Egypt chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Egypt reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$8.13B
−0.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$15.5B
+5.2% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$7.37B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#41
0.3% of world chemical exports
Trend
Egypt's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$8.13B in 2024Imports$15.5B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $5.63B | $12.3B |
| 2020 | $5.39B | $11.9B |
| 2021 | $7.69B | $15.4B |
| 2022 | $9.95B | $17.7B |
| 2023 | $8.2B | $14.7B |
| 2024 | $8.13B | $15.5B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Egypt's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $770MImports $663M
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $215MImports $2.63B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $447MImports $3.52B
- 31FertilisersExports $2.19BImports $296M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $320MImports $597M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $718MImports $351M
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $343MImports $246M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $61.7MImports $174M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $51.4MImports $8.63M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $3.58KImports $28.2M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $277MImports $1.4B
- 39PlasticsExports $2.59BImports $4.53B
- 40RubberExports $155MImports $1.05B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Egypt exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 41 destinations$1.41B
- 23302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 53 destinations$465M
- 33907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 31 destinations$402M
- 43902.10PolypropyleneAt least 19 destinations$400M
- 53004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 87 destinations$293M
- 62803.00Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)At least 20 destinations$234M
- 73920.20Plastics of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular…At least 55 destinations$224M
- 83901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 35 destinations$214M
- 92814.10Anhydrous ammoniaAt least 9 destinations$211M
- 102905.11Methanol (methyl alcohol)At least 17 destinations$205M
- 113904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 30 destinations$197M
- 123103.90Mineral or chemical fertilisers, phosphatic, otherAt least 16 destinations$173M
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 28 supplying countries$2.34B
- 23902.10PolypropyleneAt least 12 supplying countries$658M
- 33901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 11 supplying countries$650M
- 43004.10Medicaments containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses…At least 17 supplying countries$416M
- 52917.39Aromatic polycarboxylic acids, not elsewhere classified in subheading 2917.3At least 3 supplying countries$336M
- 63901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 14 supplying countries$336M
- 74011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 10 supplying countries$331M
- 83824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 28 supplying countries$325M
- 93921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 30 supplying countries$226M
- 104011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 15 supplying countries$225M
- 112903.15Ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)$204M
- 123906.90Acrylic polymers in primary forms, otherAt least 15 supplying countries$190M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Egypt.
Egypt 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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