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Cameroon chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Cameroon
Exports in 2024
$54.4M
+15.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$868M
−5.3% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$814M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#111
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Cameroon 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 Cameroon, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$54.4M in 2024Imports$868M in 2024
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Cameroon chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Cameroon chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$31.6M$487M
2020$38.5M$612M
2021$53.9M$754M
2022$56.9M$902M
2023$47M$917M
2024$54.4M$868M

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 14001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 13 destinations$30.1M
  2. 24001.10Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanisedAt least 12 destinations$14.9M
  3. 34001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 9 destinations$7.12M
  4. 43004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 9 destinations$286K
  5. 53926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 18 destinations$177K
  6. 63210.00(including enamels, lacquers and distempers), prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leatherAt least 1 destination$163K
  7. 73301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 5 destinations$132K
  8. 83824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 2 destinations$120K
  9. 93005.10Adhesive dressings and other articles having an adhesive layerAt least 2 destinations$94.5K
  10. 104001.21Smoked sheetsAt least 1 destination$85.1K
  11. 113802.10Activated carbonAt least 2 destinations$78.4K
  12. 123909.31Poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI)At least 1 destination$76K

Top imports

  1. 13808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 8 supplying countries$81M
  2. 24011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 11 supplying countries$53.4M
  3. 33302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 14 supplying countries$46.8M
  4. 43808.91InsecticidesAt least 13 supplying countries$34.2M
  5. 53907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 2 supplying countries$32.2M
  6. 63926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 22 supplying countries$30.5M
  7. 73002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 7 supplying countries$26.6M
  8. 82818.20Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundumAt least 5 supplying countries$25M
  9. 93924.10Tableware and kitchenwareAt least 15 supplying countries$21.9M
  10. 103902.10PolypropyleneAt least 7 supplying countries$21.3M
  11. 113004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 14 supplying countries$19.8M
  12. 123808.92FungicidesAt least 6 supplying countries$17.5M

Main partner countries

Where Cameroon'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
    Malaysia
    $10.6M
    19.5% of exports
  2. 2
    United States
    $8.16M
    15.0% of exports
  3. 3
    Germany
    $6.65M
    12.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Poland
    $4.48M
    8.2% of exports
  5. 5
    Belgium
    $4.37M
    8.0% of exports
  6. 6
    Spain
    $3.59M
    6.6% of exports
  7. 7
    Egypt
    $2.98M
    5.5% of exports
  8. 8
    Italy
    $2.55M
    4.7% of exports
  9. 9
    South Africa
    $2.42M
    4.5% of exports
  10. 10
    Brazil
    $2.34M
    4.3% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $545M
    62.8% of imports
  2. 2
    Belgium
    $42.3M
    4.9% of imports
  3. 3
    Netherlands
    $40.2M
    4.6% of imports
  4. 4
    Ireland
    $35.9M
    4.1% of imports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $32.7M
    3.8% of imports
  6. 6
    United States
    $31.9M
    3.7% of imports
  7. 7
    Turkey
    $21.9M
    2.5% of imports
  8. 8
    Spain
    $21.2M
    2.4% of imports
  9. 9
    South Korea
    $16.4M
    1.9% of imports
  10. 10
    Italy
    $13.6M
    1.6% of imports

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