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Botswana chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Botswana
Exports in 2024
$106M
+24.1% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$593M
+0.4% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$487M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#101
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Botswana 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 Botswana, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$106M in 2024Imports$593M in 2024
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Botswana chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Botswana chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$82M$496M
2020$60.4M$433M
2021$81M$638M
2022$84.1M$602M
2023$85.3M$591M
2024$106M$593M

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 12836.20Disodium carbonateAt least 1 destination$80.4M
  2. 23917.23Tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chlorideAt least 1 destination$14.5M
  3. 33923.29Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene…At least 1 destination$1.9M
  4. 43002.42Vaccines for veterinary medicineAt least 1 destination$1.82M
  5. 53918.90Floor, wall or ceiling coverings of plastics (excluding polymers of vinyl chloride), whether…At least 1 destination$1.34M
  6. 63925.10Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 litresAt least 1 destination$1.08M
  7. 73917.40FittingsAt least 3 destinations$1.05M
  8. 83926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 4 destinations$867K
  9. 93921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 1 destination$534K
  10. 103923.30Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articlesAt least 4 destinations$405K
  11. 113923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 1 destination$326K
  12. 123915.10Waste, parings and scrapAt least 1 destination$320K

Top imports

  1. 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 10 supplying countries$50.3M
  2. 23402.90Surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading 3401), including auxiliary washing…At least 6 supplying countries$35.2M
  3. 33304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 13 supplying countries$34M
  4. 43926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 20 supplying countries$16.7M
  5. 53904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 4 supplying countries$13.6M
  6. 64011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 3 supplying countries$13.2M
  7. 73901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 3 supplying countries$13.1M
  8. 84011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 6 supplying countries$12.8M
  9. 93401.11Soap and organic surface-active products in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt…At least 4 supplying countries$11.6M
  10. 103307.20Personal deodorants and antiperspirantsAt least 2 supplying countries$10.7M
  11. 113102.30Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 1 supplying country$10.6M
  12. 123822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 12 supplying countries$9.84M

Main partner countries

Where Botswana'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
    South Africa
    $106M
    99.8% of exports
  2. 2
    Malaysia
    $90.9K
    <0.1% of exports
  3. 3
    Indonesia
    $55K
    <0.1% of exports
  4. 4
    Germany
    $23.7K
    <0.1% of exports
  5. 5
    Brazil
    $10.2K
    <0.1% of exports
  6. 6
    United States
    $8.1K
    <0.1% of exports
  7. 7
    Ireland
    $7.24K
    <0.1% of exports
  8. 8
    Spain
    $2.64K
    <0.1% of exports
  9. 9
    Singapore
    $1.81K
    <0.1% of exports
  10. 10
    Italy
    $1.52K
    <0.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    South Africa
    $530M
    89.5% of imports
  2. 2
    China
    $28.9M
    4.9% of imports
  3. 3
    Germany
    $11.2M
    1.9% of imports
  4. 4
    Belgium
    $7.54M
    1.3% of imports
  5. 5
    Australia
    $2.67M
    0.4% of imports
  6. 6
    United Kingdom
    $2.09M
    0.4% of imports
  7. 7
    Canada
    $2.02M
    0.3% of imports
  8. 8
    Spain
    $1.45M
    0.2% of imports
  9. 9
    Netherlands
    $1.38M
    0.2% of imports
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    $1.26M
    0.2% of imports

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