Caustic Soda Price by Country | Landed CIF in 165 Markets

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As of 7 November 2026, the caustic soda price by country runs from about $840–855/MT in Türkiye, where the cargo is already at origin, to over $1,050/MT delivered for deep-inland destinations such as Tajikistan, Mongolia, Bolivia and Chad. Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea markets land at about $870–925/MT, West African ports at about $960–1,030/MT, and coastal East Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia at roughly $905–1,065/MT CIF — about $0.87–1.07 per kg.

Every figure is for caustic soda flakes, NaOH 98–99% (CAS 1310-73-2, HS 2815.11, UN 1823, IMDG Class 8 PG II) in 25 kg PP bags palletised and shrink-wrapped or packed in 1 MT jumbo bags, one 20-foot full container load of 25 MT, shipped from Mersin (Türkiye). They exclude destination terminal handling, import duty, VAT and inland delivery beyond the named port.

CIF = FOB Mersin $840 + freight band for your lane

The FOB base rose $55/MT on 1 November 2026 on higher raw-material and energy costs, driven partly by the US–Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Freight bands are per 20-foot container of 25 MT with the IMDG Class 8 dangerous-goods surcharge already inside them. Inland and overland markets carry a haulage allowance from the transit port named in the port column, so their figure is a delivered estimate rather than strict CIF.

Caustic soda price by region, reviewed 7 November 2026 — USD per MT CIF, flakes 98–99% from MersinTap a region to filter the price table; transit times are estimates and vary by port and conditions
CIF range	Est. transit	Markets
$960–1,085	10–28 days	16
$980–1,102	14–34 days	8
$905–1,125	6–34 days	16
$880–955	3–12 days	6
$980–1,110	17–32 days	8
$875–1,040	2–18 days	10
$935–1,085	13–33 days	7
$965–1,105	19–36 days	11
$995–1,175	24–44 days	6
$840–990	1–22 days	19
$885–988	3–19 days	18
$885–1,115	3–34 days	10
$975–1,125	22–46 days	12
$980–1,045	22–35 days	7
$975–1,032	21–31 days	4
$970–1,045	18–38 days	3
$1,010–1,110	26–43 days	4

Regional supply pages: Africa, Balkan countries, South America, United Arab Emirates and Türkiye.

Price list · reviewed 7 November 2026

Caustic soda price by country — 165 markets

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Indicative CIF landed price of caustic soda flakes NaOH 98–99% by destination country, reviewed 7 November 2026, USD per metric ton, one 20-foot FCL of 25 MT shipped from Mersin.
		Discharge port / route				Import requirement
Nigeria	$970–1,010	Lagos (Apapa)	West Africa	130–170	10–14 d	SONCAP certificate, arranged at origin
Kenya	$935–965	Mombasa	East Africa	95–125	12–16 d	PVoC certificate, arranged at origin
Tanzania	$945–980	Dar es Salaam	East Africa	105–140	13–18 d	PVoC certificate, arranged at origin
UgandaINLAND	$995–1,050	via Mombasa	East Africa	155–210	18–25 d	Landlocked — PVoC plus road leg from Mombasa
Ghana	$960–995	Tema	West Africa	120–155	11–16 d	Ghana Standards Authority conformity (G-CAP / EasyPASS)
Pakistan	$940–980	Karachi / Port Qasim	South Asia	100–140	14–20 d	Via Suez; Karachi lies outside the Strait of Hormuz
India	$935–975	Nhava Sheva / Mundra	South Asia	95–135	13–18 d	BIS registration; large domestic capacity and exports
Bangladesh	$960–1,000	Chittagong	South Asia	120–160	20–26 d	Textile mercerising demand, L/C terms
South Africa	$980–1,020	Durban	Southern Africa	140–180	20–26 d	Competes with domestic chlor-alkali supply
Egypt	$880–900	Alexandria	North Africa	40–60	3–5 d	GOEIC importer registration required
UzbekistanINLAND	$1,015–1,075	overland via Georgia / Kazakhstan	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	175–235	18–26 d	Double-landlocked — a top-five world import market
Vietnam	$980–1,025	Ho Chi Minh City	Southeast Asia	140–185	22–28 d	Chemical import declaration required
Indonesia	$975–1,020	Jakarta / Surabaya	Southeast Asia	135–180	21–27 d	Pulp, paper, alumina and textile demand
Sri Lanka	$935–970	Colombo	South Asia	95–130	14–18 d	Regional transhipment hub
EthiopiaINLAND	$940–980	via Djibouti	East Africa	100–140	11–17 d	Landlocked — Djibouti corridor to Addis Ababa
ZambiaINLAND	$1,040–1,110	via Dar es Salaam	Southern Africa	200–270	23–31 d	Landlocked — copper-belt hydrometallurgy
Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)	$965–1,000	Abidjan	West Africa	125–160	12–16 d	VoC programme, French-language SDS and label
Cameroon	$980–1,020	Douala	Central Africa	140–180	14–19 d	PECAE pre-shipment conformity evaluation
Senegal	$975–1,015	Dakar	West Africa	135–175	13–18 d	French-language SDS, certificate of origin
Mozambique	$975–1,015	Beira / Maputo	East Africa	135–175	18–24 d	Mining and aluminium smelter demand
ZimbabweINLAND	$1,045–1,110	via Durban / Beira	Southern Africa	205–270	24–32 d	Landlocked — long inland leg
DR Congo	$990–1,035	Matadi	Central Africa	150–195	18–24 d	Copper–cobalt hydrometallurgy
Saudi Arabia	$900–930	Jeddah	Middle East	60–90	7–10 d	SABER / SASO conformity; Red Sea port, no Hormuz transit
United Arab Emirates	$955–995	via Khor Fakkan (road to all emirates)	Middle East	115–155	13–18 d	East-coast port outside the Strait of Hormuz; war-risk cover applies
Türkiye	$840–855	Mersin	Western & Southern Europe	0–15	1–2 d	Delivered to all 81 provinces from stock in Ankara and Istanbul
Togo	$965–1,000	Lomé	West Africa	125–160	12–16 d	Transit hub for Sahel re-export
Benin	$968–1,005	Cotonou	West Africa	128–165	12–17 d	PVI import verification, certificate of origin
Guinea	$980–1,020	Conakry	West Africa	140–180	14–19 d	Bauxite and alumina sector demand
Liberia	$980–1,022	Monrovia	West Africa	140–182	14–19 d	Certificate of origin, English documentation
Sierra Leone	$980–1,022	Freetown	West Africa	140–182	14–19 d	Mining and soap sector demand
Gambia	$985–1,028	Banjul	West Africa	145–188	15–20 d	Small parcels, often via Dakar transhipment
Guinea-Bissau	$988–1,030	Bissau	West Africa	148–190	15–21 d	Feeder service via Dakar
Mauritania	$970–1,012	Nouakchott	West Africa	130–172	12–17 d	Iron ore and fisheries sector demand
MaliINLAND	$1,025–1,085	via Dakar / Abidjan	West Africa	185–245	20–28 d	Landlocked — gold-mining cyanidation demand
Burkina FasoINLAND	$1,020–1,080	via Lomé / Abidjan	West Africa	180–240	19–27 d	Landlocked — gold-mining demand
NigerINLAND	$1,025–1,085	via Cotonou / Lomé	West Africa	185–245	20–28 d	Landlocked — long Sahel road leg
Gabon	$988–1,032	Owendo (Libreville)	Central Africa	148–192	16–21 d	Manganese and oilfield demand
Congo (Brazzaville)	$988–1,032	Pointe-Noire	Central Africa	148–192	16–21 d	Oilfield and mining demand
Equatorial Guinea	$992–1,036	Malabo / Bata	Central Africa	152–196	17–22 d	Oil and gas sector demand
ChadINLAND	$1,035–1,095	via Douala	Central Africa	195–255	22–30 d	Landlocked — long road leg from Douala
RwandaINLAND	$1,035–1,090	via Mombasa / Dar es Salaam	East Africa	195–250	22–30 d	Landlocked — Northern or Central Corridor
BurundiINLAND	$1,045–1,105	via Dar es Salaam	East Africa	205–265	24–32 d	Landlocked — Central Corridor road leg
South SudanINLAND	$1,055–1,125	via Mombasa	East Africa	215–285	26–34 d	Landlocked — prepayment terms typical
Djibouti	$910–935	Djibouti	East Africa	70–95	8–12 d	Regional transhipment hub
Eritrea	$905–930	Massawa	East Africa	65–90	6–9 d	Limited liner calls, sailing schedule dependent
Somalia	$920–950	Berbera / Mogadishu	East Africa	80–110	9–13 d	Prepayment terms typical
MalawiINLAND	$1,040–1,105	via Beira / Nacala	East Africa	200–265	24–32 d	Landlocked — Beira or Nacala corridor
Madagascar	$980–1,025	Toamasina	East Africa	140–185	20–26 d	Nickel, sugar and textile sectors
Mauritius	$975–1,015	Port Louis	East Africa	135–175	18–24 d	Textile and water-treatment demand
Comoros	$995–1,045	Moroni	East Africa	155–205	21–28 d	Feeder service, small parcels
Seychelles	$965–1,005	Victoria	East Africa	125–165	15–21 d	Fish processing and water treatment
Morocco	$925–955	Casablanca	North Africa	85–115	8–12 d	Phosphate and food-processing demand
Algeria	$910–935	Algiers	North Africa	70–95	6–9 d	Import licence and bank domiciliation
Tunisia	$895–915	Radès	North Africa	55–75	4–7 d	Short Mediterranean lane
Libya	$900–925	Misrata / Benghazi	North Africa	60–85	4–7 d	Water treatment and oilfield demand
Sudan	$895–920	Port Sudan	North Africa	55–80	5–8 d	Soap and sugar industry demand
Namibia	$990–1,035	Walvis Bay	Southern Africa	150–195	21–27 d	Uranium and marine-processing demand
BotswanaINLAND	$1,035–1,098	via Durban / Walvis Bay	Southern Africa	195–258	24–32 d	Landlocked — diamond and copper sectors
Angola	$985–1,030	Luanda	Southern Africa	145–190	17–23 d	Import licence and FX allocation
LesothoINLAND	$1,025–1,085	via Durban	Southern Africa	185–245	23–30 d	Landlocked — textile-mill demand
EswatiniINLAND	$1,023–1,082	via Durban / Maputo	Southern Africa	183–242	23–30 d	Landlocked — sugar and pulp demand
Oman	$945–985	Sohar	Middle East	105–145	12–16 d	Gulf of Oman port, outside the Strait of Hormuz
QatarINLAND	$990–1,040	via Jeddah + road	Middle East	150–200	12–17 d	Sea access through Hormuz closed — Saudi road transit
KuwaitINLAND	$980–1,030	overland via Iraq	Middle East	140–190	8–12 d	Truck from Türkiye through Iraq; refining and desalination demand
BahrainINLAND	$990–1,040	via Jeddah + road	Middle East	150–200	12–17 d	Sea access through Hormuz closed — King Fahd Causeway
IraqINLAND	$935–975	overland via Habur border	Middle East	95–135	5–9 d	Truck from Türkiye; COC inspection at origin
Jordan	$890–915	Aqaba	Middle East	50–75	5–8 d	Potash and phosphate sectors
Lebanon	$875–895	Beirut	Middle East	35–55	2–4 d	Short lane from Mersin
Yemen	$925–955	Aden	Middle East	85–115	8–12 d	War-risk premium may apply
NepalINLAND	$1,015–1,070	via Kolkata / Visakhapatnam	South Asia	175–230	26–32 d	Landlocked — Indian transit documentation
Maldives	$950–985	Malé	South Asia	110–145	16–21 d	Water treatment and resort demand
Malaysia	$965–1,005	Port Klang	Southeast Asia	125–165	19–25 d	Competes with regional production
Singapore	$965–1,005	Singapore	Southeast Asia	125–165	19–25 d	Trading and re-export hub
Thailand	$980–1,025	Laem Chabang	Southeast Asia	140–185	22–28 d	Hazardous substance licence required
Philippines	$990–1,035	Manila	Southeast Asia	150–195	24–30 d	PCC / DENR chemical clearance
Myanmar	$985–1,030	Yangon	Southeast Asia	145–190	22–28 d	Import licence; soap and textile demand
Cambodia	$995–1,040	Sihanoukville	Southeast Asia	155–200	24–30 d	Garment sector demand
LaosINLAND	$1,040–1,105	via Laem Chabang	Southeast Asia	200–265	28–36 d	Landlocked — road leg from Thailand
Brunei	$995–1,042	Muara	Southeast Asia	155–202	23–29 d	Oil, gas and water treatment
China	$995–1,045	Shanghai / Qingdao	East Asia	155–205	24–32 d	World’s largest producer and exporter — local supply is cheaper
Japan	$1,010–1,065	Yokohama / Kobe	East Asia	170–225	28–34 d	Domestic chlor-alkali capacity; specialty grades only
South Korea	$1,005–1,058	Busan	East Asia	165–218	27–33 d	Domestic capacity and regional exporter
Taiwan	$1,000–1,052	Kaohsiung	East Asia	160–212	26–32 d	Domestic capacity; electronics-grade demand only
Hong Kong	$995–1,045	Hong Kong	East Asia	155–205	24–30 d	Re-export and trading hub
MongoliaINLAND	$1,090–1,175	via Tianjin	East Asia	250–335	34–44 d	Landlocked — normally supplied overland from China
Greece	$880–900	Piraeus	Western & Southern Europe	40–60	3–5 d	EU REACH — importer registration and CLP label
Italy	$900–925	Genoa	Western & Southern Europe	60–85	6–9 d	EU REACH — importer registration and CLP label
Spain	$905–930	Valencia	Western & Southern Europe	65–90	7–10 d	EU REACH — importer registration and CLP label
Portugal	$920–950	Leixões / Lisbon	Western & Southern Europe	80–110	9–13 d	EU REACH; pulp and paper demand
France	$910–940	Marseille / Le Havre	Western & Southern Europe	70–100	7–12 d	EU REACH; competes with domestic producers
Malta	$890–912	Marsaxlokk	Western & Southern Europe	50–72	4–7 d	Mediterranean transhipment hub
Cyprus	$870–890	Limassol	Western & Southern Europe	30–50	2–4 d	EU REACH; shortest EU lane from Mersin
Germany	$940–975	Hamburg	Western & Southern Europe	100–135	13–18 d	EU REACH; competes with EU producers
Netherlands	$938–972	Rotterdam	Western & Southern Europe	98–132	12–17 d	EU REACH; ARA import and distribution hub
Belgium	$938–972	Antwerp	Western & Southern Europe	98–132	12–17 d	EU REACH; ARA import and distribution hub
United Kingdom	$940–975	Felixstowe	Western & Southern Europe	100–135	13–18 d	UK REACH registration required
Romania	$885–905	Constanța	Eastern Europe & Balkans	45–65	3–6 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling
Bulgaria	$885–905	Varna / Burgas	Eastern Europe & Balkans	45–65	3–6 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling; also by road from Türkiye
Croatia	$910–935	Rijeka	Eastern Europe & Balkans	70–95	6–10 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling
Slovenia	$910–935	Koper	Eastern Europe & Balkans	70–95	6–10 d	EU REACH; Koper serves Central Europe
SerbiaINLAND	$925–960	via Thessaloniki / Constanța	Eastern Europe & Balkans	85–120	8–13 d	Landlocked — road or Danube leg; also direct truck from Türkiye
Bosnia & Herzegovina	$925–955	via Ploče / Rijeka	Eastern Europe & Balkans	85–115	8–12 d	No container port of its own — road leg from Ploče
Montenegro	$915–945	Bar	Eastern Europe & Balkans	75–105	7–11 d	Aluminium and water-treatment demand
Albania	$910–938	Durrës	Eastern Europe & Balkans	70–98	6–10 d	Mining and food-processing demand
North MacedoniaINLAND	$922–955	via Thessaloniki	Eastern Europe & Balkans	82–115	7–12 d	Landlocked — short road leg from Thessaloniki
KosovoINLAND	$930–965	via Durrës / Thessaloniki	Eastern Europe & Balkans	90–125	8–13 d	Landlocked — road leg from the Adriatic
HungaryINLAND	$940–980	via Constanța / Koper	Eastern Europe & Balkans	100–140	9–15 d	Landlocked EU — REACH; rail or road from port
SlovakiaINLAND	$945–985	via Koper / Gdańsk	Eastern Europe & Balkans	105–145	10–16 d	Landlocked EU — REACH; rail from port
CzechiaINLAND	$948–988	via Koper / Hamburg	Eastern Europe & Balkans	108–148	11–17 d	Landlocked EU — REACH; rail from port
Poland	$935–970	Gdańsk	Eastern Europe & Balkans	95–130	12–17 d	EU REACH; significant domestic capacity and exports
Lithuania	$940–978	Klaipėda	Eastern Europe & Balkans	100–138	13–18 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling
Latvia	$942–980	Riga	Eastern Europe & Balkans	102–140	13–18 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling
Estonia	$944–982	Tallinn (Muuga)	Eastern Europe & Balkans	104–142	13–19 d	EU REACH and CLP labelling
MoldovaINLAND	$915–948	via Constanța / Giurgiulești	Eastern Europe & Balkans	75–108	6–11 d	Landlocked — Danube barge or road from Constanța
Russia	$890–915	Novorossiysk	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	50–75	4–7 d	Large domestic capacity; payment and compliance screening
Ukraine	$895–920	Odesa / Reni	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	55–80	4–7 d	War-risk insurance; UA CLP SDS; also by truck from Türkiye
Georgia	$885–905	Poti / Batumi	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	45–65	3–6 d	Gateway for Caucasus and Caspian transit; also by road
ArmeniaINLAND	$960–1,005	via Poti	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	120–165	9–15 d	Landlocked — rail and road from Poti
AzerbaijanINLAND	$960–1,000	Baku (via Poti rail)	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	120–160	10–16 d	Landlocked on the Caspian — Georgia rail transit
KazakhstanINLAND	$985–1,035	Aktau (via Poti / Baku)	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	145–195	14–21 d	Landlocked — mining and alumina demand
TurkmenistanINLAND	$1,005–1,060	Turkmenbashi	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	165–220	16–24 d	Caspian crossing from Baku; textile demand
KyrgyzstanINLAND	$1,035–1,102	overland via Kazakhstan	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	195–262	22–30 d	Landlocked — gold-mining cyanidation demand
TajikistanINLAND	$1,045–1,115	overland via Uzbekistan	Russia, Caucasus & Caspian	205–275	24–34 d	Landlocked — aluminium and mining demand
Brazil	$980–1,025	Santos	South America	140–185	25–32 d	Portuguese-language SDS; ANVISA where food grade
Colombia	$975–1,020	Cartagena	South America	135–180	22–30 d	Spanish-language SDS; INVIMA where food grade
Ecuador	$990–1,035	Guayaquil	South America	150–195	26–34 d	Mining and shrimp-processing demand
Peru	$1,005–1,055	Callao	South America	165–215	28–36 d	Copper and gold hydrometallurgy
Chile	$1,015–1,070	San Antonio / Valparaíso	South America	175–230	32–40 d	Lithium and copper processing
Argentina	$995–1,040	Buenos Aires	South America	155–200	28–36 d	Import licence and FX approval
Uruguay	$992–1,038	Montevideo	South America	152–198	27–35 d	Pulp and paper sector demand
ParaguayINLAND	$1,035–1,095	via Montevideo (river barge)	South America	195–255	32–42 d	Landlocked — Paraná river barge leg
BoliviaINLAND	$1,055–1,125	via Arica / Iquique	South America	215–285	36–46 d	Landlocked — Chilean port and Andes road leg
Venezuela	$990–1,038	Puerto Cabello	South America	150–198	24–32 d	Sanctions screening required before booking
Guyana	$988–1,035	Georgetown	South America	148–195	24–32 d	Bauxite, gold and oilfield demand
Suriname	$992–1,040	Paramaribo	South America	152–200	25–33 d	Gold-mining and alumina demand
United States	$970–1,015	Houston / New York	North America	130–175	18–26 d	Large Gulf Coast capacity — a major world exporter
Canada	$980–1,028	Montreal / Vancouver	North America	140–188	20–28 d	Domestic chlor-alkali capacity and net exports
Mexico	$995–1,045	Manzanillo / Veracruz	North America	155–205	28–38 d	NOM labelling in Spanish; domestic capacity
Panama	$980–1,025	Colón (Manzanillo)	Central America	140–185	22–30 d	Regional transhipment hub for Central America
Costa Rica	$985–1,032	Puerto Limón	Central America	145–192	23–31 d	Spanish-language SDS; food and beverage demand
Guatemala	$988–1,035	Puerto Quetzal / Santo Tomás	Central America	148–195	24–32 d	Spanish-language SDS; sugar and palm oil sectors
Honduras	$985–1,030	Puerto Cortés	Central America	145–190	23–31 d	Textile maquila and food processing
El Salvador	$990–1,038	Acajutla	Central America	150–198	25–33 d	Textile and detergent demand
Nicaragua	$992–1,040	Corinto	Central America	152–200	25–34 d	Sugar and soap sector demand
Belize	$995–1,045	Belize City	Central America	155–205	26–35 d	Small parcels via regional transhipment
Dominican Republic	$978–1,022	Caucedo	Caribbean	138–182	21–29 d	Free-zone manufacturing and water treatment
Jamaica	$975–1,018	Kingston	Caribbean	135–178	21–28 d	Bauxite and alumina refining demand
Trinidad & Tobago	$980–1,025	Port of Spain	Caribbean	140–185	22–29 d	Petrochemical and ammonia sector demand
Haiti	$985–1,032	Port-au-Prince	Caribbean	145–192	23–31 d	Soap manufacturing; prepayment terms typical
Australia	$1,010–1,065	Sydney / Melbourne / Gladstone	Oceania	170–225	26–34 d	Alumina refining — a large net importer
New Zealand	$1,030–1,090	Auckland / Tauranga	Oceania	190–250	32–40 d	Dairy, pulp and water-treatment demand
Papua New Guinea	$1,025–1,085	Lae / Port Moresby	Oceania	185–245	30–38 d	Gold and nickel hydrometallurgy
Fiji	$1,045–1,110	Suva / Lautoka	Oceania	205–270	34–43 d	Sugar processing and water treatment
Ireland	$945–982	Dublin	Western & Southern Europe	105–142	14–19 d	EU REACH — importer registration and CLP label
AustriaINLAND	$945–985	via Koper / Hamburg	Western & Southern Europe	105–145	11–17 d	Landlocked EU — REACH; rail from port
SwitzerlandINLAND	$948–990	via Genoa / Rotterdam	Western & Southern Europe	108–150	11–18 d	Landlocked — Swiss chemical ordinance and CLP label
Denmark	$942–980	Aarhus	Western & Southern Europe	102–140	14–19 d	EU REACH; food and water-treatment demand
Sweden	$945–985	Gothenburg	Western & Southern Europe	105–145	15–20 d	EU REACH; pulp and paper demand
Norway	$950–990	Oslo / Bergen	Western & Southern Europe	110–150	16–21 d	Aluminium and fish-processing demand
Finland	$950–990	Helsinki / Kotka	Western & Southern Europe	110–150	16–22 d	EU REACH; pulp and paper demand
Cape Verde	$980–1,025	Praia / Mindelo	West Africa	140–185	14–20 d	Fish processing and water treatment
São Tomé and Príncipe	$998–1,045	São Tomé	Central Africa	158–205	18–25 d	Small parcels via Lomé or Douala transhipment
Central African RepublicINLAND	$1,040–1,102	via Douala	Central Africa	200–262	24–34 d	Landlocked — long road leg from Douala
Timor-Leste	$1,010–1,065	Dili	Southeast Asia	170–225	26–33 d	Oil, gas and water-treatment demand
BhutanINLAND	$1,025–1,085	via Kolkata	South Asia	185–245	26–33 d	Landlocked — Indian transit documentation

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Routing advisory — Strait of Hormuz closed, November 2026

All cargo now loads at Mersin, on the Mediterranean, so most of this table never goes near the Strait of Hormuz. Destinations inside the Gulf are rerouted: Iraq and Kuwait by truck from Türkiye through the Habur border, Qatar and Bahrain by road from the Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah, the UAE through Khor Fakkan on its east coast and Oman through Sohar. Those lanes carry war-risk cover and are re-checked on every quotation.

Lanes to East Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia pass through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, where carriers may add security surcharges at short notice. If timing matters, tell us your latest acceptable arrival date and we will price the routing that meets it.

Reading the table

INLAND landlocked or overland destinations — the freight band already includes a haulage allowance from the transit port or border named in the route column, so the figure is a delivered estimate (DAP basis) rather than strict CIF.

To convert any row: divide by 1,000 for the price per kg, or by 40 for the price per 25 kg bag — $970–1,010/MT into Nigeria is $0.97–1.01 per kg or $24.25–25.25 per bag. Freight bands are re-checked against current carrier rates when you request a firm price. CIF excludes destination terminal handling, import duty, VAT and inland delivery beyond the named port.

Transit times are estimates. The days shown are typical sea or road times from Mersin. Actual transit varies with the destination port, the carrier and routing, port congestion and conditions such as Red Sea or Strait of Hormuz disruption, and is confirmed on your quotation.

Buying for Asia or East Africa? The table prices Türkiye-origin flakes from Mersin. We also supply China-origin caustic soda flakes 98% and 99% FOB Xingang, which can land cheaper on South, Southeast and East Asian lanes and some East African ports — ask us to quote both origins.

Landed cost

Caustic soda landed cost calculator for your port

Pick the country, grade and volume. Enter your own duty and VAT rates and the calculator returns the cargo value, the freight allowance, the cash you need at clearance, the cost per kg and the cost per metric ton of contained NaOH — the only number that compares grades honestly.

Destination country

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Based on 25 MT of flakes or pearls per 20ft container, in 25 kg PP bags palletised and shrink-wrapped or packed in 1 MT jumbo bags. Duty and VAT are only applied if you enter your own rates, and are calculated on the CIF customs value, which is how most customs authorities levy them. Liquid caustic soda is priced FOB with IBC or drum packing included; its sea freight depends on the pack and is quoted separately. All FOB levels are on the caustic soda price today page.

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Indicative for budgeting only, not an offer. Send grade, tonnage and discharge port for a firm, contractable quotation with the conformity certificate priced in.

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Worked example: one container of flakes into Lagos

The same arithmetic the calculator runs, written out so you can check it. Duty of 10% and VAT of 7.5% are illustrative rates chosen to show the method — use the current Nigerian rates for HS 2815.11 from your broker.

Landed cost of 25 MT caustic soda flakes 98–99%, CIF Lagos (Apapa), 1 November 2026USD per container, low and high end of the band
Step	Low	High
CIF value, 25 MT × $970–1,010/MT	$24,250	$25,250
Import duty, 10% of CIF	$2,425	$2,525
VAT, 7.5% of CIF + duty	$2,001	$2,083
Landed before port and trucking	$28,676	$29,858
Per metric ton	$1,147	$1,194
Per 25 kg bag	$28.68	$29.86

Buying repeatedly? Put the annual tonnage in your enquiry even if you ship one container at a time. Committed volume is quoted differently from repeated spot loads, and over a year the difference is larger than any single-shipment negotiation.

Top import markets

Caustic soda price in the 12 markets we ship most

The table covers every lane. These twelve are where most of our tonnage and enquiries actually go, so each gets a note on what drives the price, who buys it and what the paperwork looks like.

Caustic soda price in Nigeria

$970–1,010 /MT CIF Lagos (Apapa)

Nigeria is the world’s largest importer of solid sodium hydroxide and the busiest lane on this table. Cargo loads at Mersin for Lagos (Apapa) in an estimated 10–14 days, and a SONCAP certificate is mandatory — we arrange it at origin so the container is not held.

Main demand: soap and detergent plants and water treatment. West African lanes are summarised on the caustic soda supplier in Africa page.

Caustic soda supply in Nigeria

Caustic soda price in Kenya

$935–965 /MT CIF Mombasa

Mombasa is an estimated 12–16 day lane from Mersin through Suez and the Red Sea. A PVoC certificate is required and arranged at origin. Kenya is also the gateway for Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan, so ask for the inland leg quoted separately if the cargo moves on.

Main demand: soap and detergent, water treatment and food processing.

Caustic soda supply in Kenya

Caustic soda price in Uganda

$995–1,050 /MT delivered, via Mombasa

Uganda is landlocked, so the cargo discharges at Mombasa and moves inland on the Northern Corridor to Kampala, an estimated 18–25 days door to door from Mersin. PVoC applies as for Kenya and is arranged at origin. The inland leg adds roughly $60–85/MT over the Mombasa CIF level, which is why full containers matter more here than on a coastal lane.

Main demand: soap making and sugar processing.

Caustic soda supply in Uganda

Caustic soda price in Pakistan

$940–980 /MT CIF Karachi / Port Qasim

Karachi and Port Qasim are an estimated 14–20 days from Mersin through Suez and the Arabian Sea. Karachi lies outside the Strait of Hormuz, so the lane is not affected by the closure, but the longer routing from the Mediterranean puts freight at a larger share of the landed cost than before. For Karachi we can also quote China-origin flakes FOB Xingang.

Main demand: textile processing and soap making.

Caustic soda price in Tanzania

$945–980 /MT CIF Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam serves both the Tanzanian market and the Central Corridor into Zambia, Burundi and the DRC copper belt, an estimated 13–18 days from Mersin. PVoC applies. Mining buyers usually contract quarterly rather than buy spot.

Main demand: mining and hydrometallurgy and soap manufacturing.

Caustic soda supply in Tanzania

Caustic soda price in Ghana

$960–995 /MT CIF Tema

Tema is an estimated 11–16 days from Mersin and clears through the Ghana Standards Authority conformity programme, arranged at origin. Tema is also a practical transhipment point for Burkina Faso and Mali.

Main demand: soap and detergent, plus gold-mining cyanidation circuits — see caustic soda in mining.

Caustic soda supply in Ghana

Caustic soda price in Uzbekistan

$1,015–1,075 /MT delivered, overland via Georgia / Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan is double-landlocked and among the largest importers of solid sodium hydroxide in the world. Cargo moves overland from Mersin through Georgia or Kazakhstan in an estimated 18–26 days, so the inland leg dominates the landed cost, and the same corridor serves Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan beyond it.

Main demand: textile mercerising and mining.

Caustic soda price in India

$935–975 /MT CIF Nhava Sheva / Mundra

India is both a significant import destination on the west coast and the world’s second largest exporter of solid sodium hydroxide. Nhava Sheva and Mundra are an estimated 13–18 days from Mersin via Suez, BIS registration applies, and trade-defence measures are applied to some origins from time to time — confirm the current duty position with your broker before contracting.

Main demand: chemical manufacturing, textiles and pulp and paper.

Caustic soda price in Brazil

$980–1,025 /MT CIF Santos

Santos is an estimated 25–32 day lane from Mersin through Gibraltar, where ocean freight, not the chlor-alkali market, is the variable that moves the quotation. A Portuguese-language SDS and label are required, and ANVISA registration applies where the material is used in food processing.

Main demand: pulp and paper and alumina. Other lanes on the continent: caustic soda in South America.

Caustic soda supply in Brazil

Caustic soda price in Indonesia

$975–1,020 /MT CIF Jakarta / Surabaya

Indonesia is among the top five world importers of solid sodium hydroxide. Jakarta and Surabaya are an estimated 21–27 days from Mersin via Suez. Regional production competes on price, so volume commitment matters more here than on most African lanes. China-origin flakes from Xingang are often the cheaper landed option for Indonesia.

Main demand: pulp and paper, alumina refining and textiles.

Caustic soda supply in Indonesia

Caustic soda price in South Africa

$980–1,020 /MT CIF Durban

Durban is an estimated 20–26 days from Mersin and competes directly with domestic chlor-alkali supply, so imported material has to win on price and reliability rather than availability. It is also the transit port for Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, and those inland legs are quoted separately.

Main demand: mining, metal processing and pulp and paper.

Caustic soda supply in South Africa

Caustic soda price in Türkiye

$840–855 /MT at Mersin or delivered in-country

Türkiye is one of the largest importers of solid sodium hydroxide in the world and also our loading origin. We deliver to all 81 provinces from stock in Ankara and Istanbul, which is why the Turkish figure sits at the very bottom of the table — there is almost no freight in it.

Main demand: textiles, metal processing and chemical manufacturing.

Caustic soda supply in Türkiye

Gulf, Caspian and Central Asia

Caustic soda price in Iraq, Kuwait, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan

Four lanes buyers ask about often. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, Iraq and Kuwait are supplied overland by truck from Türkiye; the Caspian and Central Asian markets are served overland from Mersin through Georgia.

Caustic soda price in Iraq

$935–975 /MT delivered, by truck via Habur

About $0.94–0.97 per kg, or $23,375–24,375 for one 25 MT load, an estimated 5–9 days from Türkiye. A COC certificate of conformity is issued at origin before loading, and the road route avoids Gulf shipping entirely. See caustic soda supplier Türkiye for road delivery.

Caustic soda price in Kuwait

$980–1,030 /MT delivered, overland via Iraq

About $0.98–1.03 per kg, or $24,500–25,750 per load, an estimated 8–12 days by road from Türkiye through Iraq. Demand comes mainly from refining and desalination, and GCC conformity marking applies. Gulf orders are handled by our Dubai office.

Caustic soda price in Azerbaijan

$960–1,000 /MT delivered Baku

About $0.96–1.00 per kg. Cargo loads at Mersin, discharges at Poti in Georgia and moves to Baku by rail in an estimated 10–16 days. Baku is also the ferry point for Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Road and rail options are on the Türkiye supply page.

Caustic soda price in Tajikistan

$1,045–1,115 /MT delivered, via Uzbekistan

About $1.04–1.11 per kg or $26.12–27.88 per 25 kg bag, overland through Uzbekistan in an estimated 24–34 days, so freight and the inland leg make up a fifth to a quarter of the landed cost. Aluminium smelting and mining take most of the volume.

Price mechanics

Why the caustic soda price differs so much between countries

There is no single world price. Two buyers ordering identical NaOH 98–99% flakes on the same day pay different landed costs, and these four variables account for almost all of the gap.

Distance and Class 8 freight

Caustic soda ships as UN 1823, IMDG Class 8 corrosive, which carries a surcharge over ordinary dry freight
Class 8 slots are capacity-limited on some services, so freight rises faster with distance than for a non-hazardous cargo
Lanes through Suez and the Red Sea carry canal and security costs on top of distance
See safe storage and handling for the obligations at the far end

Landlocked and overland routes

Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Uganda, Mali, Chad, Bolivia and Paraguay all pay an inland leg of 300–2,500 km
Gulf markets behind the closed Strait of Hormuz — Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain — are now reached by road
The container has to be returned empty, and border crossings add demurrage risk
Typically $80–250/MT over the coastal price in the same region

Local production and trade defence

China, India, Saudi Arabia, Poland, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Mexico and South Africa all carry domestic chlor-alkali capacity
Several are net exporters, so imported material competes with local supply and buyers price harder
India applies trade-defence measures on some origins from time to time
Check the tariff line on ITC Trade Map or World Bank WITS

Destination conformity

Nigeria requires SONCAP; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda require PVoC
Ghana runs a Ghana Standards Authority programme; Cameroon runs PECAE
Saudi Arabia requires SABER; Egypt requires GOEIC registration of the importer; Iraq requires a COC issued at origin
The EU and UK require REACH registration by the importer with CLP labelling

A missing certificate is the single most common reason a consignment is held at destination. We arrange these at origin wherever the scheme allows it, and the cost is priced into the quotation rather than sprung on you at the port. Documents are checked against the batch on arrival as described in how to check caustic soda quality.

Reading the table over time

What moves caustic soda prices: the FOB base and the freight band

The FOB base versus the freight band

Electricity and fuel are the largest inputs in chlor-alkali production — see how caustic soda is made — so the FOB base moves with raw-material and energy costs at origin, not with the destination country at all. That is what happened on 1 November 2026: flakes rose from $785 to $840/MT FOB Mersin as raw-material and energy costs climbed, much of it driven by the US–Iran war and the Hormuz closure. Every row in the table moved up by the same amount.

When a single country moves on its own, that is freight, routing or a local duty change. This month 64 lanes that used to load in the Gulf were re-priced from Mersin, which is why East Africa, South and East Asia and Oceania moved by more than the FOB step. A quotation is firm for 7 days rather than 30 because freight is the volatile part.

The wider chlor-alkali picture, month-on-month movement, the index comparison, the price per kg, per bag and per pound sit on our caustic soda price today page and the caustic soda flakes price page.

Procurement tip: if you buy repeatedly on one lane, track the freight band in this table rather than the CIF number. The CIF figure blends two moving parts; the freight band is the one you can actually hedge by booking earlier.

Other forms

Adjusting the country price for pearls and liquid

The table prices caustic soda flakes 98–99% because it is the benchmark export grade (flakes technical data sheet, PDF). For another form into the same country, swap the FOB component and keep the freight band for that lane. Our guide to caustic soda types and grades covers where each form is used.

Caustic soda pearls 99%

Our FOB Mersin level for pearls 99% is $570–640/MT. Pearls use the same 25 kg packing — palletised and shrink-wrapped or in 1 MT jumbo bags — and the same 20ft container, so the freight band for your lane applies unchanged: pearls into Lagos, for example, land at about $700–810/MT CIF. Choose “Pearls NaOH 99%” in the calculator for any other country.

Pearls 99% specification · pearls technical data sheet (PDF)

Liquid caustic soda 48–50%

FOB Mersin $600/MT of solution, packing included, in IBC tanks or PE drums. Compare on contained NaOH, not product weight: a 48–50% solution works out near $1,200–1,250 per MT of contained NaOH against about $848–857 for flakes, and you also pay freight, duty and VAT on the water. Packed liquid is for buyers who want to dose directly with no dissolving step; the load per container depends on the pack, so ask for a separate freight quote.

Liquid NaOH specification · liquid technical data sheet (PDF) · flakes vs liquid

Trade reality

Which countries import caustic soda — and which do not

A price table misleads if you read it as a list of places worth quoting. Some countries in it are among the world’s largest caustic soda exporters, and a container of Türkiye-origin flakes will not compete there on price. They are listed because buyers search for those prices — but the honest position is worth stating.

The genuine import markets

On the most recent full-year UN Comtrade data for solid sodium hydroxide (HS 2815.11), Nigeria is the world’s largest importer, followed by Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Türkiye and Côte d’Ivoire. That is exactly the shape of our own order book: West Africa, East Africa, Central Asia and Southeast Asia.

Net exporters

China alone accounts for roughly a third of world exports of solid NaOH, with India second, then Poland, Saudi Arabia and France. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Germany, Mexico and South Africa also carry substantial domestic capacity. These countries are priced for completeness — local supply there is normally cheaper.

Iran and the Caspian

Iran is a significant caustic soda producer rather than an import market, and it is not a destination we quote. The Caspian markets in the table are reached overland through Georgia and, for Turkmenistan, by ferry from Baku. Kazakhstan can also be served through Aktau.

Sanctions and payment screening

Russia, Venezuela and several other destinations require sanctions and payment screening before a booking is confirmed, and some banks will not route the payment regardless of the cargo. We screen every enquiry and say plainly if we cannot document a shipment compliantly, rather than quote and withdraw later.

How buyers take it

Spot, repeat or contract: three ways to buy caustic soda

The table shows standard full-container levels. What changes with commitment is not only the number but the schedule, the terms and the priority you get when Class 8 space tightens.

Spot container

1 × 20ft · 25 MT

Table pricePriced against stock and the freight quote on the day. Firm for 7 days.

Fastest route to a first shipment
Conformity certificate arranged at origin
T/T — 30% advance, balance against B/L copy
Full document set and batch COA

Repeat buyer

3–4 FCL · 75–100 MT

Volume quoteVolume booked against a production slot rather than leftover stock.

Consistent origin, so assay does not drift between shipments
Shipment schedule agreed in advance
L/C at sight accepted
Freight booked earlier, which is where the saving is

Annual contract

6–12 months · 300 MT +

Contract structureFixed or indexed pricing instead of repeated spot exposure.

Priority loading when Class 8 space tightens
Longer price validity, protected from freight swings
Conformity certification renewed on schedule
Specification locked in writing for the term

Assessment

How these country prices are assessed

A price without a stated basis is not a price. This is exactly what sits behind every figure in the table.

Where the numbers come fromThe FOB base is SUHA International Trading’s own confirmed export offers out of Mersin during the current month, published on our caustic soda price today page. Freight bands come from carrier tariffs for 20-foot IMDG Class 8 containers and road-haulage rates on each lane, cross-checked against public container indices. Lanes that used to load at Jebel Ali were re-estimated from Mersin on 1 November 2026.

What is includedFOB Mersin, dangerous-goods port handling, 25 kg PP bags palletised and shrink-wrapped or packed in 1 MT jumbo bags, ocean freight and marine insurance to the named discharge port, and the full document set: commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading, certificate of analysis, technical data sheet, safety data sheet, certificate of origin and IMDG dangerous goods declaration.

What is not includedDestination terminal handling, import duty, VAT, customs clearance, demurrage, inland delivery beyond the named port, and any third-party inspection you order. Inland and overland entries carry a haulage allowance inside the freight band, and their route column names the transit port or border it is measured from.

Update cycleReviewed at the start of each month and whenever the market moves more than about 3%. Prices last changed 1 November 2026 and reviewed 7 November 2026; next scheduled review early December 2026. A quotation issued to you by name is firm for 7 days, subject to stock and to container availability for Class 8 cargo on that lane. Quality checks before shipment are described in how to check caustic soda quality.

These are indicative planning figures, not an offer

Freight moves with carrier space, bunker levels, canal and security surcharges and dangerous-goods acceptance, and several lanes have limited IMDG Class 8 capacity. Ask for a confirmed quotation before you contract.

CAS: 1310-73-2
HS code: 2815.11
UN / class: UN 1823 · IMDG 8 PG II
Minimum order: 1 FCL (20ft or 40ft)
Loading: Mersin · road from Türkiye
Payment: T/T · L/C · D/P
Incoterms: FOB · CFR · CIF · DAP
Documents: COA · SDS · CO · B/L · DGD
Inspection: SGS / BV on request

Demand mix

Caustic soda demand by region: what each market buys it for

Demand mix explains why some countries buy flakes and others take liquid or pearls, and it is worth knowing before you compare a price to a competitor’s. The full list of sectors is in our guide to caustic soda uses.

Mining and hydrometallurgy — Guinea, DR Congo, Zambia, Peru, Chile, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Suriname, Guyana, Papua New Guinea. Alumina, copper, cobalt, gold and lithium circuits are the single largest pull in the table.
Textiles and mercerising — Bangladesh, Vietnam, Cambodia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Lesotho, Mauritius, Honduras.
Soap and detergent — Nigeria, Ghana, Sudan, Somalia, Myanmar, Haiti and most of West Africa. See also soap making.
Water treatment — Maldives, Seychelles, Libya, the GCC and every desalination market.
Pulp and paper — Indonesia, Brazil, Uruguay, Portugal, Finland, Sweden, Eswatini.

Oil, gas and refining — Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Brunei, Timor-Leste. See also oil refining.
Metal processing and surface treatment — Türkiye, Poland, Romania, South Africa, Vietnam.
Sugar and food processing — Sudan, Eswatini, Morocco, Madagascar, Fiji, Guatemala. See also food production and olive curing.
Chemical manufacturing and biodiesel — India, Türkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Brazil.
Battery recycling, ceramics, agriculture and cosmetics — smaller but growing lines across the same lanes.

Getting a firm offer

How to get a firm caustic soda price for your country

The table gives list levels for a standard container on each lane. These six details turn one into an offer you can open a letter of credit against.

GradeFlakes 98–99%, pearls 99% or liquid 48–50% — and any other limit your specification names, such as chloride, carbonate or iron.

QuantityContainers per shipment and expected annual volume. Both, not one — they are quoted differently.

Destination portNamed discharge port, plus the inland destination if you want a door-to-door comparison. For landlocked markets, name the transit port you normally use.

IncotermFOB, CFR, CIF or DAP. Unsure? Say what you want the number to include and the right term is suggested.

Packing and handling25 kg bags palletised and shrink-wrapped, 25 kg bags in 1 MT jumbo bags, or IBC tanks and PE drums for liquid — and whether the receiving warehouse unloads by forklift.

Conformity and paymentWhether SONCAP, PVoC, PECAE, SABER, COC or REACH applies at your end, and preferred terms — T/T, L/C at sight or D/P.

Send a formal RFQ WhatsApp the desk info@causticsodaco.com

Common questions

Caustic soda price by country — FAQ

The questions buyers actually search before importing — the price in their own country, what one container costs landed, duty, paperwork, freight risk and delivery. Pricing mechanics that apply everywhere — per-kg and per-bag conversion, flakes versus liquid and how our numbers compare with published indices — are answered on the caustic soda price today page.

Caustic soda price in your country

The lowest landed price in this table is in Türkiye at $840–855 per MT, because the cargo is already at our Mersin loading port and moves by truck from stock in Ankara and Istanbul. Next come the short Eastern Mediterranean lanes — Cyprus $870–890, Lebanon $875–895, and Egypt and Greece at about $880–900. The most expensive are deep-inland destinations, up to $1,045–1,115 delivered to Tajikistan and $1,090–1,175 to Mongolia.

As of 7 November 2026, caustic soda flakes NaOH 98–99% land at $970–1,010 per MT CIF Lagos (Apapa), shipped from Mersin in an estimated 10–14 days. One 25 MT container is $24,250–25,250 CIF, or about $24.25–25.25 per 25 kg bag before duty, VAT, port charges and haulage from Apapa. A SONCAP certificate is required and is arranged at origin. See caustic soda supply in Nigeria.

Indicative CIF Nhava Sheva or Mundra is $935–975 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, about $0.94–0.97 per kg, with an estimated 13–18 days transit from Mersin via Suez. India is also the world’s second largest exporter of solid sodium hydroxide, so imported material competes with domestic supply, BIS registration applies and trade-defence measures cover some origins. Confirm the current duty position with your customs broker.

Indicative CIF Karachi or Port Qasim is $940–980 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, about $0.94–0.98 per kg, shipped from Mersin via Suez in an estimated 14–20 days. One 25 MT container is $23,500–24,500 CIF. Karachi lies outside the Strait of Hormuz, so the lane is not affected by the closure.

Indicative CIF Mombasa is $935–965 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, shipped from Mersin via Suez and the Red Sea in an estimated 12–16 days. One container is $23,375–24,125 CIF, about $23.38–24.12 per 25 kg bag. A PVoC certificate is required and arranged at origin, and delivery on to Nairobi is quoted separately. See caustic soda supply in Kenya.

Uganda is landlocked, so the indicative figure is a delivered estimate of $995–1,050 per MT via Mombasa and the Northern Corridor, an estimated 18–25 days from Mersin. That is about $24.88–26.25 per 25 kg bag before duty and VAT. PVoC applies and is arranged at origin. See caustic soda supply in Uganda.

Indicative CIF Dar es Salaam is $945–980 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, shipped from Mersin in an estimated 13–18 days. One container is $23,625–24,500 CIF. PVoC applies and is arranged at origin. Dar es Salaam is also the gateway for Zambia, Burundi and the DR Congo copper belt. See caustic soda supply in Tanzania.

Ethiopia is landlocked, so the indicative figure is a delivered estimate of $940–980 per MT via Djibouti and the corridor to Addis Ababa, an estimated 11–17 days from Mersin. That is about $0.94–0.98 per kg or $23,500–24,500 per 25 MT container before duty and VAT. See caustic soda supply in Ethiopia.

Indicative CIF Tema is $960–995 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, shipped from Mersin in an estimated 11–16 days. One container is $24,000–24,875 CIF. Cargo clears through the Ghana Standards Authority conformity programme, arranged at origin, and Tema also serves Burkina Faso and Mali. See caustic soda supply in Ghana.

Indicative CIF Durban is $980–1,020 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, shipped from Mersin in an estimated 20–26 days. South Africa has its own chlor-alkali production, so imported flakes have to compete on price and reliability. Durban is also the transit port for Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Eswatini, whose inland legs are priced separately. See caustic soda supply in South Africa.

Indicative CIF Chittagong is $960–1,000 per MT for flakes NaOH 98–99%, shipped from Mersin via Suez in an estimated 20–26 days. One container is $24,000–25,000 CIF. Textile mercerising and dyeing take most of the volume, and most buyers pay by letter of credit at sight.

Gulf, Caspian and Central Asia

Iraq is supplied overland by truck from Türkiye through the Habur border, so the indicative figure is a delivered estimate of $935–975 per MT, about $0.94–0.97 per kg, in an estimated 5–9 days. One 25 MT load is $23,375–24,375. A COC certificate of conformity is issued at origin, and the road route avoids the Strait of Hormuz entirely.

With sea access through the Strait of Hormuz closed, Kuwait is supplied overland from Türkiye through Iraq. The indicative delivered figure is $980–1,030 per MT, about $0.98–1.03 per kg, in an estimated 8–12 days. Refining and desalination take most of the volume.

Saudi Arabia lands at $900–930 per MT CIF Jeddah, a Red Sea port reached from Mersin through Suez in an estimated 7–10 days, with SABER / SASO conformity. For the United Arab Emirates the indicative level is $955–995 per MT CIF Khor Fakkan on the east coast, outside the Strait of Hormuz, with road delivery to all seven emirates; war-risk cover applies. See caustic soda supply in the UAE.

Azerbaijan is reached overland, so the indicative figure is a delivered estimate of $960–1,000 per MT at Baku, about $0.96–1.00 per kg. Cargo loads at Mersin, discharges at Poti in Georgia and moves to Baku by rail in an estimated 10–16 days.

Tajikistan is landlocked, so the indicative figure is a delivered estimate of $1,045–1,115 per MT overland via Uzbekistan, an estimated 24–34 days from Mersin. That is about $1.04–1.11 per kg or $26.12–27.88 per 25 kg bag before duty and VAT. Aluminium smelting and mining take most of the volume.

The indicative delivered figure is $1,090–1,175 per MT via Tianjin, an estimated 34–44 days from Mersin, about $1.09–1.18 per kg — the highest on this table. Mongolia is normally supplied overland from China, where local supply is usually cheaper than a container shipped from Türkiye.

Importing: cost, duty, freight and paperwork

Our FOB Mersin base for flakes rose from $785 to $840/MT on 1 November 2026 because raw-material and energy costs went up. Caustic soda is made by electrolysis of salt brine and flakes need fuel to evaporate and flake the liquor, so power and fuel prices pass straight into every ton. A large part of the increase comes from the US–Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which raised oil, LNG and electricity prices. Every CIF figure in this table rises by the same FOB amount; freight bands on lanes that already shipped from Mersin are unchanged.

One 20-foot container holds about 25 MT of flakes in 25 kg bags, palletised or packed in 1 MT jumbo bags. At the 1 November 2026 levels that is $22,000–22,500 CIF into Egypt, about $24,250–25,250 into Nigeria, $23,375–24,125 into Kenya, and up to $29,375 for the most remote inland destinations. Add import duty, VAT, port charges, clearance and inland delivery at your end; the calculator on this page adds your own duty and VAT rates.

No. CIF covers the cargo, ocean freight and marine insurance to the named discharge port and nothing beyond it. Import duty, VAT, terminal handling, customs clearance, demurrage and inland delivery are paid at your end. Most customs authorities charge duty on the CIF value and VAT on CIF plus duty, which is how the calculator on this page works.

It depends on the country. Solid caustic soda is classified under HS 2815.11 and liquid under HS 2815.12, and customs unions apply a common rate across their members: the ECOWAS common external tariff in West Africa, the EAC common external tariff in East Africa, the GCC common tariff in the Gulf and the EU common customs tariff in Europe. Look up the current rate for HS 2815.11 on ITC Market Access Map or your national tariff, and confirm it with your customs broker before contracting.

It depends on the destination scheme, and the certificate must normally be issued before the cargo sails. Nigeria requires SONCAP; Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda require PVoC; Cameroon requires PECAE; Ghana runs the Ghana Standards Authority programme; Saudi Arabia requires SABER; Iraq requires a COC issued at origin; Egypt requires GOEIC registration of the importer; the EU and UK require REACH registration with CLP labelling. The import-requirement column in the table names the scheme for every lane, and we arrange certification at origin wherever the scheme allows it.

Caustic soda is UN 1823, IMDG Class 8, so some countries treat it as a controlled or hazardous import. In this table Algeria, Angola, Argentina and Myanmar require an import licence, Thailand requires a hazardous-substance licence, Vietnam requires a chemical import declaration and the Philippines requires PCC or DENR clearance. The obligation sits with the importer of record, so check it with your customs broker under HS 2815.11 before you open a letter of credit.

Because a local dealer’s price per bag in naira, shillings or rupees already carries import duty, VAT, port and clearance costs, inland trucking, warehousing, financing and the dealer’s margin, and is usually for small quantities. This table is the CIF import cost of a full container in US dollars. Buyers using about one container a month or more usually save by importing directly; smaller users are often better served by a local distributor.

Yes, on a DAP basis. CIF stops at the named port; DAP adds destination terminal handling and inland haulage to your site, and DDP adds duty and taxes on top. For landlocked and overland destinations the table already includes an inland allowance to the country, but the final leg to a specific plant is quoted separately. Send the delivery address and we price the whole movement.

The figures on this page are indicative and reviewed at the start of each month; prices are dated and were last reviewed on 7 November 2026. A quotation issued to you by name is firm for 7 days, subject to stock and to IMDG Class 8 container space on that lane. Freight is the volatile part: on long lanes through Suez it can move faster than the FOB base.

Transit times on this page are estimates from Mersin: roughly 3–5 days to the Eastern Mediterranean, 10–14 days to West Africa, 12–18 days to East Africa and western India, and 20–28 days to Southern Africa and Southeast Asia, plus loading time after the order. Actual transit depends on the destination port, the carrier and routing, port congestion and conditions such as Red Sea or Strait of Hormuz disruption, and is confirmed on your quotation.

Not for most of this table. All cargo loads at Mersin on the Mediterranean, so Europe, the Black Sea, Africa, South and Southeast Asia, the Americas and Oceania are reached without crossing Hormuz. It does matter for the Gulf: Iraq and Kuwait are supplied overland by truck from Türkiye, Qatar and Bahrain by road from the Saudi Red Sea port of Jeddah, the UAE through Khor Fakkan on its east coast and Oman through Sohar. Those lanes carry war-risk cover and are re-checked on every quotation.

Türkiye-origin orders load at Mersin, Türkiye, and China-origin flakes load at Xingang (Tianjin) for buyers in Asia and East Africa. Neighbouring markets — Iraq, Kuwait, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and the Balkans — can also be served directly by truck from Türkiye. Lanes to East Africa, the Indian Ocean and Asia pass through the Suez Canal; lanes to West Africa and the Americas leave the Mediterranean through Gibraltar. If your country is not in the table, send the discharge port and tonnage and we will price the lane; sanctioned destinations are the only exception.

On the most recent full-year UN Comtrade data for solid sodium hydroxide under HS 2815.11, Nigeria is the largest importer by value, followed by Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Türkiye and Côte d’Ivoire. China is the dominant exporter, with India second, followed by Poland, Saudi Arabia and France. In net-exporting countries such as China, India and the United States, local supply is normally cheaper than imported material.

References

Trade flows — World Bank WITS / UN Comtrade, HS 2815.11 solid sodium hydroxide
Substance identifiers — PubChem CID 14798 (CAS 1310-73-2)
Dangerous goods — IMO IMDG Code, UN 1823 Class 8 PG II
Occupational exposure — NIOSH Pocket Guide
Shipping disruption — IMF PortWatch, Strait of Hormuz trade disruption
Conformity schemes — SONCAP, SABER, Ghana Standards Authority, ECHA REACH

Assessed and published by the SUHA International Trading export desk, Dubai and Ankara. Price basis 1 November 2026, reviewed 7 November 2026, Türkiye lanes FOB Mersin; next scheduled review early December 2026.

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