Turkey chemical trade
Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Turkey reported exporting and importing, with its largest HS codes.
Exports in 2024
$27B
+2.1% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$48.5B
−1.6% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$21.5B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#24
0.9% of world chemical exports
Trend
Turkey's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, as reported by the country.
Exports$27B in 2024Imports$48.5B in 2024
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$20B
$40B
$60B
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| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $16.6B | $35B |
| 2020 | $17.7B | $34.7B |
| 2021 | $22.7B | $49.5B |
| 2022 | $27.5B | $54.9B |
| 2023 | $26.5B | $49.3B |
| 2024 | $27B | $48.5B |
2025 figures are incomplete and not shown yet.
By HS chapter
How Turkey's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.
Exports Imports
- 28Inorganic chemicalsExports $1.96BImports $2.38B
- 29Organic chemicalsExports $703MImports $9.14B
- 30Pharmaceutical productsExports $2.27BImports $5.43B
- 31FertilisersExports $533MImports $1.72B
- 32Dyes, pigments and paintsExports $1.49BImports $2.5B
- 33Essential oils and cosmeticsExports $1.82BImports $2.04B
- 34Surfactants, soaps and waxesExports $1.52BImports $1.36B
- 35Proteins, starches, glues and enzymesExports $529MImports $606M
- 36Explosives and pyrotechnicsExports $76MImports $247M
- 37Photographic goodsExports $23.7MImports $131M
- 38Miscellaneous chemical productsExports $1.52BImports $3.41B
- 39PlasticsExports $10.8BImports $15.6B
- 40RubberExports $3.77BImports $3.94B
Largest HS codes
The chemical HS codes Turkey 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 134 destinations$1.08B
- 22836.20Disodium carbonateAt least 79 destinations$935M
- 34011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 91 destinations$801M
- 44011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 97 destinations$745M
- 54016.99Vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles not elsewhere classified in heading 4016, of non-cellular rubberAt least 135 destinations$625M
- 63920.10Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular…At least 113 destinations$609M
- 73920.20Plastics of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular…At least 91 destinations$606M
- 83402.50Preparations put up for retail saleAt least 139 destinations$593M
- 93002.13Immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or in forms or packings…At least 1 destination$582M
- 103926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 160 destinations$543M
- 113921.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellularAt least 118 destinations$528M
- 123907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 48 destinations$516M
Top imports
- 13902.10PolypropyleneAt least 32 supplying countries$2.26B
- 23004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 65 supplying countries$1.79B
- 32917.36Terephthalic acid and its saltsAt least 7 supplying countries$1.66B
- 43901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 27 supplying countries$1.34B
- 53002.15Immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail saleAt least 16 supplying countries$1.28B
- 63901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 31 supplying countries$1.07B
- 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 91 supplying countries$925M
- 83102.10Urea, whether or not in aqueous solutionAt least 13 supplying countries$887M
- 93824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 57 supplying countries$849M
- 102902.50StyreneAt least 5 supplying countries$835M
- 113902.30Propylene copolymersAt least 21 supplying countries$723M
- 123904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 15 supplying countries$696M
Main partner countries
Why there is no partner breakdown for Turkey.
Turkey 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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