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Afghanistan chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Afghanistan exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Afghanistan
Exports in 2024
$4.6M
+24.2% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$351M
+17.8% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$346M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#145
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Afghanistan does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Afghanistan, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Afghanistan's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$4.6M in 2024Imports$351M in 2024
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Afghanistan chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Afghanistan chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$2.55M$329M
2020$1.94M$271M
2021$1.09M$289M
2022$1.22M$318M
2023$3.71M$298M
2024$4.6M$351M

By HS chapter

How Afghanistan's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Afghanistan exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 22 destinations$1.34M
  2. 23301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 5 destinations$756K
  3. 32915.90Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated…At least 2 destinations$723K
  4. 43304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 13 destinations$544K
  5. 52914.29Cyclanic, cyclenic or cycloterpenic ketones without other oxygen function, otherAt least 1 destination$140K
  6. 63303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 7 destinations$122K
  7. 73822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 2 destinations$112K
  8. 84012.11Retreaded tyres of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 1 destination$86.2K
  9. 93004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 7 destinations$77.7K
  10. 104011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 1 destination$67.5K
  11. 114016.93Gaskets, washers and other sealsAt least 8 destinations$44.3K
  12. 123920.20Plastics of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular…At least 2 destinations$42.5K

Top imports

  1. 14011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 8 supplying countries$104M
  2. 23002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 5 supplying countries$44.5M
  3. 34011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 10 supplying countries$24.8M
  4. 43004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 15 supplying countries$11.9M
  5. 52929.10IsocyanatesAt least 1 supplying country$11.9M
  6. 63004.20Medicaments containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives)…At least 10 supplying countries$9.73M
  7. 73822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 14 supplying countries$7.47M
  8. 83926.40Statuettes and other ornamental articlesAt least 3 supplying countries$5.88M
  9. 93824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 8 supplying countries$5.39M
  10. 103004.10Medicaments containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses…At least 10 supplying countries$4.79M
  11. 113303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 10 supplying countries$4.39M
  12. 123208.90Based on polymers not elsewhere classified in heading 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumAt least 4 supplying countries$3.9M

Main partner countries

Where Afghanistan's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    Mexico
    $1.21M
    26.3% of exports
  2. 2
    Germany
    $893K
    19.4% of exports
  3. 3
    Canada
    $882K
    19.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Brazil
    $743K
    16.1% of exports
  5. 5
    Spain
    $347K
    7.5% of exports
  6. 6
    United Kingdom
    $85.1K
    1.8% of exports
  7. 7
    Ireland
    $81.9K
    1.8% of exports
  8. 8
    Saudi Arabia
    $78.8K
    1.7% of exports
  9. 9
    Netherlands
    $69.1K
    1.5% of exports
  10. 10
    Poland
    $48.8K
    1.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $189M
    53.9% of imports
  2. 2
    Turkey
    $71.1M
    20.3% of imports
  3. 3
    Belgium
    $40.5M
    11.6% of imports
  4. 4
    South Korea
    $9.31M
    2.7% of imports
  5. 5
    Netherlands
    $8.86M
    2.5% of imports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $7.63M
    2.2% of imports
  7. 7
    Italy
    $5.24M
    1.5% of imports
  8. 8
    Spain
    $3.67M
    1.0% of imports
  9. 9
    United Kingdom
    $2.19M
    0.6% of imports
  10. 10
    Thailand
    $2.18M
    0.6% of imports

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