Indonesia chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Indonesia reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$26.1B
+8.9% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$35.6B
+11.6% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$9.51B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#26
0.9% of world chemical exports
Trend
Indonesia's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$26.1B in 2024Imports$35.6B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
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| 2019 | $19.9B | $27.6B |
| 2020 | $18.9B | $24.5B |
| 2021 | $26.4B | $37B |
| 2022 | $29.7B | $37.9B |
| 2023 | $24B | $31.9B |
| 2024 | $26.1B | $35.6B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Indonesia's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $3.5BImports $3.1B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $3.5BImports $7.11B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $749MImports $1.3B
- 31FertilisersExports $574MImports $1.98B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $501MImports $1.53B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $990MImports $1.57B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $1.41BImports $745M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $69.7MImports $618M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $9.26MImports $124M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $2.16MImports $61.8M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $6.52BImports $3.74B
- 39PlasticsExports $2.79BImports $10.8B
- 40RubberExports $5.51BImports $2.99B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Indonesia exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13823.19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, otherAt least 35 destinations$2.93B
- 24001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 25 destinations$2.82B
- 32818.20Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundumAt least 9 destinations$2.03B
- 44011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 77 destinations$1.29B
- 53823.70Industrial fatty alcoholsAt least 36 destinations$1.28B
- 63823.11Stearic acidAt least 53 destinations$674M
- 72814.10Anhydrous ammoniaAt least 5 destinations$608M
- 82915.90Saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids, anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and halogenated…At least 20 destinations$546M
- 92833.24Sulphates of nickel$528M
- 102905.45GlycerolAt least 46 destinations$505M
- 113102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 13 destinations$489M
- 123401.20Soap in other formsAt least 86 destinations$485M
Top imports
- 13902.10PolypropyleneAt least 10 supplying countries$1.14B
- 23104.20Potassium chlorideAt least 8 supplying countries$1.01B
- 32901.21EthyleneAt least 3 supplying countries$904M
- 43901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 11 supplying countries$612M
- 54011.80New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesAt least 5 supplying countries$608M
- 63901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 13 supplying countries$604M
- 73004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 49 supplying countries$581M
- 82902.43P-XyleneAt least 2 supplying countries$578M
- 93902.30Propylene copolymersAt least 5 supplying countries$538M
- 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 92 supplying countries$516M
- 113824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 31 supplying countries$496M
- 122818.20Aluminium oxide, other than artificial corundumAt least 6 supplying countries$490M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Indonesia.
Indonesia 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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