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HS chapter 38

Miscellaneous chemical products

$218B traded in 2024 in 11,648 flows, sold by 220 nations and bought by 226: 1.0% of all goods trade, ranked 20 of 96.
Traded
$218B2024
Share of all trade
1.0%rank 20 of 96
Exporters
220nations
Importers
226nations

World trade by year, 1995 to 2024

In current US dollars, not adjusted for prices.

Largest exporters

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
China$34.0B
16%
United States$27.8B
13%
Germany$23.4B
11%
Japan$14.3B
6.6%
France$11.8B
5.4%
Belgium$9.44B
4.3%
Netherlands$8.79B
4.0%
South Korea$8.58B
3.9%
Italy$6.93B
3.2%
Spain$5.49B
2.5%
United Kingdom$4.98B
2.3%
Singapore$4.71B
2.2%
India$4.68B
2.1%
Ireland$3.69B
1.7%
Poland$3.60B
1.6%
Canada$3.52B
1.6%
Taiwan$3.38B
1.5%
Malaysia$2.83B
1.3%
North Macedonia$2.23B
1.0%
Indonesia$2.08B
1.0%

Largest importers

In 2024, with each one's share of trade in the category.

NationValueShareSince 2000
United States$17.5B
8.0%
Germany$15.1B
6.9%
China$14.2B
6.5%
Netherlands$10.7B
4.9%
France$9.43B
4.3%
South Korea$7.84B
3.6%
Brazil$6.85B
3.1%
Mexico$6.40B
2.9%
India$6.36B
2.9%
Belgium$5.89B
2.7%
Canada$5.81B
2.7%
Italy$5.68B
2.6%
Taiwan$5.63B
2.6%
United Kingdom$5.56B
2.5%
Japan$5.14B
2.4%
Spain$4.39B
2.0%
Poland$4.16B
1.9%
Thailand$4.10B
1.9%
Singapore$3.73B
1.7%
Indonesia$3.50B
1.6%

Largest flows

From one nation to another in 2024.

FromToValueShareSince 2000
United StatesCanada$4.45B2.0%
United StatesMexico$4.34B2.0%
JapanChina$3.11B1.4%
JapanUnited States$2.84B1.3%
JapanTaiwan$2.60B1.2%
United StatesChina$2.59B1.2%
CanadaUnited States$2.45B1.1%
ChinaBrazil$2.45B1.1%
GermanyNetherlands$2.21B1.0%
ChinaSouth Korea$2.10B1.0%
BelgiumFrance$2.06B0.9%
South KoreaUnited States$2.05B0.9%
GermanyUnited States$2.05B0.9%
North MacedoniaGermany$1.93B0.9%
NetherlandsGermany$1.87B0.9%
GermanyFrance$1.87B0.9%
BelgiumNetherlands$1.81B0.8%
South KoreaHungary$1.73B0.8%
JapanSouth Korea$1.71B0.8%
ChinaUnited States$1.68B0.8%

Largest products

The six-digit codes of the Harmonized System within the chapter, by world trade in 2024.

CodeProductValueShareSince 2000
382390Chemical products, preparations and residual products of chemical or allied industries n.e.s. or included in heading no. 3823$78.5B36%
381800Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics$18.1B8.3%
380830Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$14.6B6.7%
381512Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with precious metal or precious metal compounds as the active substance, n.e.s. or included$11.8B5.4%
380810Insecticides: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$11.6B5.3%
381121Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$10.3B4.7%
380820Fungicides: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$9.88B4.5%
381519Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.s. or included$5.33B2.4%
381590Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported, n.e.s. or included$4.53B2.1%
381230Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers: for rubber or plastics, n.e.s. or included$3.96B1.8%

Shares are of all trade in this category. The line is each figure’s history from 2000, drawn to its own peak: it shows the shape of the years, and the value shows the size.

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