Romania chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Romania reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.
Exports in 2024
$10.4B
+7.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$24.1B
+7.6% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$13.6B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#37
0.4% of world chemical exports
Trend
Romania's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$10.4B in 2024Imports$24.1B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
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| 2019 | $7B | $16.3B |
| 2020 | $6.76B | $16.7B |
| 2021 | $8.57B | $21.5B |
| 2022 | $9.2B | $23.5B |
| 2023 | $9.66B | $22.4B |
| 2024 | $10.4B | $24.1B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Romania's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $200MImports $658M
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $296MImports $1.58B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $2.06BImports $6.58B
- 31FertilisersExports $110MImports $936M
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $183MImports $711M
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $534MImports $1.44B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $398MImports $954M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $40.5MImports $243M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $29.7MImports $99.1M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $4.39MImports $33.8M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $328MImports $1.88B
- 39PlasticsExports $2.59BImports $6.43B
- 40RubberExports $3.65BImports $2.5B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Romania exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 14011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 28 destinations$1.97B
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 27 destinations$1.69B
- 33926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 28 destinations$529M
- 44011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 24 destinations$525M
- 53925.20Builders' ware, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doorsAt least 12 destinations$391M
- 64016.99Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles not elsewhere classified in heading 4016, of non-cellular rubberAt least 27 destinations$309M
- 73402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 17 destinations$307M
- 83305.10ShampoosAt least 17 destinations$241M
- 94009.32Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, with fittingsAt least 27 destinations$146M
- 103921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 27 destinations$128M
- 114005.10Compounded with carbon black or silicaAt least 12 destinations$122M
- 123907.29Polyethers other than polyacetals in primary formsAt least 15 destinations$117M
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 20 supplying countries$4.25B
- 23926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 28 supplying countries$1.16B
- 33002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 14 supplying countries$1.01B
- 44011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 19 supplying countries$623M
- 52933.99Heterocyclic compounds with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, otherAt least 13 supplying countries$396M
- 63402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 16 supplying countries$387M
- 73304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 24 supplying countries$277M
- 83302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 16 supplying countries$276M
- 93826.00Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of…At least 8 supplying countries$256M
- 103004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 10 supplying countries$256M
- 113815.12Supported catalysts, with precious metal or precious-metal compounds as the active…At least 8 supplying countries$254M
- 124005.10Compounded with carbon black or silicaAt least 13 supplying countries$251M
Main partner countries
Where Romania'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$1.57B15.0% of exports
- 2$853M8.2% of exports
- 3$492M4.7% of exports
- 4$473M4.5% of exports
- 5$396M3.8% of exports
- 6$356M3.4% of exports
- 7$350M3.4% of exports
- 8$285M2.7% of exports
- 9$248M2.4% of exports
- 10$176M1.7% of exports
Imports from
- 1$3.94B16.4% of imports
- 2$1.92B8.0% of imports
- 3$1.68B7.0% of imports
- 4$1.61B6.7% of imports
- 5$902M3.8% of imports
- 6$847M3.5% of imports
- 7$835M3.5% of imports
- 8$641M2.7% of imports
- 9$639M2.7% of imports
- 10$478M2.0% of imports
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