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Laos chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Laos
Exports in 2024
$1.81B
+29.4% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$1.32B
+11.4% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$492M
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#65
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Laos 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 Laos, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$1.81B in 2024Imports$1.32B in 2024
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Laos chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Laos chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$487M$787M
2020$450M$763M
2021$455M$944M
2022$1.17B$1.04B
2023$1.4B$1.19B
2024$1.81B$1.32B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 13104.20Potassium chlorideAt least 10 destinations$805M
  2. 24001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 1 destination$395M
  3. 32846.90Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures…At least 1 destination$260M
  4. 44002.80Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this headingAt least 1 destination$174M
  5. 52804.69Silicon, otherAt least 8 destinations$86.8M
  6. 62801.30Fluorine, bromineAt least 1 destination$24.7M
  7. 73105.20Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen…At least 1 destination$14.5M
  8. 83307.30Perfumed bath salts and other bath preparationsAt least 6 destinations$10M
  9. 93926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 14 destinations$4.99M
  10. 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 3 destinations$4.14M
  11. 112833.29Sulphates, alums, peroxosulphates (persulphates), otherAt least 1 destination$3.91M
  12. 122827.51Bromides of sodium or of potassiumAt least 2 destinations$3.83M

Top imports

  1. 13818.00Doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms, chemical compounds doped for use…At least 3 supplying countries$70.8M
  2. 23102.21Ammonium sulphateAt least 2 supplying countries$54.6M
  3. 33105.20Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen…At least 2 supplying countries$48M
  4. 42922.42Glutamic acid and its saltsAt least 4 supplying countries$46.8M
  5. 53926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 17 supplying countries$46.8M
  6. 64011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 4 supplying countries$46M
  7. 73402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 8 supplying countries$42.4M
  8. 83304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 11 supplying countries$41.4M
  9. 93004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 15 supplying countries$35.8M
  10. 103923.29Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene…At least 6 supplying countries$29M
  11. 113402.90Surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading 3401), including auxiliary washing…At least 10 supplying countries$25.1M
  12. 123305.10ShampoosAt least 7 supplying countries$23.8M

Main partner countries

Where Laos'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
    $1.48B
    81.5% of exports
  2. 2
    Thailand
    $174M
    9.6% of exports
  3. 3
    Indonesia
    $58M
    3.2% of exports
  4. 4
    Japan
    $29.5M
    1.6% of exports
  5. 5
    South Korea
    $22.9M
    1.3% of exports
  6. 6
    United States
    $22.6M
    1.2% of exports
  7. 7
    Philippines
    $9.39M
    0.5% of exports
  8. 8
    Brazil
    $8.57M
    0.5% of exports
  9. 9
    Malaysia
    $2.97M
    0.2% of exports
  10. 10
    Spain
    $2.65M
    0.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    Thailand
    $725M
    54.9% of imports
  2. 2
    China
    $525M
    39.8% of imports
  3. 3
    Singapore
    $24.2M
    1.8% of imports
  4. 4
    South Korea
    $13.1M
    1.0% of imports
  5. 5
    Japan
    $7.9M
    0.6% of imports
  6. 6
    Belgium
    $6.27M
    0.5% of imports
  7. 7
    Germany
    $5.14M
    0.4% of imports
  8. 8
    Hong Kong
    $2.61M
    0.2% of imports
  9. 9
    Philippines
    $2.33M
    0.2% of imports
  10. 10
    Poland
    $2.12M
    0.2% of imports

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