China chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that China reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$371B
+2.4% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$254B
−3.4% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$117B
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#1
12.5% of world chemical exports
Trend
China's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$371B in 2024Imports$254B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $237B | $242B |
| 2020 | $256B | $238B |
| 2021 | $372B | $291B |
| 2022 | $422B | $292B |
| 2023 | $362B | $263B |
| 2024 | $371B | $254B |
By HS chapter
How China's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $26.5BImports $19.2B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $82.6BImports $49B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $12.2BImports $42.4B
- 31FertilisersExports $8.5BImports $4.61B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $10.5BImports $5.13B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $8.38BImports $16.3B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $7.97BImports $5.72B
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $4.93BImports $4.42B
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $1.26BImports $151M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $1.39BImports $3.72B
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $29.3BImports $24.7B
- 39PlasticsExports $141BImports $61.1B
- 40RubberExports $36BImports $17.7B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes China exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 166 destinations$22.5B
- 24011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 162 destinations$9.87B
- 33924.10Tableware and kitchenwareAt least 163 destinations$9.57B
- 44011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 163 destinations$8.98B
- 53924.90Household articles and hygienic or toilet articlesAt least 165 destinations$6.56B
- 63824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 157 destinations$5.93B
- 73918.10Floor, wall or ceiling coverings of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls…At least 159 destinations$5.24B
- 83808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 114 destinations$5.22B
- 93907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 105 destinations$5.2B
- 103926.40Statuettes and other ornamental articlesAt least 165 destinations$5.19B
- 113919.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than…At least 160 destinations$4.8B
- 123206.11Pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80 % or more by weight…At least 121 destinations$4.19B
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 26 supplying countries$15.1B
- 23304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 65 supplying countries$12B
- 33002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 20 supplying countries$9.06B
- 42902.43P-XyleneAt least 6 supplying countries$9.05B
- 53901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 24 supplying countries$7.14B
- 63824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 65 supplying countries$6.83B
- 73901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 28 supplying countries$5.56B
- 83822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 36 supplying countries$5.56B
- 94002.80Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this headingAt least 4 supplying countries$5.42B
- 103002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 5 supplying countries$4.89B
- 112902.20BenzeneAt least 4 supplying countries$4.35B
- 122905.11Methanol (methyl alcohol)At least 17 supplying countries$3.99B
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for China.
China 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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