HS 280800 · INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

Nitric acid in East Africa

Strong acid used to make fertilisers and for metal etching and cleaning; bought by fertiliser and chemical manufacturers.

Customs description: Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids

Imports by country

2023

$1.7M

Mostly from Belgium, Rep. of Korea, China

2023

$380k

2023

$337k

2022

$87k

Source: UN Comtrade, imports as each country reported them, latest year available.