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Iran chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Iran
Exports in 2024
$2.73B
+3.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$2.81B
−5.1% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$78.1M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#56
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Iran stopped publishing detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2023 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Iran, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$2.73B in 2024Imports$2.81B in 2024
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Iran chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Iran chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$8.86B$8.88B
2020$8.54B$7.28B
2021$13.7B$8.94B
2022$14.4B$9.96B
2023$2.63B$2.96B
2024$2.73B$2.81B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 13901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 9 destinations$786M
  2. 23901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 9 destinations$727M
  3. 32905.11Methanol (methyl alcohol)At least 2 destinations$432M
  4. 42905.31Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)At least 2 destinations$151M
  5. 53901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 1 destination$142M
  6. 62901.24Buta-1,3-diene and isopreneAt least 1 destination$71.9M
  7. 73002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 9 destinations$52.8M
  8. 83903.11ExpansibleAt least 8 destinations$40.1M
  9. 92909.412,2′-Oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)At least 2 destinations$36.2M
  10. 103903.19Polystyrene, otherAt least 4 destinations$32.7M
  11. 112845.10Heavy water (deuterium oxide) (Euratom)At least 1 destination$23M
  12. 122815.11Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), solidAt least 4 destinations$16.1M

Top imports

  1. 13002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 7 supplying countries$126M
  2. 23004.31Medicaments containing insulin, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleAt least 2 supplying countries$121M
  3. 33004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 17 supplying countries$112M
  4. 44011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 4 supplying countries$81.9M
  5. 53002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 7 supplying countries$78.1M
  6. 63822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 16 supplying countries$76.9M
  7. 73906.90Acrylic polymers in primary forms, otherAt least 10 supplying countries$74.2M
  8. 83824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 15 supplying countries$63.1M
  9. 93302.90Mixtures of odoriferous substances and mixtures (including alcoholic solutions) with a…At least 8 supplying countries$55.6M
  10. 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 20 supplying countries$46.9M
  11. 113302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 13 supplying countries$45.1M
  12. 123402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 12 supplying countries$33.7M

Main partner countries

Where Iran'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
    China
    $2.05B
    74.9% of exports
  2. 2
    Turkey
    $552M
    20.2% of exports
  3. 3
    Italy
    $33.6M
    1.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Germany
    $31M
    1.1% of exports
  5. 5
    Poland
    $25.5M
    0.9% of exports
  6. 6
    Spain
    $8.39M
    0.3% of exports
  7. 7
    Hungary
    $7.52M
    0.3% of exports
  8. 8
    Canada
    $6.14M
    0.2% of exports
  9. 9
    Belgium
    $6M
    0.2% of exports
  10. 10
    Czech Republic
    $4.03M
    0.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $955M
    33.9% of imports
  2. 2
    Turkey
    $740M
    26.3% of imports
  3. 3
    Germany
    $488M
    17.4% of imports
  4. 4
    Italy
    $117M
    4.2% of imports
  5. 5
    Netherlands
    $94.4M
    3.4% of imports
  6. 6
    Spain
    $73.4M
    2.6% of imports
  7. 7
    United States
    $48.1M
    1.7% of imports
  8. 8
    Belgium
    $44.1M
    1.6% of imports
  9. 9
    Indonesia
    $38.6M
    1.4% of imports
  10. 10
    Malaysia
    $37.2M
    1.3% of imports

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