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Myanmar chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Myanmar
Exports in 2024
$1.65B
−14.9% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$2.52B
−21.2% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$869M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#66
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Myanmar 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 Myanmar, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$1.65B in 2024Imports$2.52B in 2024
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Myanmar chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Myanmar chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$646M$3.03B
2020$914M$3.04B
2021$1.4B$3.03B
2022$1.36B$3.55B
2023$1.94B$3.2B
2024$1.65B$2.52B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 12846.90Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures…At least 1 destination$818M
  2. 24001.21Smoked sheetsAt least 4 destinations$278M
  3. 34002.80Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this headingAt least 1 destination$243M
  4. 44001.29Natural rubber in other forms, otherAt least 2 destinations$197M
  5. 53926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 24 destinations$22.9M
  6. 63923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 7 destinations$16.4M
  7. 73926.20Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts)At least 26 destinations$14M
  8. 83823.19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, otherAt least 3 destinations$9.95M
  9. 93907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 5 destinations$9.68M
  10. 104001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 3 destinations$9.56M
  11. 114015.19Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, mittens and mitts other than surgical glovesAt least 20 destinations$8.13M
  12. 123907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 6 destinations$3.81M

Top imports

  1. 13102.21Ammonium sulphateAt least 2 supplying countries$189M
  2. 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 21 supplying countries$113M
  3. 33304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 18 supplying countries$106M
  4. 42922.42Glutamic acid and its saltsAt least 3 supplying countries$90.4M
  5. 53902.10PolypropyleneAt least 10 supplying countries$68.7M
  6. 63808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 5 supplying countries$63.4M
  7. 74011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 5 supplying countries$61.5M
  8. 83901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 7 supplying countries$59.7M
  9. 93105.20Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen…At least 5 supplying countries$56.3M
  10. 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 19 supplying countries$55.1M
  11. 112917.11Oxalic acid, its salts and estersAt least 2 supplying countries$54.8M
  12. 123907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 2 supplying countries$49.2M

Main partner countries

Where Myanmar'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
    $1.41B
    85.5% of exports
  2. 2
    Malaysia
    $150M
    9.1% of exports
  3. 3
    United States
    $23.6M
    1.4% of exports
  4. 4
    Thailand
    $13.2M
    0.8% of exports
  5. 5
    Japan
    $12.5M
    0.8% of exports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $8.77M
    0.5% of exports
  7. 7
    South Korea
    $6.36M
    0.4% of exports
  8. 8
    Indonesia
    $6.26M
    0.4% of exports
  9. 9
    Italy
    $4.04M
    0.2% of exports
  10. 10
    Poland
    $3.32M
    0.2% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $1.27B
    50.2% of imports
  2. 2
    Thailand
    $840M
    33.3% of imports
  3. 3
    South Korea
    $127M
    5.0% of imports
  4. 4
    Singapore
    $68M
    2.7% of imports
  5. 5
    Malaysia
    $58.9M
    2.3% of imports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $52M
    2.1% of imports
  7. 7
    Indonesia
    $23.4M
    0.9% of imports
  8. 8
    Japan
    $17.3M
    0.7% of imports
  9. 9
    Belgium
    $16.7M
    0.7% of imports
  10. 10
    United States
    $11.6M
    0.5% of imports

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