Chapter, 2 digitsChemical HS code
HS chapter 29 Organic chemicals
World exports in 2024
$423B
−4.7% vs 2023
World imports in 2024
$467B
−3.0% vs 2023
Exporting countries
190
with exports in 2024
Importing countries
205
with imports in 2024
World trade trend
Reported world exports and imports of HS 29 per year, 2019 to 2024.
Exports$423B in 2024Imports$467B in 2024
$0
$200B
$400B
$600B
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $383B | $405B |
| 2020 | $361B | $381B |
| 2021 | $445B | $487B |
| 2022 | $498B | $555B |
| 2023 | $444B | $481B |
| 2024 | $423B | $467B |
2025 is left out because not every country has published detailed data for that year yet.
Monthly trend
Monthly trade in HS 29 between the 28 major reporting economies and the rest of the world, Jan 2022 to Dec 2024. Good for direction and seasonality, not a full world total.
Exports$6.06B in Dec 2024Imports$6.38B in Dec 2024
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$2.5B
$5B
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| Month | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2022 | $7.58B | $7.35B |
| Feb 2022 | $6.42B | $6.87B |
| Mar 2022 | $8.4B | $8.82B |
| Apr 2022 | $7.14B | $8.08B |
| May 2022 | $8.06B | $8.05B |
| Jun 2022 | $8.15B | $7.15B |
| Jul 2022 | $7.15B | $6.74B |
| Aug 2022 | $6.29B | $7.31B |
| Sep 2022 | $6.41B | $6.15B |
| Oct 2022 | $5.94B | $6.25B |
| Nov 2022 | $6.2B | $6.21B |
| Dec 2022 | $6.65B | $6.89B |
| Jan 2023 | $6.91B | $6.66B |
| Feb 2023 | $6.99B | $6.86B |
| Mar 2023 | $7.22B | $7.53B |
| Apr 2023 | $6.2B | $7.86B |
| May 2023 | $6.56B | $8.93B |
| Jun 2023 | $6.49B | $8.44B |
| Jul 2023 | $6.25B | $7.23B |
| Aug 2023 | $5.18B | $6.7B |
| Sep 2023 | $5.96B | $6.15B |
| Oct 2023 | $6.7B | $6.44B |
| Nov 2023 | $6.05B | $7.79B |
| Dec 2023 | $5.85B | $4.94B |
| Jan 2024 | $6.38B | $6.05B |
| Feb 2024 | $6.1B | $6.04B |
| Mar 2024 | $6.65B | $7.3B |
| Apr 2024 | $6.2B | $6.2B |
| May 2024 | $6.9B | $5.31B |
| Jun 2024 | $6.34B | $5.46B |
| Jul 2024 | $6.82B | $5.28B |
| Aug 2024 | $5.87B | $4.74B |
| Sep 2024 | $5.93B | $5.55B |
| Oct 2024 | $5.91B | $6.28B |
| Nov 2024 | $6.24B | $6.39B |
| Dec 2024 | $6.06B | $6.38B |
Top exporting and importing countries
Who sold and bought the most HS 29 in 2024, by reported value and share of the world total.
Top 10 exporters
- 1$82.6B19.5% of world
- 2$51.9B12.3% of world
- 3$46.4B11.0% of world
- 4$26.6B6.3% of world
- 5$21.9B5.2% of world
- 6$18.8B4.4% of world
- 7Indiapartner reported$18.5B4.4% of world
- 8Switzerlandpartner reported$17.7B4.2% of world
- 9$13.9B3.3% of world
- 10$12.9B3.1% of world
Top 10 importers
- 1$71B15.2% of world
- 2$49B10.5% of world
- 3$39.2B8.4% of world
- 4$29.9B6.4% of world
- 5$22.6B4.8% of world
- 6Indiapartner reported$20.7B4.4% of world
- 7$15.4B3.3% of world
- 8$14.6B3.1% of world
- 9$14.5B3.1% of world
- 10$14.1B3.0% of world
India focus
What India traded in HS 29 in 2024, as reported by its trading partners.
India exports in 2024
$18.5B
+2.5% vs 2023, 4.4% of world
India imports in 2024
$20.7B
+0.5% vs 2023, 4.4% of world
India does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. These are mirror figures, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with India, so treat them as a lower bound.
India's largest exports in this chapter
- 12933.99Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, other$1.97B
- 22934.99Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, not elsewhere classified in heading 2934$1.58B
- 32933.39Heterocyclic compounds containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure…$1.12B
- 42902.20Benzene$862M
- 52924.29Cyclic amides (including cyclic carbamates) and their derivatives, salts thereof, other$672M
- 62933.59Compounds containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring, other$669M
- 72935.90Sulphonamides, other$534M
- 82933.19Compounds containing an unfused pyrazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the…$497M
Headings in chapter 29
Every four digit code under HS 29 with world exports in 2024.
- 2901Acyclic hydrocarbons$25.3BImports $24.2B
- 2902Cyclic hydrocarbons$36.3BImports $37.4B
- 2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons$9.67BImports $9.37B
- 2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons, whether or not halogenated$1.15BImports $1.23B
- 2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives$31.6BImports $33.6B
- 2906Cyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives$2.29BImports $2.11B
- 2907Phenols, phenol-alcohols$3.74BImports $4.92B
- 2908Halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of phenols or phenol-alcohols$539MImports $524M
- 2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides…$15BImports $15.6B
- 2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers, with a three-membered ring, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated…$2.98BImports $2.99B
- 2911Acetals and hemiacetals, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrostated derivatives$73.2MImports $76.5M
- 2912Aldehydes, whether or not with other oxygen function, cyclic polymers of aldehydes, paraformaldehyde$2.13BImports $2.34B
- 2913Aldehydes, halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of products of heading 2912$53.8MImports $62M
- 2914Ketones and quinones, whether or not with other oxygen function, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives$5.54BImports $6.16B
- 2915Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated…$13.8BImports $14.7B
- 2916Unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, cyclic monocarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated…$8.92BImports $9.39B
- 2917Polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives$14.8BImports $16.2B
- 2918Carboxylic acids with additional oxygen function and their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated…$8.4BImports $9.44B
- 2919Phosphoric esters and their salts, including lactophosphates, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives$956MImports $870M
- 2920Esters of other inorganic acids of non-metals (excluding esters of hydrogen halides) and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated…$1.64BImports $1.73B
- 2921Amine-function compounds$9.85BImports $9.43B
- 2922Oxygen-function amino-compounds$15.1BImports $15.3B
- 2923Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides, lecithins and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined$2.47BImports $2.68B
- 2924Carboxyamide-function compounds, amide-function compounds of carbonic acid$8.23BImports $8.25B
- 2925Carboxyimide-function compounds (including saccharin and its salts) and imine-function compounds$2.26BImports $2.35B
- 2926Nitrile-function compounds$3.51BImports $3.59B
- 2927Diazo-, azo- or azoxy-compounds$571MImports $525M
- 2928Organic derivatives of hydrazine or of hydroxylamine$1.38BImports $1.52B
- 2929Compounds with other nitrogen function$5.73BImports $5.45B
- 2930Organo-sulphur compounds$7.33BImports $8.53B
- 2931Other organo-inorganic compounds$7.49BImports $7.13B
- 2932Heterocyclic compounds with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only$9.38BImports $12.7B
- 2933Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only$66.5BImports $94.5B
- 2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined, other heterocyclic compounds$31.4BImports $30.1B
- 2935Sulphonamides$5.67BImports $8.58B
- 2936Provitamins and vitamins, natural or reproduced by synthesis (including natural concentrates), derivatives thereof used primarily as vitamins…$8.76BImports $8.18B
- 2937Hormones, prostaglandins, thromboxanes and leukotrienes, natural or reproduced by synthesis, derivatives and structural analogues thereof, including…$38.1BImports $39.2B
- 2938Glycosides, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives$1.56BImports $1.49B
- 2939Alkaloids, natural or reproduced by synthesis, and their salts, ethers, esters and other derivatives$1.97BImports $2.27B
- 2940Sugars, chemically pure, other than sucrose, lactose, maltose, glucose and fructose, sugar ethers, sugar acetals and sugar esters, and their salts…$1.4BImports $1.42B
- 2941Antibiotics$9.18BImports $9.72B
- 2942Organic compounds, not elsewhere classified in chapter 29$589MImports $614M
Questions about HS 29
Quick answers based on the classification and the trade figures above.
What is HS code 29?
HS code 29 is a chapter of the Harmonized System that covers organic chemicals. It is split into 42 more detailed four digit headings.
How much is traded worldwide under HS code 29?
In 2024, countries reported exports worth $423B and imports worth $467B under HS code 29. Reported exports changed by −4.7% compared with 2023. These are trade statistics in US dollars, not prices.
Which countries export the most under HS code 29?
The largest exporters in 2024 were China (19.5% of world exports), United States (12.3% of world exports) and Ireland (11.0% of world exports).
Which countries import the most under HS code 29?
The largest importers in 2024 were United States (15.2% of world imports), China (10.5% of world imports) and Germany (8.4% of world imports).
Does India export or import goods under HS code 29?
Yes. Based on what the major economies reported about their trade with India, India exported at least $18.5B and imported at least $20.7B under HS code 29 in 2024.
Is the HS code the same in every country?
The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries add their own digits after that, for example India uses eight digit ITC-HS codes and the United States uses ten digit HTS codes, so check the national tariff for the full code and the duty rate.