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Ecuador chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Ecuador
Exports in 2024
$105M
−3.4% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$2.9B
+3.9% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$2.8B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#102
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Ecuador 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 Ecuador, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$105M in 2024Imports$2.9B in 2024
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Ecuador chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Ecuador chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$63.1M$1.99B
2020$75.6M$1.91B
2021$96.1M$3.03B
2022$117M$3.07B
2023$109M$2.79B
2024$105M$2.9B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 14011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 3 destinations$31.2M
  2. 23915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 2 destinations$25.6M
  3. 33923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 7 destinations$9.84M
  4. 43921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 6 destinations$5.83M
  5. 53907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 6 destinations$4.79M
  6. 63823.19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, otherAt least 3 destinations$3.22M
  7. 73920.20Plastics of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular…At least 6 destinations$2.7M
  8. 83907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 6 destinations$2.66M
  9. 93004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 11 destinations$2.4M
  10. 103503.00Gelatin (including gelatin in rectangular (including square) sheets, whether or not…At least 2 destinations$1.95M
  11. 113203.00Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding…At least 10 destinations$1.28M
  12. 123506.91Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubberAt least 4 destinations$1.22M

Top imports

  1. 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 21 supplying countries$145M
  2. 23902.10PolypropyleneAt least 13 supplying countries$94.7M
  3. 33901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 13 supplying countries$87.2M
  4. 43901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 9 supplying countries$86.1M
  5. 52901.10SaturatedAt least 6 supplying countries$83.3M
  6. 64011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 11 supplying countries$71.4M
  7. 74011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 15 supplying countries$69.7M
  8. 83901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 6 supplying countries$63.5M
  9. 93907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 5 supplying countries$60M
  10. 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 24 supplying countries$51.3M
  11. 113926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 26 supplying countries$51.2M
  12. 123808.92FungicidesAt least 14 supplying countries$47.7M

Main partner countries

Where Ecuador'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
    United States
    $77.9M
    73.9% of exports
  2. 2
    Brazil
    $15.5M
    14.7% of exports
  3. 3
    Netherlands
    $2.35M
    2.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Canada
    $1.42M
    1.3% of exports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $1.17M
    1.1% of exports
  6. 6
    Ireland
    $971K
    0.9% of exports
  7. 7
    United Kingdom
    $961K
    0.9% of exports
  8. 8
    Italy
    $792K
    0.8% of exports
  9. 9
    Mexico
    $721K
    0.7% of exports
  10. 10
    Japan
    $641K
    0.6% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $1.07B
    36.8% of imports
  2. 2
    United States
    $762M
    26.3% of imports
  3. 3
    Brazil
    $201M
    6.9% of imports
  4. 4
    Germany
    $164M
    5.7% of imports
  5. 5
    Mexico
    $133M
    4.6% of imports
  6. 6
    Spain
    $126M
    4.3% of imports
  7. 7
    South Korea
    $97.6M
    3.4% of imports
  8. 8
    Netherlands
    $63.1M
    2.2% of imports
  9. 9
    Italy
    $48.5M
    1.7% of imports
  10. 10
    Belgium
    $36.8M
    1.3% of imports

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