Italy chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Italy reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$118B
+1.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$115B
+0.3% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$3B
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#6
4.0% of world chemical exports
Trend
Italy's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$118B in 2024Imports$115B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $87.6B | $86.5B |
| 2020 | $88.7B | $87B |
| 2021 | $101B | $107B |
| 2022 | $115B | $121B |
| 2023 | $116B | $114B |
| 2024 | $118B | $115B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Italy's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $1.62BImports $2.85B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $7.9BImports $29.9B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $53.9BImports $32B
- 31FertilisersExports $675MImports $1.09B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $3.5BImports $3.01B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $9.02BImports $4.51B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $3.45BImports $1.91B
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $1.12BImports $849M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $111MImports $194M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $89.9MImports $224M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $7.26BImports $7.87B
- 39PlasticsExports $23.3BImports $24.4B
- 40RubberExports $5.91BImports $6.01B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Italy exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 114 destinations$25.5B
- 23004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 88 destinations$9.64B
- 33002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 61 destinations$8.64B
- 43002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 70 destinations$3.42B
- 53926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 141 destinations$3.33B
- 63303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 104 destinations$2.69B
- 73004.20Medicaments containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives)…At least 70 destinations$1.86B
- 83304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 120 destinations$1.74B
- 94011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 72 destinations$1.45B
- 103921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 108 destinations$1.44B
- 113305.90Preparations for use on the hair, otherAt least 105 destinations$1.14B
- 123811.21Additives for lubricating oils, containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from…At least 52 destinations$1.04B
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 39 supplying countries$15.7B
- 22937.19Polypeptide hormones, protein hormones and glycoprotein hormones, their derivatives and…At least 7 supplying countries$9.18B
- 32933.99Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, otherAt least 13 supplying countries$6.97B
- 43002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 14 supplying countries$6.15B
- 53002.14Immunological products, mixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for…At least 10 supplying countries$2.25B
- 64011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 26 supplying countries$1.87B
- 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 63 supplying countries$1.84B
- 83002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 6 supplying countries$1.63B
- 93004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 24 supplying countries$1.62B
- 103822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 31 supplying countries$1.39B
- 113002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 16 supplying countries$1.38B
- 123824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 38 supplying countries$1.22B
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Italy.
Italy 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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