Spain chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Spain reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$70.5B
−4.7% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$75.1B
−1.1% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$4.62B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#13
2.4% of world chemical exports
Trend
Spain's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$70.5B in 2024Imports$75.1B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $51.6B | $61.4B |
| 2020 | $50.5B | $60.7B |
| 2021 | $68.4B | $80.3B |
| 2022 | $81.1B | $84.2B |
| 2023 | $74B | $76B |
| 2024 | $70.5B | $75.1B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Spain's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $1.81BImports $3.16B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $8.53BImports $11.8B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $18.2BImports $22.7B
- 31FertilisersExports $1.55BImports $1.25B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $3.16BImports $2.09B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $9.27BImports $5.43B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $2.14BImports $1.51B
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $494MImports $931M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $130MImports $107M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $89.8MImports $150M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $5.84BImports $5.62B
- 39PlasticsExports $13.9BImports $15.4B
- 40RubberExports $5.39BImports $4.92B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Spain exported and imported the most in 2024.
Top exports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 115 destinations$10.3B
- 23303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 121 destinations$4.61B
- 33826.00Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of…At least 9 destinations$1.87B
- 42933.79Lactams, other lactamsAt least 21 destinations$1.83B
- 53304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 134 destinations$1.63B
- 64011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 71 destinations$1.55B
- 73002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 49 destinations$1.4B
- 82934.99Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, not elsewhere classified in heading 2934At least 60 destinations$1.36B
- 93002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 40 destinations$1.17B
- 104011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 63 destinations$1.06B
- 113926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 136 destinations$1.04B
- 123901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 38 destinations$887M
Top imports
- 13004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 45 supplying countries$12.4B
- 23002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 23 supplying countries$3.3B
- 33002.12Antisera and other blood fractionsAt least 46 supplying countries$1.56B
- 43303.00Perfumes and toilet watersAt least 45 supplying countries$1.48B
- 54011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 29 supplying countries$1.44B
- 63926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 92 supplying countries$1.41B
- 73004.39Medicaments containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic…At least 21 supplying countries$1.35B
- 83002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 7 supplying countries$1.24B
- 93304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 74 supplying countries$1.21B
- 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 45 supplying countries$1.16B
- 112935.90Sulphonamides, otherAt least 14 supplying countries$1B
- 122844.20Uranium enriched in U 235 and its compounds, plutonium and its compounds, alloys…At least 1 supplying country$837M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Spain.
Spain 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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