Import and export

Under the China Inspection and Quarantine (CIQ) classification, the HS code for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) (31021000) is shared with solid urea used for medicine, industry and fertilizer purposes. It defines urea, whether or not in aqueous solution.

India holds the biggest market share of China’s urea exports. In 2010, it accounted for about 36% of total exports. In 2020, 54.5% of total urea exports (2.97 million tonnes) were shipped to India.

South Korea is also highly reliant on China’s urea exports. From January to September 2021, nearly 97.6% of South Korea’s urea imports originated in China. Of this, around 9.8% of total urea consumption is used in DEF. The figure below shows China’s urea export and import volumes between 2017 and 2021.

October 15, 2021, the General Adm