Mexico chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Mexico reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$25.5B
+6.6% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$75.7B
+0.6% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$50.3B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#27
0.9% of world chemical exports
Trend
Mexico's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$25.5B in 2024Imports$75.7B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $18.5B | $58.8B |
| 2020 | $18.4B | $53.8B |
| 2021 | $20B | $66.2B |
| 2022 | $23.9B | $76.1B |
| 2023 | $23.9B | $75.3B |
| 2024 | $25.5B | $75.7B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Mexico's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $528MImports $2.41B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $234MImports $7.59B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $2.36BImports $6.46B
- 31FertilisersExports $160MImports $1.71B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $587MImports $2.72B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $2.9BImports $5.24B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $1.29BImports $1.43B
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $204MImports $1.24B
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $60.4MImports $84.9M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $3.7MImports $162M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $1.51BImports $7.17B
- 39PlasticsExports $11BImports $31.1B
- 40RubberExports $4.63BImports $8.39B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Mexico exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 45 destinations$2.45B
- 24011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 12 destinations$2B
- 33004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 20 destinations$1.8B
- 43923.10Boxes, cases, crates and similar articlesAt least 18 destinations$1.12B
- 53923.90Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods not elsewhere classified in heading 3923At least 14 destinations$802M
- 64016.93Gaskets, washers and other sealsAt least 27 destinations$694M
- 73402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 22 destinations$652M
- 83307.49Preparations for perfuming or deodorising rooms, including odoriferous preparations used…At least 10 destinations$554M
- 93923.50Stoppers, lids, caps and other closuresAt least 23 destinations$525M
- 104009.32Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, with fittingsAt least 15 destinations$485M
- 113305.90Preparations for use on the hair, otherAt least 19 destinations$454M
- 123923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 13 destinations$420M
Top imports
- 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 53 supplying countries$5.58B
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 14 supplying countries$3.53B
- 33302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 13 supplying countries$2.63B
- 44011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 2 supplying countries$1.76B
- 53824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 22 supplying countries$1.72B
- 63815.12Supported catalysts, with precious metal or precious-metal compounds as the active…$1.66B
- 74011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 7 supplying countries$1.6B
- 82909.19Acyclic ethers and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives…$1.55B
- 93923.10Boxes, cases, crates and similar articlesAt least 19 supplying countries$1.47B
- 103902.10PolypropyleneAt least 7 supplying countries$1.3B
- 113002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 3 supplying countries$1.08B
- 124016.93Gaskets, washers and other sealsAt least 37 supplying countries$974M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Mexico.
Mexico 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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