HS 38HS chapter
Miscellaneous chemicals
Global trade in miscellaneous chemicals during 2023, with the top exporting and importing countries. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$159.46B
Reported exports (2023)
$149.05B
Reported imports (2023)
50
Exporting countries
Global merchandise trade in miscellaneous chemicals totaled approximately $159.46 billion in reported exports during 2023, with 50 countries acting as exporters in CEPII BACI. China led the field with $22.32 billion in exports — 14.0% of the global market.
This page aggregates every HS6 product line within HS chapter 38. Country-level numbers reflect the sum of all subcategories that BACI reports. See methodology for caveats around mirror reconciliation and known data limitations, or data sources for the underlying CEPII BACI release.
Top exporters
1
China
China$22.32B
14.0%
2
Germany
Germany$21.80B
13.7%
3
USA
USA$17.46B
10.9%
4
Japan
Japan$9.93B
6.2%
5
Netherlands
Netherlands$9.08B
5.7%
6
Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Korea$9.03B
5.7%
7
France
France$8.62B
5.4%
8
Belgium
Belgium$6.91B
4.3%
9
Indonesia
Indonesia$6.25B
3.9%
10
Singapore
Singapore$5.10B
3.2%
11
Spain
Spain$4.32B
2.7%
12
Ireland
Ireland$4.26B
2.7%
13
Malaysia
Malaysia$4.02B
2.5%
14
United Kingdom
United Kingdom$3.60B
2.3%
15
North Macedonia
North Macedonia$2.62B
1.6%
16
India
India$2.55B
1.6%
17
Other Asia, nes
Other Asia, nes$2.40B
1.5%
18
Sweden
Sweden$1.90B
1.2%
19
Poland
Poland$1.79B
1.1%
20
Canada
Canada$1.69B
1.1%
21
Argentina
Argentina$1.15B
0.7%
22
Italy
Italy$1.14B
0.7%
23
Israel
Israel$1.11B
0.7%
24
Bulgaria
Bulgaria$1.05B
0.7%
25
Lithuania
Lithuania$863.41M
0.5%
Top importers
1USA
USA$12.57B
8.4%
2Germany
Germany$11.49B
7.7%
3Netherlands
Netherlands$10.66B
7.2%
4China
China$9.14B
6.1%
5France
France$6.57B
4.4%
6United Kingdom
United Kingdom$5.67B
3.8%
7Rep. of Korea
Rep. of Korea$5.18B
3.5%
8
Brazil
Brazil$5.17B
3.5%
9Belgium
Belgium$5.15B
3.5%
10Italy
Italy$4.81B
3.2%
11Canada
Canada$4.72B
3.2%
12Other Asia, nes
Other Asia, nes$4.39B
2.9%
13Spain
Spain$4.14B
2.8%
14Japan
Japan$4.09B
2.7%
15
Hungary
Hungary$4.07B
2.7%
16Malaysia
Malaysia$3.56B
2.4%
17
Mexico
Mexico$3.19B
2.1%
18
Thailand
Thailand$2.75B
1.8%
19Singapore
Singapore$2.46B
1.6%
20India
India$2.27B
1.5%
21
Viet Nam
Viet Nam$1.96B
1.3%
22
Czechia
Czechia$1.74B
1.2%
23
Russian Federation
Russian Federation$1.52B
1.0%
24
Australia
Australia$1.41B
0.9%
25
Portugal
Portugal$1.33B
0.9%