What is the price of mucilages and thickeners in Switzerland?

As of January 2025, mucilages and thickeners in Switzerland is US$ 23.05 per kg (20.74 CHF), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Is Switzerland a net exporter of mucilages and thickeners?

Yes, Switzerland is a net exporter.

Mucilages and thickeners Price in Switzerland - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Mucilages And Thickeners Prices in Switzerland

US$ 23.05 / kg

20.74 CHF / kg

MoM ▲ 11.5% YoY ▲ 11.5%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (CHF)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	23.05	20.74	▲ 11.5%	▲ 11.5%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the mucilages and thickeners price in Switzerland available is US$ 23.05 per kg (20.74 CHF), up 11.5% year-on-year.

Switzerland exported US$109.9 million (5,318 tonnes) of mucilages and thickeners in 2024, ranking 15th among 117 exporters and accounting for 1.3% of global exports, with a 1.7% year-on-year increase. The country is a net exporter of these products. The latest export unit value is US$23.0518 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - mucilages and thickeners in Switzerland

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Switzerland exported $109.9M (5.3 kt) of mucilages and thickeners▲ 1.7% YoY. That ranks #15 worldwide (1.3% of global exports).

$109.9M

Export value

5.3 kt

Export volume

#15 / 117

World rank

1.3%

Global share

$20.67

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top mucilages and thickeners exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 China $2.18B · 26.3%
#2 India $982.2M · 11.8%
#3 Germany $665.2M · 8%
#4 US $623.3M · 7.5%
#5 Spain $601.5M · 7.2%

Annual export data Switzerland · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$109.9M	5.3 kt	$20.67
2023	$108.1M	4.4 kt	$24.67
2022	$161.9M	5.5 kt	$29.62
2021	$146.8M	6.3 kt	$23.26
2020	$133M	6.2 kt	$21.58

HS Code

mucilages and thickeners is traded under Harmonized System code 1302. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

Switzerland mucilages and thickeners - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The amount of mucilages and thickeners exported by Switzerland in 2020 was 3,155 metric tonnes. In 2019 Switzerland exported 2,720 tonnes of mucilages and thickeners. In 2019 alone, the demand for Switzerland mucilages and thickeners (agro commodities category) has improved, with a change of 2.797 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, mucilages and thickeners' exports grew by 12.12% earning the country US$26.88m for the year 2019. Switzerland's mucilages and thickeners exports are categorised as:

Mucilages and thickeners, derived from locust beans, locust bean seeds or guar seeds, whether or not modified (HS code 130232)
Mucilages and thickeners derived from vegetable products, whether or not modified (excluding from locust beans, locust bean seeds, guar seeds and agar-agar) (HS code 130239)

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Switzerland mucilages and thickeners export values

In 2019, Switzerland supplied mucilages and thickeners valued at 26.88m USD, an increment of 10.29% from 2018's total mucilages and thickeners export of 24.373m USD. The yearly increase in value of Switzerland mucilages and thickeners between 2017 to 2018 was 54.936 per cent.

The annual variation in the amount of Switzerland's mucilages and thickeners exports between 2017 and 2019 was 12.12 pc compared to a variation of 2.797% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Switzerland's share of the world's total mucilages and thickeners' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Switzerland holds number 57 in world exports of mucilages and thickeners.

Export markets for Switzerland mucilages and thickeners ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Switzerland is a net importer of mucilages and thickeners. The annual growth of Switzerland mucilages and thickeners in value between 2015 to 2019 was -4%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was -4%, per annum.

Switzerland imported 2,616 tonnes of mucilages and thickeners in 2019.

Other Agro Commodities Prices in Switzerland

Latest prices for other agro commodities in Switzerland:

Eggs$5.87/dozen Sugar Beet$0.07/kg Kapok Fibre (Stuffing)$1.45/kg Sugarcane$62.84/kg Bulgur wheat$4.86/kg

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