Mauritania chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Mauritania exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.
Exports in 2024
$333K
−73.7% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$275M
+1.8% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$275M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#181
<0.1% of world chemical exports
Mauritania 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 Mauritania, so treat them as a lower bound.
Trend
Mauritania's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.
Exports$333K in 2024Imports$275M in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $1.12M | $167M |
| 2020 | $3.65M | $167M |
| 2021 | $2.45M | $228M |
| 2022 | $3.85M | $330M |
| 2023 | $1.27M | $270M |
| 2024 | $333K | $275M |
By HS chapter
How Mauritania's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $27.6KImports $16.7M
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $14.8KImports $14M
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $21.5KImports $13.2M
- 31FertilisersExports $6Imports $6.82M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $3.77KImports $6.86M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $136KImports $12M
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $100Imports $32.8M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $6.13KImports $3.38M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports n/aImports $1.88M
- 37Photographic goodsExports n/aImports $229K
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $694Imports $14.8M
- 39PlasticsExports $122KImports $91.4M
- 40RubberExports $248Imports $61.4M
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Mauritania exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 3 destinations$116K
- 23907.91UnsaturatedAt least 1 destination$62.2K
- 32836.40Potassium carbonatesAt least 1 destination$27.6K
- 43004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 2 destinations$21.4K
- 53915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 1 destination$20.8K
- 63307.10Pre-shave, shaving or aftershave preparationsAt least 1 destination$18.1K
- 72933.59Compounds containing a pyrimidine ring (whether or not hydrogenated) or piperazine ring, otherAt least 1 destination$11.4K
- 83909.50PolyurethanesAt least 1 destination$9.27K
- 93907.99Polyesters not elsewhere classified in heading 3907, saturated, in primary formsAt least 1 destination$6.93K
- 103506.99Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included…At least 1 destination$6.13K
- 113926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 9 destinations$4K
- 123907.40PolycarbonatesAt least 1 destination$3.94K
Top imports
- 14011.80New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machinesAt least 10 supplying countries$28.7M
- 23401.20Soap in other formsAt least 9 supplying countries$19.1M
- 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 11 supplying countries$13.1M
- 43924.10Tableware and kitchenwareAt least 12 supplying countries$12.1M
- 52837.11Cyanides and cyanide oxides of sodiumAt least 3 supplying countries$10.8M
- 63926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 22 supplying countries$9.19M
- 73402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 10 supplying countries$7.99M
- 82905.31Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)At least 4 supplying countries$7.93M
- 93901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 5 supplying countries$7.7M
- 103102.30Ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 1 supplying country$6.76M
- 113824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 11 supplying countries$4.9M
- 124010.12Reinforced only with textile materialsAt least 6 supplying countries$4.8M
Main partner countries
Where Mauritania'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$113K34.0% of exports
- 2$62.2K18.7% of exports
- 3$42.7K12.8% of exports
- 4$27.6K8.3% of exports
- 5$23.9K7.2% of exports
- 6$21.4K6.4% of exports
- 7$20.9K6.3% of exports
- 8$7.88K2.4% of exports
- 9$4K1.2% of exports
- 10$3.26K1.0% of exports
Imports from
- 1$104M37.9% of imports
- 2$28.2M10.2% of imports
- 3$18.2M6.6% of imports
- 4$18.1M6.6% of imports
- 5$14.2M5.2% of imports
- 6$13.9M5.1% of imports
- 7$11.8M4.3% of imports
- 8$10.5M3.8% of imports
- 9$10.1M3.7% of imports
- 10$9.88M3.6% of imports
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