,566,919 t)
- Declared seaborne origin, 2025: Oman 146,048 t at USD 586/t (2024: 69,413 t)
Port Qasim
Methanol Suppliers CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
IMPCA-grade methanol parcels into the Engro Vopak chemical berth for Pakistan's formaldehyde, resin and solvent industry
Pakistan imported 204,572 tonnes of methanol in 2025, about 17,000 tonnes a month, almost all of it from a single origin, for the formaldehyde and urea-formaldehyde resin plants that supply the wood-panel industry, coating-resin makers, solvent distributors and pharmaceutical users. CBIL brokers IMPCA-grade methanol CFR Port Qasim and Karachi in chemical-tanker parcels and ISO tanks from Oman (Salalah and Sohar), Malaysia, Trinidad and the US Gulf, for a named resin producer, importer or distributor.
- Declared imports, 2025: 204,572 t, USD 70.0 million, USD 342/t (2024: 179,800 t; 2023: 173,700 t)
- Monthly run-rate: About 17,000 t; Oman supplied 6,600 t in 2024 and nil in 2025
Port Qasim
Granular Sulphur Suppliers CFR Port Qasim and Karachi, Pakistan
Seaborne granular sulphur for Pakistan's sulphate of potash, single superphosphate and sulphuric acid plants
Pakistan imported 108,634 tonnes of sulphur in 2025 and 117,800 tonnes in 2024, most of it overland, for the sulphuric acid plants that feed sulphate of potash, single superphosphate, textile processing and chemicals. In 2026 the overland supply thinned, four SOP producers cut output to 50-75 per cent of capacity and domestic sulphuric acid tripled in price. CBIL brokers granular sulphur CFR Port Qasim and Karachi in Handysize parcels and containerised jumbo bags from Oman, the US Gulf and Canada, and from the Saudi Red Sea subject to confirmation of loading, for a named acid or fertiliser producer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 108,634 t, USD 9.6 million, USD 89/t · 2024: 117,800 t, USD 91/t
- Declared origins, 2025: Uzbekistan 37,999 t (overland) · Saudi Arabia 4,667 t · Republic of Korea 2,132 t · UAE 1,563 t · balance overland
Karachi / Port Qasim
Milling Wheat Suppliers CFR Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar, Pakistan
Ukrainian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Australian, Canadian and Argentine milling wheat for Pakistan's deficit years
Pakistan grows about 29 million tonnes of wheat and imports in the years the harvest and the procurement fall short: 2.17 million tonnes in 2024, nothing in 2025, and a government-approved 1 million tonnes in the second half of 2026, with the state trading corporation's first tender settled at USD 348.83 per tonne CFR Karachi or Gwadar for October shipment. CBIL brokers 11.5% and 12.5% protein milling wheat CFR Karachi, Port Qasim and Gwadar from Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Australia, Canada and Argentina, for a named private importer or flour mill, on GAFTA terms.
- Declared imports: 2024: 2,169,300 t, USD 636.2 million, USD 293/t · 2025: 41 t
- Named origins, 2024: Ukraine 633,200 t at USD 292 · Romania 206,700 t at USD 298 · Hungary 34,200 t at USD 301
Karachi / Port Qasim
West African Non-GM Soybeans CFR Karachi and Port Qasim, Pakistan
Togo, Nigeria and Ghana filled the Pakistani crush when GM beans could not clear; the non-GM lane is still open, by the container
Pakistan bought 1.04 million tonnes of soybeans in 2024, and 719,000 t of them came from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ethiopia and Ghana as non-GM beans in 20 ft containers. GM beans from the Americas clear again, so the West African bean now sells on its non-GM status to crushers and feed groups that market non-GM meal and oil. CBIL brokers Togolese and Nigerian non-GM soybeans, and Ghanaian beans where an export permit exists, CFR Karachi and Port Qasim for a named solvent extractor, feed mill or importer.
- Pakistan soybean imports, 2024: 1,039,400 t at USD 573/t · Nigeria 257,600 t · Benin 217,500 t · Togo 127,200 t · Ethiopia 71,500 t · Ghana 45,400 t · African origins 69%
- Rulebook, 2026: GM beans clear against approved events, sunset clause removed 25 May 2026 · GM meal refused May 2025 · non-GM beans valued at USD 625/t C&F floor (Ruling 1910/2024), 0% CD + 2% ACD
Mundra, Kandla, Nhava Sheva, Chennai
Base Oil CFR India: Group I, II and III for Indian Lubricant Blenders
India imported 3.0 million tonnes of base oil in 2025, 10.7% more than in 2024, and South Korea shipped 44% of it
India declared 3,004,248 t of base oil imports (line 2710.19.71) in 2025, worth USD 2.58 billion, an average USD 860/t CIF, with South Korea supplying 44.0% and Singapore 14.3%. CBIL brokers Group I SN150 and SN500, Group II N150 and N500 and Group III 4 and 6 cSt CFR Mundra, Kandla, Nhava Sheva and Chennai, against the refinery COA, a certificate of origin naming the refinery and the importer's CPCB registration under India's used-oil EPR rules.
- India base oil imports, 2025 (2710.19.71): 3,004,248 t · USD 2,583.7 m · USD 860/t CIF (2024: 2,713,619 t at USD 897/t)
- Main origins, 2025: South Korea 1,322,161 t (44.0%) · Singapore 428,397 t (14.3%) · UAE 237,970 t (7.9%) · Saudi Arabia 189,119 t (6.3%)
Mundra / Nhava Sheva
DINP & DOTP Plasticiser Imports CFR India (Mundra, Nhava Sheva)
Plasticisers for India's coated-fabric and cable plants, landed by the container, with a Malaysian DINP anti-dumping case and a Korean DOTP safeguard deciding the origin
India imported 33,205 t under HS 2917.33, the line that carries DINP, in 2025, 87% of it from Malaysia, and 82,529 t under HS 2917.39, the wider heading that carries DOTP, half of it from Korea. DGTR has recommended anti-dumping duty of USD 111-277 per tonne on Malaysian DINP and a CEPA safeguard on Korean DOTP. CBIL brokers DINP and DOTP CFR Mundra and Nhava Sheva in IBCs, drums and flexitanks for named coated-fabric, cable and compounding plants.
- DINP imports, HS 2917.33, 2025: 33,205 t · USD 37.8 million · USD 1,140/t (2024: 25,742 t)
- DINP origins: 2025: Malaysia 87.4% · Korea 6.5% · Vietnam 3.3% · Thailand 2.3% · Jan–Jul 2026: 25,540 t, Malaysia 90.6%
Chattogram (outer anchorage and Kutubdia)
Granulated Slag and Clinker CFR Chattogram, Bangladesh
19.2 million tonnes of clinker and 8.3 million tonnes of slag imported in 2025-26, lightered from Chattogram's outer anchorage and Kutubdia to grinding units on the Dhaleshwari, Shitalakkhya and Meghna
Bangladesh imported 19.2 million tonnes of clinker and 8.3 million tonnes of slag in the 2025-26 financial year (NBR) for cement grinding units at Mukterpur, Narayanganj, Meghnaghat, Chattogram and Mongla. In exporters' 2025 declarations China supplied 83% of the slag, and Indonesia and Thailand 81% of the clinker from reporting origins. CBIL brokers granulated blast-furnace slag and clinker CFR Chattogram outer anchorage or Kutubdia, or delivered to a grinder's river jetty, against inspection at load.
- Imports, 2025-26 financial year (NBR): Clinker 19.2 Mt · slag 8.3 Mt · limestone nearly 6 Mt · fly ash about 5 Mt
- Slag declared to Bangladesh, 2025 (HS 2618): China 6.35 Mt at USD 4.19/t (83%) · India 1.22 Mt at USD 7.69/t (16%) · Japan 87,550 t
Kandla / Mundra / Kakinada / Paradip
DAP Suppliers CFR India (Kandla, Mundra, Kakinada, Paradip)
The world's largest DAP import market, re-sourced in 2026 at USD 930-935 per tonne CFR
India imported 6.43 million tonnes of DAP in 2025 and took 42 per cent of it from Saudi Arabia. Imports fell to 49,000 tonnes in April 2026 before a single tender secured 1.35 million tonnes at USD 930 to 935 per tonne CFR. CBIL brokers DAP 18-46-0 CFR Indian ports from Morocco, Jordan and Egypt for a named private importer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 6,434,200 t, USD 4.9 billion, USD 763/t · 2024: 4,622,000 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 42% · Morocco 26% · China 9% · Australia 6% · Jordan 3% · Egypt 1%
Paradip / Kakinada / Kandla
Anhydrous Ammonia Suppliers CFR India (Paradip, Kakinada, Kandla)
The largest seaborne ammonia buyer, tendering jointly since May 2026 and offered less than half of what it asked for
India imported 2.57 million tonnes of anhydrous ammonia in 2025, 43 per cent of it from inside the Gulf, for the DAP and NPK plants on both coasts. A consortium tender in May 2026 sought 536,000 tonnes and was offered 239,000. CBIL brokers fully refrigerated parcels CFR Paradip, Kakinada and Kandla from Oman, Algeria, Trinidad and the US Gulf for a named receiver.
- Declared imports: 2025: 2,569,500 t, USD 1.03 billion, USD 401/t · 2024: about 2.39 Mt
- Origins, 2025: Oman 39% · Saudi Arabia 36% · Indonesia 9% · Qatar 5% · Malaysia 4% · Australia 2%
Toamasina
Sulphur Suppliers CFR Toamasina, Madagascar
One buyer, two acid lines and a 45,000 to 50,000 t cargo every few weeks
Madagascar imported 443,500 tonnes of sulphur in 2025, 88 per cent of it from the UAE and Qatar, for the acid plant of the Ambatovy nickel-cobalt refinery at Toamasina. CBIL brokers granular sulphur CFR Toamasina in Supramax lots from Oman and India, and from the Saudi Red Sea subject to confirmation of loading.
- Declared imports: 2025: 443,500 t, USD 128 million, USD 289/t · 2024: 345,100 t
- Origins, 2025: UAE 46% · Qatar 42% · India 12%
Paradip / Visakhapatnam / Hazira
Iron Ore Pellet Suppliers CFR India (Paradip, Vizag and Hazira)
High-grade 65–67% Fe blast furnace and direct reduction pellets for Indian integrated mills and DRI producers
India imported more than 1.75 million tonnes of iron ore pellets in 2025 to feed coastal blast furnaces and sponge iron kilns, with Oman the primary deep-sea supplier alongside Sweden, Brazil and Canada. CBIL brokers blast furnace and direct reduction pellets CFR Paradip, Vizag and Hazira on Supramax and Capesize terms for licensed steelmakers.
- India declared imports, 2025: Over 1.78 million tonnes under HS 2601.12
- Primary supply origins: Oman (Sohar) · Sweden · Brazil · Canada
Karachi / Port Qasim
Polymer Suppliers CFR Karachi & Port Qasim, Pakistan (PP & PE)
Virgin polyethylene and polypropylene granules for Pakistan's packaging, woven sack and injection converting industries
Pakistan imports more than 600,000 tonnes of virgin polymers annually under HS 3901 (polyethylene) and HS 3902 (polypropylene) to supply converters in Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad and Gujranwala. CBIL brokers prime and near-prime film, raffia and moulding grades CFR Karachi and Port Qasim from Omani, Southeast Asian, American and non-restricted Middle Eastern petrochemical complexes.
- Pakistan annual resin imports: Over 600,000 metric tonnes under HS 3901 and 3902
- Primary entry terminals: Karachi Port (SAPT / KICT) · Port Qasim (QICT container terminal)
Colombo
Black-Eyed Beans Suppliers CFR Colombo, Sri Lanka
High-protein cowpeas and lobia discharging at the Port of Colombo for Sri Lankan wholesale food and dal markets
Sri Lanka imports substantial volumes of dried pulses and cowpeas (HS 0713.35, known as cowpea or kawupi) to satisfy national protein dietary requirements and commercial dal splitting. CBIL brokers machine-cleaned and Sortex-sorted cowpeas CFR Colombo from Myanmar, Madagascar and Peru for licensed Sri Lankan food importers and distributors.
- Entry port: Port of Colombo (JCT / CICT / SAGT container terminals)
- Primary trading hub: Pettah wholesale commodity market, Colombo
East Africa
Mombasa
Bitumen CFR Mombasa, Kenya
Drummed bitumen through Mombasa for Kenya and the Northern Corridor
Kenya imports about 40,000 tonnes of bitumen a year, almost all in drums through Mombasa, and the port also serves Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan. CBIL brokers penetration grades CFR Mombasa for a named importer, road contractor or emulsion plant.
- Kenya imports, 2024: 39,850 t across 9 origins
- Largest declared origins: UAE 37% · Oman 9% · China 4% · Türkiye 4%
Dar es Salaam
Bitumen Supplier, Dar es Salaam
East Africa's largest bitumen port, and the only one that already pays for European provenance
Tanzania imports close to 60,000 tonnes of bitumen a year through Dar es Salaam and feeds Zambia, Malawi, Rwanda, Burundi and the Congo Copperbelt. A quarter of it is European product landed at a premium. CBIL brokers penetration grades CFR Dar es Salaam for importers, emulsion plants and contractors.
- Tanzania imports, 2024: 57,956 t
- Origins and landed values: UAE 71% at ~USD 500 · Spain 20% at ~USD 800 · UK 6% at ~USD 806
Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, for Kigali
Bitumen Supplier, Rwanda
The most European-fed bitumen market in Africa
Rwanda buys about 24,000 tonnes of bitumen a year from seventeen origins, and more than half of it is European refinery product landed via Dar es Salaam and Mombasa at a premium. CBIL brokers named-refinery penetration grades for Rwandan contractors and distributors.
- Rwanda imports, last declared year: 23,634 t from 17 origins
- European share: about 59% — Lithuania 41%, Croatia 7%, Italy 5%, Poland 4%, Slovenia, Türkiye
Mombasa
Maize CFR Mombasa, Kenya: White and Yellow Maize for Millers and Feed Mills
A structural importer in a seven-year-low crop year, buying non-GM white maize for flour and yellow maize for feed
Kenya imported 468,109 t of maize in 2025 and its 2026 crop is the lowest in seven years, with the government weighing a duty-free window for 3 million tonnes of white maize and 360,000 t of yellow maize for feed. CBIL brokers non-GM white and yellow maize CFR Mombasa, and overland from Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia, for a named miller, feed manufacturer or importer, against KEBS aflatoxin limits and inspection at load.
- Kenya maize imports, 2025: 468,109 t (+51.4%), KSh 13.17 billion · 2025 production 45.8 million 90 kg bags (+2.2%)
- 2026 position: Lowest crop in seven years · 3 million t white maize duty-free window requested for nine months · 360,000 t yellow maize duty-free for feed to be gazetted (8–9 Sep 2026, not yet published)
Mombasa
Base Oil CFR Mombasa, Kenya: SN150 and SN500 for Lubricant Blenders
Kenya's lubricant blenders imported 90,394 t of base oil in 2025, 80.1% of it from the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Kenya imported 90,394 t of base oil (EAC tariff line 2710.19.59) in 2025 at an average USD 1,247/t CIF, with the Netherlands and the United Kingdom supplying 80.1%. CBIL brokers Group I SN150 and SN500 CFR Mombasa in bulk parcels or 20 ft flexitanks for Kenyan lubricant manufacturers, against the refinery COA, a certificate of origin naming the refinery and a KEBS PVoC certificate of conformity.
- Kenya base oil imports, 2025 (2710.19.59): 90,394 t · USD 112.68 m · USD 1,247/t CIF (2024: 88,768 t at USD 1,259/t)
- Main origins, 2025: Netherlands 43,347 t (48.0%) · United Kingdom 29,087 t (32.2%) · together 80.1% (84.5% in 2024)
Djibouti, Port Sudan
Milling Wheat CFR Djibouti and Port Sudan: Wheat for Ethiopian and Sudanese Flour Mills
Two Red Sea gateways that feed about 2.8 million tonnes of imported wheat a year to the flour mills of Ethiopia and Sudan
Ethiopia imported 1.06 million tonnes of wheat grain in the 2024/25 marketing year, nearly all of it through Djibouti, and USDA forecasts 1.4 million tonnes for 2026/27; Sudan imported 1.7 million tonnes in 2025, 1.8 times its 2024 volume, through Port Sudan. CBIL brokers milling wheat CFR Djibouti and Port Sudan for licensed importers and flour millers, against a load-port certificate of quality and a named buyer with confirmed payment.
- Ethiopia wheat imports (USDA, Oct–Sep): 1.58 Mt 2024/25 · 1.4 Mt 2025/26 · 1.4 Mt forecast 2026/27 · production ~7.0 Mt vs consumption 8.2 Mt
- Ethiopia grain origins, 2024/25: 1,055,841 t: Ukraine 162,612 t (15%) · Romania 109,593 t (10%) · Türkiye 37,056 t · Bulgaria 9,000 t
Mombasa
Urea Suppliers CFR Mombasa, Kenya
Top-dressing urea for the long and short rains, 70% of it loaded in Qatar before the strait was restricted
Kenya imported 214,500 tonnes of urea in 2025 and took 70 per cent of it from Qatar. Its landed fertiliser cost in the first quarter of 2026 was the highest in three years. CBIL brokers granular urea CFR Mombasa in Handysize lots and in 50 kg bags from Oman, Egypt and Algeria for a named importer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 214,500 t, USD 97.5 million, USD 455/t · 2024: 133,200 t
- Largest origin, 2025: Qatar 150,500 t (70%)
Mombasa
DAP Suppliers CFR Mombasa, Kenya
Planting fertiliser for the maize belt, 81% of it Saudi before the strait was restricted
Kenya imported 129,100 tonnes of DAP in 2025, 81 per cent from Saudi Arabia and the rest from Morocco. CBIL brokers DAP 18-46-0 CFR Mombasa in Handysize bulk lots and in 50 kg bags from Morocco, Jordan and Egypt for a named private importer, timed to the long-rains and short-rains planting.
- Declared imports: 2025: 129,100 t, USD 91.7 million, USD 710/t · 2024: 135,900 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 104,000 t (81%) · Morocco 25,100 t (19%)
Dar es Salaam
DAP Suppliers CFR Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
A bulk-procurement market: pooled import requirements, one cargo, bagged under supervision at the port
Tanzania imported 107,300 tonnes of DAP in 2025, 79 per cent from Saudi Arabia, under a bulk procurement system that pools importers' requirements. CBIL brokers DAP 18-46-0 CFR Dar es Salaam in Handysize lots from Morocco, Jordan and Egypt for a pre-qualified importer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 107,300 t, USD 78.9 million, USD 735/t · 2024: 110,800 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 84,300 t (79%) · Morocco 22,000 t (20%)
West Africa
Lomé
Bitumen at Lomé: West Africa's Transit Hub
The largest destination for Turkish bitumen in the world, most of it moving on
Lomé receives more Turkish bitumen than any port anywhere — about 370,000 tonnes in 2025 — and most of it moves on in bond to Nigeria and the Sahel. CBIL brokers drummed and bulk bitumen into Lomé and the Gulf of Guinea for importers, storage operators and road contractors.
- Turkish exports declared to Togo, 2025: 368,397 t (25% of Türkiye's total)
- Togo declared imports, 2025: 112,631 t: Türkiye 51%, Greece 49%
Freetown (Kissy oil jetty)
Petroleum Products into Freetown, Sierra Leone
Six importers, one jetty, six hundred thousand tonnes a year
Sierra Leone imports about 630,000 tonnes of gasoline and diesel a year through Freetown's Kissy oil jetty, bought by six licensed marketing companies in parcels of 2,000 to 30,000 tonnes. CBIL brokers gasoline, 10 ppm gasoil and jet fuel CFR Freetown for a named importer, from a named terminal, against inspection and a letter of credit.
- Imports, Jan–Jun 2026: 314,897 t (regulator's figure) — about 630,000 t a year
- Importers: Six licensed OMCs; top two hold 51%, top four 84%
Abidjan / Douala / Kribi
Nigerian Granular Urea CFR Abidjan, Douala, Kribi, Tema and Dakar
Two export plants one to three days' steaming from every blender on the Gulf of Guinea
Nigeria exported 3.08 million tonnes of urea in 2024, most of it to Brazil, India and the United States, while the blenders of Abidjan, Douala, Tema and Dakar buy their straight nitrogen in 10,000 to 25,000 t Handysize parcels from an origin one to three days away. CBIL brokers Nigerian granular urea 46% N CFR Abidjan, Douala or Kribi, Tema and Dakar for a named blender, importer or plantation group, bulk with quay bagging or in bags, against inspection at the loading berth.
- Nigeria urea exports, HS 310210, 2024: 3,076,850 t, sixth-largest exporter in the world
- Declared to West Africa, 2025: Côte d'Ivoire 94,300 t · Senegal 33,400 t · Ghana 30,100 t · Angola 19,400 t · Cameroon: no line
Southern Africa
Dar es Salaam, Beira and Nacala, for Lusaka and Lilongwe
Bitumen for Zambia and Malawi
The landlocked end of the corridor, where landed cost is double the coast
Zambia and Malawi import about 26,000 tonnes of bitumen a year between them, all of it overland from Dar es Salaam, Beira or Nacala, at landed values far above the coast. CBIL brokers named-refinery penetration grades delivered to the port or inland for road concessions, contractors and the Roads Authority.
- Zambia imports, 2024: 16,327 t — UAE 71%, Hong Kong 9%
- Malawi imports, 2024: 9,432 t — UAE 52% at ~USD 987, South Africa 21% at ~USD 1,998, Oman 13% at 665, Tanzania 5%
Durban / Richards Bay
Urea Suppliers CFR Durban and Richards Bay, South Africa
A market that imports every tonne of its urea, ahead of summer-crop planting from mid-October
South Africa makes no urea and imported 859,000 tonnes in 2025, 49 per cent of it from inside the Gulf. Local urea prices in June 2026 were about 91 per cent above a year earlier. CBIL brokers granular urea CFR Durban and Richards Bay in Handysize lots from Oman, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria for a named importer or blender.
- Declared imports: 2025: 859,200 t, USD 391 million, USD 455/t · 2024: 934,600 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 29% · Oman 18% · Qatar 12% · China 10% · Nigeria 6% · UAE 5% · Bahrain 3%
Richards Bay
Anhydrous Ammonia Suppliers CFR Richards Bay, South Africa
Imported ammonia for nitric acid, mining explosives and fertiliser, railed inland from a shared terminal
South Africa imported 182,700 tonnes of anhydrous ammonia in 2025, 88 per cent from Saudi Arabia and Qatar, to supplement domestic production for nitric acid, explosives and fertiliser plants. CBIL brokers refrigerated parcels CFR Richards Bay from Oman, Indonesia, Algeria and Trinidad for a named receiver.
- Declared imports: 2025: 182,700 t, USD 68.7 million, USD 376/t · 2024: 146,200 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 51% · Qatar 37% · Indonesia 10%
Kolwezi / Lubumbashi via Dar es Salaam
Sulphur Suppliers for the DR Congo Copperbelt (via Dar es Salaam, Durban and Lobito)
Sulphur for the copper-cobalt leach plants of Katanga, landed at an ocean port and trucked 2,000 km inland
The DR Congo imported 1.77 million tonnes of sulphur in 2024, 84 per cent of it from inside the Gulf, for the acid plants of the Katanga copper-cobalt belt. Prices free on truck at Dar es Salaam rose from about USD 620 to USD 1,000-1,200 per tonne in 2026. CBIL brokers granular sulphur in jumbo bags and in bulk CFR Dar es Salaam, Durban and Lobito for a named mine or acid producer.
- Declared imports: 2024: 1,774,100 t, USD 643 million · 2023: 2,694,900 t
- Origins, 2024: UAE 38% · Qatar 28% · Kuwait 12% · Saudi Arabia 5% · South Africa 5% · Oman 3% · Bahrain 2%
Richards Bay
Sulphur Suppliers CFR Richards Bay, South Africa
Sulphur for phosphoric acid at Richards Bay and for acid users inland, 89% of it from inside the Gulf
South Africa imported 383,000 tonnes of sulphur in 2025, 89 per cent from inside the Gulf, mainly for phosphoric acid production at Richards Bay. Imports in January to May 2026 fell 68 per cent and the main acid plant suspended operations. CBIL brokers granular sulphur CFR Richards Bay and Durban in Handysize lots from Oman and India, and from the Saudi Red Sea subject to confirmation of loading.
- Declared imports: 2025: 383,000 t, USD 112 million, USD 291/t · 2024: 553,000 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 39% · Qatar 18% · Kuwait 16% · UAE 15% · Oman 10%
Walvis Bay
Granular Sulphur Suppliers CFR Walvis Bay, Namibia
Bulk granular sulphur through the Port of Walvis Bay for Namibia's major uranium leach acid plants
Namibia imports roughly 250,000 tonnes of elemental sulphur per year through Walvis Bay to produce sulphuric acid for uranium ore leaching in the Erongo Region. CBIL brokers bright yellow granular sulphur CFR Walvis Bay in Handysize and Supramax parcels from Mediterranean, Atlantic and Middle Eastern loading terminals.
- Namibia declared imports: Approx. 200,000–250,000 tonnes per annum under HS 2503.00
- Gateway port: Port of Walvis Bay (Namport bulk terminal)
North Asia
Japanese biomass plants (Pacific and Inland Sea), loading Malaysia and Sumatra
Palm Kernel Shell Buyers in Japan
The market for certified palm kernel shell - 4.0 million tonnes a year, all of it under a sustainability certificate
Japan is the palm kernel shell market: 4.0 million tonnes imported in 2025, almost all from Indonesia and Malaysia, burned in biomass power plants under the feed-in tariff. Since April 2024 every tonne has to carry third-party sustainability certification, and that certificate - not the price - is what decides whether a cargo can be sold. CBIL brokers certified Malaysian and Indonesian shell for Japanese buyers on FOB and CIF terms.
- Japan imports, 2025: 4.0 million t (Indonesia 74%, Malaysia 22%)
- Record month: 670,000 t in March 2025
Qingdao / Dongjiakou
LSFO and LSWR Suppliers CFR Shandong (Qingdao, Dongjiakou, Yantai, Longkou)
The independent refiners' feedstock market: low-sulphur residue bought by Aframax and LR parcel when crude quota runs short
China imported 21.6 million tonnes of fuel oil in 2025, and the independent refiners of Shandong take low-sulphur fuel oil and low-sulphur waxy residue as cracker and coker feed when their crude quota is used up. CBIL brokers refinery-origin LSFO 0.5% and LSWR CFR Qingdao, Dongjiakou, Yantai and Longkou for a named, licensed refiner, with the producing refinery on the certificate of analysis and an independent surveyor at the load port.
- China fuel-oil imports, HS 2710.19, 2025: 21.6 million t (376,000 b/d), down 10.4% on the 2024 record
- Documented refinery origins, 2025: Brazil 1,041,204 t @ USD 482/t · Indonesia 689,600 t · South Korea 2,228,954 t · Singapore 3,310,484 t · Brunei (Hengyi) 117,302 t in 2024 @ USD 596/t
Tokyo Bay / Seto Inland Sea
Methanol Suppliers CFR Japan
A market that imports every tonne, with 56% of it tied to one plant inside the Gulf
Japan makes no methanol at scale and imported 1.45 million tonnes in 2025, 56 per cent of it from Saudi Arabia. The Asian posted contract price doubled to USD 740 per tonne in April 2026. CBIL brokers IMPCA methanol CFR Japan in parcel-tanker lots from the US Gulf, Trinidad, Malaysia, Brunei and Oman for a named receiver.
- Declared imports: 2025: 1,450,500 t, USD 466 million, USD 321/t · 2024: 1,498,700 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 56% · United States 15% · Trinidad and Tobago 13% · Malaysia 7% · Chile 5% · Brunei 3%
Taicang / Ningbo
Methanol Suppliers CFR China (Taicang, Ningbo and Yangtze Ports)
The world's largest methanol import market, where coastal olefin plants set the price a cargo can bear
China imported 14.43 million tonnes of methanol in 2025, 43 per cent of it from Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar. Imports in January to May 2026 fell to 3.31 million tonnes and port stocks reached a 13-year low. CBIL brokers IMPCA methanol CFR East China ports from Oman, Southeast Asia, Trinidad and the Americas for a named receiver.
- Declared imports: 2025: 14,430,900 t, USD 3.94 billion, USD 273/t · 2024: 13,484,500 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 23% · Oman 21% · UAE 19% · Malaysia 7% · Trinidad and Tobago 6% · Chile 4% · New Zealand 2%
Qingdao / Caofeidian / Ningbo-Zhoushan
Iron Ore Fines Suppliers CFR China (Qingdao, Caofeidian & Ningbo)
Deepwater Capesize iron ore fines discharging at major Bohai Rim and Yangtze River delta steelmaker hubs
China imported over 1.18 billion tonnes of iron ore in 2024–2025, with standard sintering fines (62% and 65% Fe) forming the backbone of coastal steel mill burdens. CBIL brokers iron ore fines CFR Qingdao, Caofeidian and Ningbo-Zhoushan on Capesize and Newcastlemax terms against Platts / Fastmarkets 62% Fe index pricing.
- China annual imports: Over 1.18 billion tonnes under HS 2601.11
- Primary entry terminals: Qingdao (Dongjiakou) · Caofeidian · Ningbo-Zhoushan · Rizhao
North America
Houston, New Orleans, Port Arthur, Corpus Christi & Lake Charles
US Gulf Petroleum Coke Export Gateway
3.14 million tonnes exported by vessel in July 2026 across Mississippi River, Texas and California terminals
The United States exported 3.14 million tonnes of petroleum coke by vessel in July 2026, about 2.6 million tonnes of it through Gulf Coast ports led by New Orleans (680,220 MT), Houston (490,471 MT), Port Arthur (406,455 MT), Lake Charles and Corpus Christi. CBIL brokers fuel-grade green petcoke (4.5–6.5% S and low-S blends) on FOB USGC and CFR destination terms for buyers in India, China, Turkey and Brazil.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 3,140,681 t (USD 327.1 million), about 2.6 million t from US Gulf ports
- Top loading ports: New Orleans 680k t · Houston 490k t · Port Arthur 406k t · Long Beach 353k t · Lake Charles 204k t
Beaumont (Neches), Tampa, Corpus Christi & Houston
US Gulf Elemental Sulphur Export Gateway
Formed granular Claus sulphur from Texas and Gulf Coast refineries for phosphate and industrial acidulation
US trade data show 222,330 tonnes of sulphur exported from the United States by vessel in July 2026, of which 163,616 tonnes loaded at US Gulf ports: Beaumont (112,500 MT), Tampa (26,354 MT), Corpus Christi (18,150 MT) and Houston (6,612 MT). CBIL brokers bright yellow granular sulphur (purity ≥99.5%, low ash) on FOB and CFR terms for phosphate, fertilizer and nickel leaching buyers.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 222,330 t (163,616 t from US Gulf ports)
- Largest load ports, July 2026: Beaumont, TX 112,500 t · Long Beach, CA 30,000 t · Tampa, FL 26,354 t
Los Angeles, Newark, Oakland, New York & Houston
US Deepwater Ferrous Scrap Gateway
847,347 tonnes of heavy melting steel and shredded scrap exported by vessel in July 2026, to ISRI specifications for EAF melters
The United States is a leading seaborne supplier of steel scrap: 847,347 tonnes exported by vessel in July 2026 across Los Angeles (113,582 MT), Newark (110,165 MT), Oakland, New York and New Haven. CBIL brokers HMS 1/2 (80:20), Shredded, and Plate & Structural scrap on FOB and CFR terms for electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmakers in Turkey, Mexico, Taiwan, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 847,347 t (USD 437.5 million)
- Average declared value: USD 516.35/t, HS 7204.49, July 2026
Los Angeles, Long Beach, New Orleans & Mississippi River
US Corn DDGS Export Gateway
775,231 tonnes of golden distillers grains exported by vessel in July 2026, in bulk vessels and 40ft HC containers for Asian compound feedmillers
The United States exported 775,231 tonnes of Corn DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles) by vessel in July 2026 ($201.9M FOB) via Los Angeles (156k MT containerized), Mississippi River elevators (169k MT bulk), and Long Beach (81k MT). CBIL brokers golden DDGS (crude protein 26–30% and 50% HP-DDG, fat 6–10%, Hunter L colour ≥50, aflatoxin ≤20 ppb) on FOB and CFR terms for feedmillers in Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea and Thailand.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 775,231 t (USD 201.9 million FOB)
- Average declared value: USD 260.41 per tonne, vessel exports, July 2026
Savannah, Baton Rouge, Wilmington, Mobile & Norfolk
US Wood Pellets Export Gateway
1,083,053 tonnes of industrial wood pellets exported by vessel in July 2026 from Atlantic and Gulf berths to European and Japanese power generators
The United States exported 1,083,053 metric tonnes of industrial wood pellets by vessel in July 2026 ($210.9M FOB) via Savannah (171k MT), Baton Rouge (166k MT), Wilmington (155k MT), Mobile (153k MT), Norfolk (99k MT), and Panama City (98k MT). CBIL brokers certified Industrial Grade I1 / I2 pellets (NCV ≥16.5 MJ/kg / ≥4,100 kcal/kg, moisture ≤10%, ash ≤1.5%, mechanical durability ≥97.5%) on FOB and CFR terms for power generators in the UK, Japan, the Netherlands and Denmark.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 1,083,053 t (USD 210.9 million FOB)
- Average declared value: USD 194.70 per tonne, vessel exports, July 2026
Houston, Freeport, Corpus Christi, Baton Rouge & Beaumont
US Gulf Liquid Chemicals Export Gateway
851,017 tonnes of methanol and 50% membrane liquid caustic soda exported by vessel in July 2026, moving in IMO II/III chemical parcel tankers to Brazil and European ARA hubs
The United States exported 851,017 tonnes of liquid caustic soda and methanol by vessel in July 2026 ($260.2M FOB): Liquid Caustic Soda (461,564 MT / $107.5M, of which 316.7k MT to Brazil) and Chemical Methanol (389,453 MT / $152.7M, of which 220.3k MT to the Netherlands and Belgium). CBIL brokers high-purity 50% membrane caustic soda (NaCl ≤100 ppm, Fe ≤3 ppm) and IMPCA Grade AA Methanol (purity ≥99.85%, water ≤0.05%) on FOB loading berth, CFR, and CIF destination terms.
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 851,017 t combined (USD 260.2 million)
- Liquid Caustic Soda exports (50% NaOH): 461,564 t (USD 107.5 million | $232.93/t average declared value)
Lower Mississippi River (New Orleans) & Pacific Northwest (Columbia River)
US Panamax Grain Export Gateway
7,243,861 tonnes of US corn and soybeans exported by vessel in July 2026, moving in Panamax and Kamsarmax bulk carriers from the Mississippi River and the Pacific Northwest to East Asia and Latin America
The United States is a leading supplier of feed grains: 7,243,861 metric tonnes exported by vessel in July 2026 ($1.95B FOB) across Yellow Corn (5.75M MT / $1.25B) and Soybeans (1.50M MT / $705M). Outflows are concentrated through Lower Mississippi River berths and Pacific Northwest elevators (Kalama, Longview, Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver WA), with Japan, South Korea, Mexico and Colombia the largest corn destinations and China, Egypt and Indonesia the largest for soybeans. CBIL brokers USDA / FGIS-certified bulk Panamax parcels (60,000–75,000 MT) on FOB, CFR, and CIF terms.
- Declared US vessel grain exports, July 2026: 7,243,861 t combined (USD 1.95 billion)
- Yellow Corn vessel exports (HS 1005.90): 5,747,901 t (USD 1.25 billion | $217.11/t average)
Longview, WA & Portland, OR (Columbia River)
US Natural Soda Ash Export Gateway
310,372 tonnes of dense natural soda ash (Na2CO3 ≥99.2%, NaCl ≤0.20% typical) exported by vessel in July 2026, loading at Columbia River berths for South American and Asian buyers
The United States is a major exporter of natural soda ash: 310,372 metric tonnes exported by vessel in July 2026 ($62.1M FOB), chiefly through Port of Longview (154k MT) and Port of Portland (142k MT). CBIL brokers dense soda ash from the Green River trona basin in Wyoming (bulk density 0.95–1.05 g/cm³, Na2CO3 ≥99.2%, NaCl ≤0.20% typical, Fe2O3 ≤20 ppm) on FOB, CFR, and CIF terms for lithium, glass and detergent producers; the largest destinations in July 2026 were Argentina (75k MT), India (39k MT), Malaysia (31k MT), Chile (26k MT) and Brazil (23k MT).
- Declared US vessel exports, July 2026: 310,372 t (USD 62.1 million)
- Average declared value: USD 200.09 per metric tonne, vessel exports, July 2026
Port Tampa Bay, FL & New Orleans, LA
US Gulf & Florida Phosphate Fertilizer Gateway
Granular DAP (18-46-0) and MAP (11-52-0) loading at Tampa Bay and Mississippi River terminals for India and Latin America: 124,238 tonnes by vessel in July 2026
The United States exported 124,238 metric tonnes of DAP and MAP by vessel in July 2026 ($93.9M FOB) across DAP (HS 3105.30, 109,366 MT / $86.5M at about $791/MT) and MAP (HS 3105.40, 14,872 MT / $7.4M). Outflows are concentrated through Port Tampa Bay (99,950 MT of DAP) and New Orleans (9,170 MT) to India (88,101 MT / $72.3M FOB), New Zealand, and Central America. CBIL brokers bulk Supramax/Ultramax parcels (45,000–60,000 MT) on FOB, CFR, and CIF terms.
- Declared US vessel DAP exports, July 2026: 109,366 t (USD 86.5 million FOB)
- Average declared export value: About USD 791 per metric tonne, July 2026
Houston, Gramercy (New Orleans), San Francisco Bay & Newark
US Coastal Cement & Clinker Import Gateway
1,933,001 tonnes of Portland cement (ASTM C150 Type I/II) imported by vessel in July 2026 into US Gulf, Atlantic and Pacific terminals, led by Vietnam and Turkey
The United States is one of the world's largest seaborne importers of cement: 1,933,001 metric tonnes of Portland Cement (HS 2523.29, customs value $110.0M) and 171,719 tonnes of Cement Clinker (HS 2523.10) imported by vessel in July 2026. The largest origins were Vietnam (650,118 MT / $25.2M customs value) and Turkey (580,896 MT / $31.2M customs value), discharging at Houston (328k MT), Gramercy (218k MT), San Francisco (186k MT), Newark (144k MT), and Seattle (99k MT). CBIL brokers bulk Supramax/Ultramax shipments (40,000–60,000 MT) on CIF and CFR terms for ready-mix concrete producers and coastal grinding terminals.
- Declared US vessel cement imports, July 2026: 1,933,001 t (customs value USD 110.0 million)
- Average customs value: USD 56.90 per metric tonne, vessel imports, July 2026
New Orleans (Lower Mississippi River), Houston & Corpus Christi
US Gulf Oilfield Barite Import Gateway
140,738 tonnes of API Spec 13A drilling-grade barite imported by vessel in July 2026 into Gulf Coast milling plants
The US Gulf Coast is a major consumption centre for drilling-grade barite (barium sulfate): 140,738 metric tonnes imported by ocean vessel in July 2026 ($13.7M CIF). Supply came from India (77,000 MT / $5.92M CIF) and Morocco (62,797 MT / $7.81M CIF), discharging at New Orleans (76,609 MT), Houston (37,686 MT), and Corpus Christi (25,688 MT). CBIL brokers bulk Handymax and Supramax parcels (35,000–55,000 MT) on CFR and CIF terms.
- Declared US vessel barite imports, July 2026: 140,738 t (about USD 13.7 million CIF)
- Average CIF import value: About USD 98 per metric tonne (India and Morocco, July 2026)
Europe
Leixoes / Valencia
Food-Grade rPET Pellet Suppliers in Spain and Portugal
A truck market where the big converters make their own pellet, and the open tonnes go to the plants that cannot
Spain and Portugal trade about 330,000 tonnes a year of PET in primary forms between them, most of it virgin, and their food-grade rPET demand is largely captive to the preform and film groups that run their own bottle-to-bottle lines. CBIL brokers certified food-grade rPET pellets, delivered by silo truck or in octabins inside Iberia, to preform plants, brand owners and sheet extruders whose own recycling does not cover their recycled-content targets.
- Portugal imports, HS 390761, 2025: 209,925 t · Spain 61% · Viet Nam 16% · Lithuania 13% (virgin and recycled together)
- Spain exports / imports, HS 390761, 2025: 218,595 t out (Portugal 84,237 t, France 68,641 t) · 116,918 t in (Türkiye, Viet Nam, Algeria, Lithuania)
Gemlik / Izmir / Mersin
rPET Chip for Polyester Fibre Spinners in Turkey
Europe's largest polyester spinning base, buying chip by the container from China, Malaysia and, increasingly, Europe
Turkey imported 288,643 tonnes of PET in primary forms in 2025, split between bottle-viscosity resin and the lower-viscosity chip that polyester staple and filament spinners run. CBIL brokers textile-derived and coloured low-IV rPET chip, with GRS or RCS transaction certificates, in big bags by container from the UK and the EU to spinners in Bursa, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş and Adana.
- Imports, HS 390761 (IV ≥ 78 ml/g), 2025: 189,200 t (2024: 118,110 t) · China 79% · Egypt 10% · Malaysia 3% (virgin and recycled together)
- Imports, HS 390769 (IV < 78 ml/g), 2025: 99,443 t (2024: 88,161 t) · China 33% · Malaysia 30% · India 9% · Germany 3%
Felixstowe / Rotterdam
Post-Consumer Polyester Textile Feedstock for Recyclers (UK and EU)
Sorted 100% polyester textiles, baled to a recycler's specification, moved by truck and container between the UK and the continent
Textile-to-textile polyester recycling runs on one input: post-consumer textiles sorted to 100% polyester, with trims removed, dry and by colour. The UK declared about 7,250 tonnes of textile waste exports under HS 6310 in 2025 across all fibres, so the pure-polyester stream is small and mostly changes hands by truck. CBIL brokers that stream between the holders who have it and the mechanical and chemical recyclers who need it.
- UK exports, HS 6310 (all fibres), 2025: About 7,250 t (2024: 5,151 t) · India 35% · Belgium 18% · Germany 9% · Sweden 6% · France 6%
- Acceptance specification: 100% polyester by fibre test · trims, zips and badges removed · colour-sorted · dry, no PVC, foam or oil · 200–500 kg bales with composition declaration
Gebze, Izmit, Mersin, Aliağa
Base Oil CFR Türkiye: SN150, SN500 and Group II for Turkish Lubricant Blenders
Türkiye has one Group I base oil plant for a lubricant market of about 400,000 tonnes, and imports the rest
Türkiye's lubricant blenders import most of their base oil: Argus counted 52,940 t of imports against 9,050 t of domestic output in August 2023, and EU refiners declared 299,594 t of exports to Türkiye under CN 2710 19 99 in 2025. CBIL brokers Group I SN150, SN500 and bright stock and Group II and III CFR Gebze, Izmit, Mersin and Aliağa for licensed Turkish blenders, against the refinery COA and a certificate of origin naming the refinery.
- Türkiye base oil, August 2023 (Argus): Imports 52,940 t (Group I 23,565 t · premium grades 29,375 t) · domestic output 9,050 t
- EU exports to Türkiye, CN 2710 19 99: 2023 462,752 t · 2024 371,323 t · 2025 299,594 t (€943/t) · Jan–Aug 2026 212,745 t (€1,316/t)
Iskenderun / Izmir (Aliağa) / Marmara
HMS 80:20 and Shredded Scrap CFR Türkiye: Iskenderun, Izmir/Aliağa and Marmara
About a fifth of the world's ferrous scrap imports, bought cargo by cargo against the HMS 1&2 80:20 CFR Turkey benchmark
Türkiye imported 18.71 million tonnes of ferrous scrap in 2025 and 12.73 million tonnes in January to August 2026, for the electric arc furnaces that made 72.2% of its 38.1 million tonnes of crude steel. CBIL brokers HMS 1&2 80:20, shredded and bonus grades from US, UK, EU, Scandinavian and Baltic-state yards CFR Iskenderun, Izmir/Aliağa and Marmara for a named mill, against inspection of grade, weight and radiation at load.
- Imports, 2025 (HS 7204): 18,706,654 t · USD 6.94 bn · USD 371/t (2024: 20,041,376 t at USD 416/t) · 99.7% HS 7204.49
- Origins, 2025: US 19.3% · Netherlands 14.8% · UK 11.2% · Belgium 7.1% · Romania 5.4% · Denmark 4.9% · Lithuania 4.7% · EU-27 58.3%
Rotterdam
Methanol Suppliers CFR Rotterdam, Netherlands (Botlek & Europoort)
Northwest Europe's premier liquid chemical trading gateway, discharging IMPCA grade methanol to dedicated tank terminals
The Port of Rotterdam is Europe's primary methanol clearing hub, handling over 1.5 million tonnes of imports each year from the US Gulf, Trinidad, North Africa and Scandinavia. CBIL brokers chemical-tanker parcels of IMPCA-grade methanol CFR Rotterdam for European chemical blenders, resin producers and marine fuel bunkering pools.
- Rotterdam import throughput: Over 1.5 million tonnes annually under HS 2905.11
- Major discharge terminals: Vopak Botlek / Europoort · Koole Terminals · Odfjell Rotterdam
Felixstowe / London Gateway
Black-Eyed Beans Suppliers CFR UK (Felixstowe & London Gateway)
Sortex-cleaned, graded cowpeas in 25 kg and 50 kg bags for UK food processors, canners and ethnic wholesale distributors
The United Kingdom imports more than 3,300 tonnes of black-eyed beans (cowpeas, HS 0713.35) each year for commercial canning and ethnic retail packaging. CBIL brokers machine-cleaned and double-Sortex beans from Myanmar, Peru, Madagascar and Brazil CFR Felixstowe and London Gateway with certified phytosanitary and pesticide residue documentation.
- UK annual imports: Over 3,300 tonnes under HS 0713.35
- Primary entry ports: Port of Felixstowe · London Gateway · Port of Southampton
Mersin
Black-Eyed Beans Suppliers CFR Mersin, Türkiye
Raw and Sortex-cleaned cowpeas discharging at Mersin Port and Free Zone for Turkish re-cleaning, canning and regional re-export
The Port of Mersin is the Mediterranean's dominant trading, de-hulling and packaging center for pulses and legumes, processing tens of thousands of tonnes of dried beans for domestic consumption and transit re-export across the Levant and North Africa. CBIL brokers black-eyed beans (HS 0713.35) CFR Mersin from Myanmar, Peru, Madagascar and Brazil for licensed Turkish pulse processors.
- Gateway port: Mersin International Port (MIP) & Mersin Free Zone
- Strategic role: Primary pulse cleaning, splitting, canning and packaging hub for the Mediterranean
Americas
Caucedo / Rio Haina
Palm Oil Suppliers CIF Caucedo and Rio Haina (Dominican Republic and the Caribbean)
A crude-palm-oil refining market fed from Colombia and Central America, with Asian olein serving the islands around it
The Dominican Republic declared about 53,000 t of crude palm oil and 11,300 t of refined palm oil and olein imports in 2025, the crude almost all Colombian and the refined mostly Guatemalan, landing at Rio Haina and Caucedo for the country's own refiners, margarine and soap makers. CBIL brokers CPO, RBD palm olein and palm stearin CIF Dominican and Caribbean ports, in flexitanks and vegetable-oil tanker parcels, for a named refiner, packer or soap maker.
- DR crude palm oil imports, HS 1511.10, 2025: 52,986 t at USD 1,239/t CIF · Colombia 43,984 t · Honduras 7,001 t · Peru 1,948 t
- DR refined palm oil and olein, HS 1511.90, 2025: 11,285 t at USD 1,471/t CIF · Guatemala 7,346 t · Colombia 1,818 t · Malaysia 1,007 t
Santos (SP) & Paranaguá (PR)
Brazil Corn & Soybean Exports, FOB Santos and Paranaguá
108.18 Mt of soybeans and 40.95 Mt of corn exported in 2025, with Santos and Paranaguá clearing 45.3% of the soybeans and 48.1% of the corn
Brazil exported 108.18 million t of soybeans (NCM 1201.90.00) and 40.95 million t of corn (NCM 1005.90.10) in 2025. Santos and Paranaguá cleared 45.3% of the soybeans and 48.1% of the corn. CBIL brokers FOB and CFR soybean and corn parcels on ANEC 41 and ANEC 43 terms, loading at berths that take ships of about 225-230 m lifting 60,000-80,000 t.
- Soybean exports, 2025 (NCM 1201.90.00): 108.18 Mt · USD 43.53 bn · USD 402/t average
- Santos and Paranaguá, soybeans 2025: Santos 34.57 Mt (32.0%) · Paranaguá 14.45 Mt (13.4%) · together 45.3%
Rio de Janeiro, Santos, Vitória & São Francisco do Sul
Cocoa Bean Shell Imports into Brazil (NCM 1802)
9,266 t of bean shell cleared in January-August 2026, more than in any full year from 2022 to 2025, with bulk lots at USD 562/t FOB
Brazil imported 9,266 t of cocoa bean shell (NCM 1802.00.00) in January-August 2026, all of it by sea, 95.4% from Peru, Ghana, Nigeria, Malaysia and Ecuador. Bulk lots averaged USD 562/t FOB and USD 651/t CIF. CBIL brokers bean shell to Brazilian importers CFR Santos, Rio de Janeiro or Vitória, against an analysis of ash, acid-insoluble ash, theobromine and contaminants on a surveyor-drawn sample.
- Imports, January-August 2026 (NCM 1802.00.00): 9,266 t, all by sea · bulk lots USD 562/t FOB, USD 651/t CIF · August 1,923 t
- Full years: 2022 6,423 t · 2023 7,499 t · 2024 9,240 t · 2025 8,705 t · bulk FOB USD 253/t (2023), 299 (2024), 449 (2025)
Santos
Granular Sulphur Suppliers CFR Santos, Brazil
Sulphur for the phosphate plants of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Goiás, nine-tenths of it through one port
Brazil imported 2.32 million tonnes of sulphur in 2025, 41 per cent of it from inside the Gulf and 91 per cent through Santos. Imports in January to August 2026 fell by half to 830,000 tonnes at an average of USD 609 per tonne FOB. CBIL brokers granular sulphur CFR Santos in 30,000 to 40,000 t lots from the US Gulf, Canada and the Red Sea for a named fertiliser producer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 2,320,000 t, USD 647 million, USD 279/t · 2024: 2,389,300 t
- Origins, 2025: United States 24% · Saudi Arabia 16% · UAE 13% · Qatar 11% · Canada 5% · Kuwait 2%
Nueva Palmira / Montevideo
Fertilizer Suppliers CFR Uruguay (Nueva Palmira and Montevideo)
Ocean bulk discharge at Nueva Palmira and Montevideo for Uruguay's high-yield soybean, wheat and pasture agricultural belts
Uruguay imports approximately 450,000 tonnes of mineral fertilizers annually, relying entirely on ocean shipments of granular urea, DAP and MAP to sustain its export crop agriculture. CBIL brokers Handysize bulk cargoes CFR Nueva Palmira and Montevideo from verified production hubs in North Africa, the Middle East (outside Hormuz), the US Gulf and Brazil.
- Uruguayan annual imports: Over 450,000 tonnes under HS 3102.10, 3105.30 and 3105.40
- Primary discharge terminals: Nueva Palmira (Navios / Terminales Graneleras) · Port of Montevideo
Callao / Matarani
Copper & Zinc Concentrate Exporters FOB Peru (Callao & Matarani)
Clean flotation concentrates from Peru's premier Andean polymetallic mining belts for world-scale smelters
Peru is a global mining powerhouse, exporting millions of tonnes of flotation copper and zinc concentrates annually under HS 2603.00 and 2608.00. CBIL brokers concentrate parcels FOB Callao and Matarani from verified medium-scale Andean producers, with full assay certification of payable base metals, silver/gold credits and penalty elements.
- Peru export leadership: World's #2 exporter of copper (over 2.6 Mt Cu contained) and zinc concentrates
- Key loading terminals: Callao (Transportadora Callao conveyor) · Matarani (TISUR bulk terminal)
Southeast Asia
Batangas, Subic, Manila
Yellow Corn CFR Philippines: Feed-Grade Corn for Philippine Feed Millers
The Philippines grows about 8 million tonnes of corn and still imports more than 2 million tonnes a year to feed its livestock
The Philippines declared 1,847,612 t of corn imports (HS 1005.90) in 2025 at an average USD 274/t CIF, 37.0% of it from Brazil, and USDA forecasts 2.30 million tonnes for the 2026/27 marketing year. CBIL brokers feed-grade yellow corn CFR Batangas, Subic, Manila and the Visayas and Mindanao ports for Philippine feed millers, in Panamax and Supramax bulk cargoes or container lots, against a load-port certificate of analysis to the BAI feed standard and the importer's BPI SPS import clearance.
- Philippine corn imports, 2025 (HS 1005.90): 1,847,612 t · USD 506.7 m · USD 274/t CIF (2024: 1,921,861 t at USD 275/t)
- Main origins, 2025: Brazil 683,632 t (37.0%) · Argentina 431,507 t (23.4%) · Vietnam 398,248 t (21.6%) · Myanmar 260,094 t (14.1%)
Ko Sichang
Granular Urea Suppliers CFR Thailand (Ko Sichang and Bangkok)
Southeast Asia's largest urea import market, discharged to barge at Ko Sichang for the rice crop
Thailand imported 2.54 million tonnes of urea in 2025 and took 57 per cent of it from inside the Gulf. Since the strait was restricted, importers have bought Malaysian, Bruneian and Omani product at sharply higher values. CBIL brokers granular urea CFR Ko Sichang in Handysize and Supramax lots from Oman, Egypt and Algeria for a licensed Thai importer.
- Declared imports: 2025: 2,540,800 t, USD 1.09 billion, USD 428/t · 2024: 2,633,000 t
- Origins, 2025: Saudi Arabia 42% · Malaysia 17% · Oman 14% · Qatar 11% · Brunei 6% · Indonesia 3% · Bahrain 3%
Morowali / Weda Bay
Granular Sulphur Suppliers CFR Indonesia (Morowali and Weda Bay)
Bulk granular sulphur for high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel-cobalt plants powering the electric vehicle supply chain
Indonesia imports roughly 1.2 million tonnes of elemental sulphur a year, driven by high-pressure acid leach (HPAL) nickel plants producing mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) for EV batteries. CBIL brokers bright yellow granular sulphur CFR Morowali and Weda Bay in Supramax and Ultramax bulk lots from North America, the Mediterranean and non-restricted Middle Eastern ports.
- Annual Indonesian import demand: Over 1.2 million tonnes under HS 2503.00
- Key industrial destinations: Morowali (IMIP, Sulawesi) · Weda Bay (IWIP, Halmahera) · Obi Island