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Rwanda chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Rwanda
Exports in 2024
$5.49M
+19.3% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$139M
−3.9% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$133M
Net importer
World exporter rank
#139
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Rwanda 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 Rwanda, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$5.49M in 2024Imports$139M in 2024
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Rwanda chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Rwanda chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$2.13M$89.2M
2020$2.89M$128M
2021$417K$215M
2022$1.46M$156M
2023$4.6M$144M
2024$5.49M$139M

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 12916.31Benzoic acid, its salts and estersAt least 1 destination$4.16M
  2. 23824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 1 destination$416K
  3. 33907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 1 destination$309K
  4. 43301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 3 destinations$268K
  5. 52825.90Inorganic bases not elsewhere classified in heading 2825At least 1 destination$163K
  6. 62939.20Alkaloids of cinchona and their derivatives, salts thereofAt least 2 destinations$136K
  7. 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 6 destinations$7.14K
  8. 83304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 2 destinations$6.8K
  9. 93002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 3 destinations$5.29K
  10. 103304.20Eye make-up preparationsAt least 2 destinations$5.11K
  11. 113924.10Tableware and kitchenwareAt least 2 destinations$3.69K
  12. 123002.90Human blood, animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses…At least 3 destinations$2.42K

Top imports

  1. 13808.61Insecticides and the like containing goods specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, in packings of a…At least 1 supplying country$16.5M
  2. 23822.19Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on…At least 16 supplying countries$11.6M
  3. 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 7 supplying countries$10.7M
  4. 43002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 6 supplying countries$8.63M
  5. 53302.10Odoriferous substances and mixtures of a kind used in the food or drink industriesAt least 10 supplying countries$8.57M
  6. 63004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 14 supplying countries$8.33M
  7. 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 19 supplying countries$3.69M
  8. 83006.60Chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937…At least 4 supplying countries$3.43M
  9. 93214.10Painters' fillingsAt least 6 supplying countries$3.24M
  10. 103901.30Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymersAt least 2 supplying countries$2.72M
  11. 113902.10PolypropyleneAt least 2 supplying countries$2.13M
  12. 124011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 7 supplying countries$1.83M

Main partner countries

Where Rwanda'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
    $5.07M
    92.4% of exports
  2. 2
    Brazil
    $163K
    3.0% of exports
  3. 3
    Indonesia
    $122K
    2.2% of exports
  4. 4
    South Africa
    $60K
    1.1% of exports
  5. 5
    United States
    $52.5K
    1.0% of exports
  6. 6
    United Kingdom
    $8.53K
    0.2% of exports
  7. 7
    Belgium
    $7.9K
    0.1% of exports
  8. 8
    Thailand
    $2.32K
    <0.1% of exports
  9. 9
    Netherlands
    $2.25K
    <0.1% of exports
  10. 10
    Ireland
    $1.06K
    <0.1% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $43M
    31.0% of imports
  2. 2
    South Africa
    $19M
    13.7% of imports
  3. 3
    Belgium
    $19M
    13.7% of imports
  4. 4
    Egypt
    $14.6M
    10.5% of imports
  5. 5
    Germany
    $9.82M
    7.1% of imports
  6. 6
    Netherlands
    $6.18M
    4.5% of imports
  7. 7
    Saudi Arabia
    $4.66M
    3.4% of imports
  8. 8
    United Kingdom
    $4.65M
    3.4% of imports
  9. 9
    South Korea
    $3.49M
    2.5% of imports
  10. 10
    Turkey
    $2.81M
    2.0% of imports

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