Thailand chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Thailand reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$46.3B
+7.4% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$36.7B
+2.8% vs 2023
Trade balance
+$9.52B
Net exporter
World exporter rank
#18
1.6% of world chemical exports
Trend
Thailand's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$46.3B in 2024Imports$36.7B in 2024
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $41.2B | $31.2B |
| 2020 | $38.7B | $29.1B |
| 2021 | $50.4B | $39.6B |
| 2022 | $48.9B | $41B |
| 2023 | $43.1B | $35.8B |
| 2024 | $46.3B | $36.7B |
By HS chapter
How Thailand's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $1.08BImports $2.64B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $4.45BImports $4.79B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $638MImports $3.06B
- 31FertilisersExports $257MImports $2.56B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $666MImports $1.55B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $2.59BImports $2.04B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $994MImports $912M
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $1.07BImports $434M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $90.5MImports $55.8M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $10.8MImports $126M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $1.85BImports $5.02B
- 39PlasticsExports $13.3BImports $10.6B
- 40RubberExports $19.2BImports $2.99B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Thailand 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 130 destinations$3.81B
- 24001.22Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)At least 21 destinations$3.2B
- 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 125 destinations$2.78B
- 44002.80Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this headingAt least 6 destinations$2.42B
- 53901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 63 destinations$1.08B
- 63901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 26 destinations$1.02B
- 73505.10Dextrins and other modified starchesAt least 54 destinations$948M
- 84001.10Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanisedAt least 31 destinations$942M
- 94015.12Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary…At least 94 destinations$922M
- 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 142 destinations$906M
- 112917.36Terephthalic acid and its saltsAt least 5 destinations$890M
- 123907.40PolycarbonatesAt least 21 destinations$873M
Top imports
- 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 119 supplying countries$2.09B
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 44 supplying countries$1.57B
- 33102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 9 supplying countries$971M
- 43818.00Doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms, chemical compounds doped for use…At least 6 supplying countries$808M
- 53304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 41 supplying countries$664M
- 63824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 38 supplying countries$632M
- 73105.59Fertilizers, mineral or chemical containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than…At least 4 supplying countries$593M
- 82803.00Carbon (carbon blacks and other forms of carbon not elsewhere specified or included)At least 13 supplying countries$543M
- 93105.20Mineral or chemical fertilisers containing the three fertilising elements nitrogen…At least 10 supplying countries$511M
- 104016.99Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles not elsewhere classified in heading 4016, of non-cellular rubberAt least 78 supplying countries$478M
- 113815.90Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, not elsewhere…At least 14 supplying countries$454M
- 123919.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than…At least 46 supplying countries$439M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Thailand.
Thailand 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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