What is the price of table salt in China?

As of January 2024, table salt in China is US$ 0.08 per kg (0.59 CNY), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of table salt from China in 2024?

The export value was US$123,635,825.

What is China's world rank in table salt exports?

China ranks seventh among 122 exporters.

What percentage of global table salt exports does China account for?

China accounts for 3.8% of global table salt exports.

What is the latest export price for table salt from China?

The latest export unit value is US$0.0844 per kg.

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Table Salt Prices in China

US$ 0.08 / kg

0.59 CNY / kg

MoM ▲ 3.9% YoY ▲ 3.9%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CNY)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	0.08	0.59	▲ 3.9%	▲ 3.9%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in China available is US$ 0.08 per kg (0.59 CNY), up 3.9% year-on-year.

China exported 1,464,418 tonnes of table salt in 2024, valued at US$123,635,825, ranking seventh among 122 global exporters and accounting for 3.8% of world exports. Export volumes declined by 4.9% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for table salt from China is US$0.0844 per kg. China is a net exporter of table salt.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in China

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, China exported $123.6M (1.46 Mt) of table salt▼ 4.9% YoY. That ranks #7 worldwide (3.8% of global exports).

$123.6M

Export value

1.46 Mt

Export volume

#7 / 122

World rank

3.8%

Global share

$0.08

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data China · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$123.6M	1.46 Mt	$0.08
2023	$130M	1.6 Mt	$0.08
2022	$143M	1.39 Mt	$0.1
2021	$143.4M	1.54 Mt	$0.09
2020	$98.8M	1.15 Mt	$0.09

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

China table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 China shipped 1,310,445 tonnes of table salt. Across 2019 alone, the market for China table salt (processed category) has gone down, changing by -16.63 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports decreased by -2.14 pc netting China US$86.91m for the year 2019. China's table salt exports are categorised as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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China table salt export values

In 2019, China supplied table salt with a value of 86.91m USD, a decrease of -17.78% from 2018's total table salt export of 105.701m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 20.97 per cent.

The annual/yearly change in the quantity of China's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.14 per cent in comparison to a variation of -16.63% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

China's portion of the world's total table salt's exports in 2019 was 21.8 percent. The country holds position 2 in world exports of table salt.

Export markets for China table salt ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

China is a net exporter of table salt. The annual growth of China table salt in value between 2015 to 2019 was -29%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -31%, per annum.

China purchased 8,701,772 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.09/kg Thailand$0.11/kg India$0.02/kg Tajikistan$0.04/kg Cambodia$12.49/kg Iran$0.02/kg Hong Kong$0.33/kg Japan$2.19/kg Indonesia$0.75/kg Kazakhstan$0.04/kg Malaysia$0.23/kg Mongolia$1.20/kg Pakistan$0.19/kg Sri Lanka$0.43/kg Myanmar$0.25/kg

Other Processed Prices in China

Latest prices for other processed in China:

Black Tea$5.60/kg Coffee$2.63/kg Sugar$0.75/kg Cotton$2.25/kg Whisky$8.61/kg Natural Honey$1.90/kg Copra$10.17/kg Raw Hides & Skins$1.02/kg Fish Oil$8.77/kg Chocolate$3.20/kg Coconut oil$10.17/kg Glycerol$1.34/kg Palm Oil$1.19/kg Sunflower Oil$1.38/kg Whey$2.09/kg

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