What is the price of table salt per kilogram/pound in China today?
The retail price range for China table salt is between US$ 0.30 and US$ 0.69 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 0.31 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of table salt in China
The retail price range in Yuan Renminbi for table salt is between CNY 2.13 and CNY 4.82 per kilogram or between CNY 0.97 and CNY 2.18 per pound(lb) in Beijing and Shanghai.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for China table salt is between US$ 0.21 and US$ 0.48 per kilogram or between US$ 0.10 and US$ 0.22 per pound(lb).
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China Table Salt Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Table Salt from China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.07 US$ per kg, and this remained the same in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the price increased to 0.09 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 0.10 US$ per kg in 2021 and 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the export price per kilogram of Table Salt from China will remain at 0.10 US$ per kg in 2023 and 2024.China Table Salt Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Table Salt into China over the last five years has been relatively stable. In 2017, the price was 0.07 US$ per kg, and this remained the same in 2018 and 2019. However, in 2020, the price increased to 0.09 US$ per kg, and then further increased to 0.10 US$ per kg in 2021 and 2022. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Table Salt into China will continue to increase in the next two years, with an estimated price of 0.11 US$ per kg in 2023 and 0.12 US$ per kg in 2024.Export values for China table salt
The total values in export for table salt in China were US$ 65,893, US$ 87,378, US$ 105,701 and US$ 86,911 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
Prices of other produce in the Processed category in China: Milk & Cream, Yogurt, Kefir & Buttermilk, Whey, Butter, Cheese, Natural Honey, Coffee, Green Tea & Black Tea.
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China table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 China shipped 1,310,445 tonnes of table salt. Across 2019 alone, the market for China table salt (processed category) has gone down, changing by -16.63 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports decreased by -2.14 pc netting China US$86.91m for the year 2019. China's table salt exports are categorised as:
- Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)
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China table salt export values
In 2019, China supplied table salt with a value of 86.91m USD, a decrease of -17.78% from 2018's total table salt export of 105.701m USD. The yearly reduction in value of China table salt between 2017 to 2018 was 20.97 per cent.
The annual/yearly change in the quantity of China's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was -2.14 per cent in comparison to a variation of -16.63% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
China's portion of the world's total table salt's exports in 2019 was 21.8 percent. The country holds position 2 in world exports of table salt.
Export markets for China table salt ( in '000$ )
Import/Export Trends
China is a net exporter of table salt. The annual growth of China table salt in value between 2015 to 2019 was -29%, per year, while annual growth in quantity was -31%, per annum.
China purchased 8,701,772 tonnes of table salt in 2019.