HS 283911 · INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

Sodium metasilicate in East Africa

Alkaline silicate used in detergents and metal cleaners; bought by detergent and cleaning-product makers.

Customs description: Silicates; sodium metasilicates

Imports by country

2023

$1.1M

Mostly from China, Uganda, United Rep. of Tanzania

2023

$187k

2022

$41k

2023

$10k

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