Brazil chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Brazil reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$17.6B
+2.9% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$74.2B
+6.1% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$56.6B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#31
0.6% of world chemical exports
Trend
Brazil's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$17.6B in 2024Imports$74.2B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $14.9B | $50.4B |
| 2020 | $12.8B | $47.3B |
| 2021 | $16.7B | $70.2B |
| 2022 | $19.8B | $90.8B |
| 2023 | $17.1B | $70B |
| 2024 | $17.6B | $74.2B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Brazil's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $4.92BImports $3.18B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $1.88BImports $14.6B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $1.21BImports $12.6B
- 31FertilisersExports $288MImports $15B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $474MImports $1.62B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $1.29BImports $1.01B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $402MImports $796M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $729MImports $874M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $65MImports $64.5M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $32.7MImports $98.7M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $1.42BImports $7.77B
- 39PlasticsExports $3.17BImports $11.7B
- 40RubberExports $1.72BImports $4.88B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Brazil exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 12818.20Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundumAt least 31 destinations$3.36B
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 80 destinations$502M
- 34011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 54 destinations$495M
- 42804.69Silicon, otherAt least 10 destinations$468M
- 53901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 31 destinations$446M
- 63301.12Oils, essential of orange (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutesAt least 15 destinations$419M
- 73901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 32 destinations$343M
- 84011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 43 destinations$342M
- 93503.00Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not…At least 39 destinations$288M
- 102818.30Aluminium hydroxideAt least 12 destinations$259M
- 113504.00Peptones and their derivatives, other protein substances and their derivatives, not…At least 31 destinations$245M
- 122909.19Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives…At least 3 destinations$206M
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 25 supplying countries$4.26B
- 23104.20Potassium chlorideAt least 8 supplying countries$4.24B
- 33002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 14 supplying countries$3.67B
- 43102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 21 supplying countries$2.95B
- 53105.40Ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with…At least 2 supplying countries$2.52B
- 63808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 7 supplying countries$1.99B
- 73105.59Fertilizers, mineral or chemical containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than…At least 6 supplying countries$1.39B
- 83808.91InsecticidesAt least 14 supplying countries$1.37B
- 93004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 15 supplying countries$1.24B
- 103002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 4 supplying countries$1.09B
- 113102.21Ammonium sulphateAt least 1 supplying country$1.08B
- 122933.39Heterocyclic compounds containing an unfused pyridine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure…At least 11 supplying countries$1.06B
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Brazil.
Brazil is one of the 28 major economies whose bilateral reports are used to build the partner data for every other country, so its own partner breakdown is not part of this dataset. Open any of its top HS codes above to see the leading exporters and importers worldwide.
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