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Commodityboron
Critical · 1 lists

Boron · B

industrial_mineral · primary

USGS_2025

Trade · cross-border

Trade & import dependency

US import dependency

2021–2024 · USGS MCS

90% of US imports from Turkey · All forms

  1. 1🇹🇷TurkeyAll forms
    90%
  2. 2🇧🇴BoliviaAll forms
    6%
  3. 3 Other
    4%
  4. 4 Other countriesAll forms

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Price, average unit value of c)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

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4%

Net import reliance · 2025

E net import reliant

Import vs export balance · 2021–2025

USGS MCS

Latest 2025: net exporter

◀ exportsthousand metric tonsimports ▶
2021
−549.0K t
2022
−635.0K t
2023
−641.0K t
2024
−679.0K t
2025
−655.0K t
YearImportsExportsNet
2021338.0K t887.0K t−549.0K t
2022255.0K t890.0K t−635.0K t
2023216.0K t857.0K t−641.0K t
2024222.0K t901.0K t−679.0K t
2025205.0K t860.0K t−655.0K t

Top global exporters · 2024

CEPII BACI · export value
🇹🇷Türkiye
$1.2B
🇺🇸USA
$642.9M
🇨🇳China
$128.3M
🇧🇴Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
$110.7M
🇨🇱Chile
$96.6M
🇷🇺Russian Federation
$74.7M
🇦🇷Argentina
$70.5M
🇨🇦Canada
$48.5M
🇳🇱Netherlands
$48.2M
🇵🇪Peru
$46.6M

Export restrictions

3 measures · OECD
ReporterMeasureCount
🇦🇷ArgentinaExport tax82
🇧🇴BoliviaLicensing requirement63
🇧🇴BoliviaFiscal tax on exports49

Live

Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.26

Concentrated

Top-1
44%
Top-3
74%
Top-5
86%
NIR
E

Active alerts · 1

  • 44%

    Turkey · top share

Critical lists · 1

  • USGS_2025

Sources · 7

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • USGS MCS (Price, average unit value of c)
  • + 2 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.26

Concentrated

Top-1
44%
Top-3
74%
Top-5
86%
NIR
E

Active alerts · 1

  • 44%

    Turkey · top share

Critical lists · 1

  • USGS_2025

Sources · 7

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • USGS MCS (Price, average unit value of c)
  • + 2 more in the Provenance section