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Vietnam chemical trade

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

Suppliers in Vietnam
Exports in 2024
$21.3B
+5.8% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$40B
−9.0% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$18.6B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#29
0.7% of world chemical exports

Vietnam stopped publishing detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Vietnam, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

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

Exports$21.3B in 2024Imports$40B in 2024
$0
$20B
$40B
$60B
Vietnam chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Vietnam chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$13.4B$35.5B
2020$14.3B$35.9B
2021$19.5B$47.6B
2022$22B$51.1B
2023$20.2B$43.9B
2024$21.3B$40B

By HS chapter

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

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

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

Top exports

  1. 14002.80Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this headingAt least 3 destinations$1.91B
  2. 23918.10Floor, wall or ceiling coverings of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls…At least 26 destinations$1.79B
  3. 34011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 28 destinations$1.4B
  4. 43926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 28 destinations$1.07B
  5. 53923.21Sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsAt least 28 destinations$918M
  6. 64011.10New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)At least 28 destinations$914M
  7. 73406.00Candles, tapers and the likeAt least 27 destinations$770M
  8. 83907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 22 destinations$569M
  9. 92902.43P-XyleneAt least 4 destinations$564M
  10. 103818.00Doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms, chemical compounds doped for use…At least 11 destinations$510M
  11. 113902.10PolypropyleneAt least 27 destinations$451M
  12. 123824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 28 destinations$424M

Top imports

  1. 13926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 28 supplying countries$1.66B
  2. 23919.90Plastics plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than…At least 25 supplying countries$1.05B
  3. 33004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 25 supplying countries$889M
  4. 42804.61Silicon, containing by weight not less than 99,99 % of siliconAt least 8 supplying countries$874M
  5. 53902.10PolypropyleneAt least 21 supplying countries$863M
  6. 63901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 23 supplying countries$813M
  7. 73824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 27 supplying countries$804M
  8. 83901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 20 supplying countries$771M
  9. 93901.40Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94At least 17 supplying countries$699M
  10. 103304.99Beauty or make-up preparations and preparations for the care of the skin (other than…At least 24 supplying countries$662M
  11. 112917.36Terephthalic acid and its saltsAt least 4 supplying countries$622M
  12. 123904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 13 supplying countries$547M

Main partner countries

Where Vietnam'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
    United States
    $6.52B
    30.6% of exports
  2. 2
    China
    $4.41B
    20.7% of exports
  3. 3
    Japan
    $1.87B
    8.8% of exports
  4. 4
    Indonesia
    $1.15B
    5.4% of exports
  5. 5
    South Korea
    $1.07B
    5.0% of exports
  6. 6
    Thailand
    $921M
    4.3% of exports
  7. 7
    Malaysia
    $661M
    3.1% of exports
  8. 8
    Germany
    $574M
    2.7% of exports
  9. 9
    Brazil
    $448M
    2.1% of exports
  10. 10
    United Kingdom
    $344M
    1.6% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $17.5B
    43.8% of imports
  2. 2
    South Korea
    $6.45B
    16.1% of imports
  3. 3
    Thailand
    $2.5B
    6.2% of imports
  4. 4
    Japan
    $2.43B
    6.1% of imports
  5. 5
    Singapore
    $2.25B
    5.6% of imports
  6. 6
    United States
    $2B
    5.0% of imports
  7. 7
    Malaysia
    $1.55B
    3.9% of imports
  8. 8
    Germany
    $1.14B
    2.9% of imports
  9. 9
    Indonesia
    $758M
    1.9% of imports
  10. 10
    Saudi Arabia
    $589M
    1.5% of imports

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