Pakistan chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Pakistan reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.
Exports in 2024
$1.36B
+23.5% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$9.39B
+10.5% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$8.04B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#70
<0.1% of world chemical exports
Trend
Pakistan's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$1.36B in 2024Imports$9.39B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $782M | $8.59B |
| 2020 | $818M | $8.3B |
| 2021 | $989M | $14.2B |
| 2022 | $1.13B | $11.7B |
| 2023 | $1.1B | $8.5B |
| 2024 | $1.36B | $9.39B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Pakistan's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $70.5MImports $662M
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $14.6MImports $2.53B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $421MImports $774M
- 31FertilisersExports n/aImports $826M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $36.4MImports $390M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $53.4MImports $182M
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $39.8MImports $164M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $25.7MImports $87.8M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $6.38MImports $3.18M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $30.9KImports $30.9M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $33.9MImports $808M
- 39PlasticsExports $528MImports $2.44B
- 40RubberExports $126MImports $499M
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Pakistan exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 15 destinations$260M
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 19 destinations$203M
- 33004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 3 destinations$148M
- 43903.19Polystyrene, otherAt least 13 destinations$67.3M
- 53920.62Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of poly(ethylene terephthalate)…At least 16 destinations$50.1M
- 62836.20Disodium carbonateAt least 7 destinations$47M
- 74011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 4 destinations$46.7M
- 83920.20Plastics of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular…At least 18 destinations$39.6M
- 93903.11ExpansibleAt least 5 destinations$23.8M
- 103004.20Medicaments containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives)…At least 7 destinations$22.7M
- 113003.39Medicaments containing hormones (excluding insulin), (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic…At least 2 destinations$22.1M
- 124011.40New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcyclesAt least 8 destinations$21.5M
Top imports
- 13105.30Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)At least 3 supplying countries$602M
- 23902.10PolypropyleneAt least 16 supplying countries$590M
- 32809.20Phosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acidsAt least 11 supplying countries$414M
- 43901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 18 supplying countries$364M
- 52902.43P-Xylene$309M
- 63004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 23 supplying countries$276M
- 73002.59Cell cultures, whether or not modified, otherAt least 3 supplying countries$264M
- 83901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 13 supplying countries$238M
- 93817.00Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading 2707 or 2902At least 6 supplying countries$157M
- 103902.30Propylene copolymersAt least 13 supplying countries$149M
- 112905.31Ethylene glycol (ethanediol)At least 10 supplying countries$133M
- 122941.90Antibiotics, otherAt least 12 supplying countries$128M
Main partner countries
Where Pakistan'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$185M13.6% of exports
- 2$77.3M5.7% of exports
- 3$39.3M2.9% of exports
- 4$27.9M2.1% of exports
- 5$27.4M2.0% of exports
- 6$27.3M2.0% of exports
- 7$25.9M1.9% of exports
- 8$24.9M1.8% of exports
- 9$23.7M1.7% of exports
- 10$20M1.5% of exports
Imports from
- 1$3.63B38.6% of imports
- 2$1.01B10.8% of imports
- 3$382M4.1% of imports
- 4$276M2.9% of imports
- 5$258M2.7% of imports
- 6$254M2.7% of imports
- 7$211M2.2% of imports
- 8$201M2.1% of imports
- 9$163M1.7% of imports
- 10$140M1.5% of imports
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