CHEMICALS TRADE
STATISTICS
HS Code Description Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports
27
Mineral fuels, Mineral oils and Products of their
distillation: Bituminous substances; Mineral
waxes 21,904,676,833 46,349,593,836 18,220,756,107 47,352,759,550 12,831,742,811 29,544,467,703
28
Inorganic Chemicals; Compounds of
precious/Rare-earth metals, Radioactive
elements/isotopes 2,313,703,847 2,732,436,783 2,173,374,243 1,787,978,305 1,477,445,201 1,672,240,008
29 Organic chemicals 2,681,454,028 3,139,829,326 2,939,642,197 3,508,764,542 1,767,497,477 2,612,819,556
30 Pharmaceutical products 268,498,520 4,749,191,093 335,267,618 4,570,112,566 259,075,731 3,365,752,020
31 Fertilizers 444,214,044 881,185,091 418,891,606 906,678,851 1,520,846,765 1,380,830,737
32
Tanning/Dyeing extracts;
Tannins/Derivatives/Dyes/etc.; Paint/Varnish;
Putty/Other mastics; Inks 503,769,741 931,974,317 585,301,290 897,233,844 374,764,541 690,367,559
33
Essential oils/Resinoids;
Perfumery/Cosmetic/Toilet preparations 657,474,123 1,190,964,251 698,484,045 1,140,490,426 513,886,841 818,158,977
34
Soaps/Waxes/polishes/Candles/Modelling
pastes/ Dental preparations with plaster base 454,878,154 511,283,332 606,989,537 518,248,565 438,710,524 429,694,347
35
Albuminoidal substances/Modified
Starches/Glues/Enzymes 84,931,167 445,781,228 104,925,528 389,916,320 68,992,079 324,939,637
36
Explosives/Pyrotechnic
Products/Matches/Pyrophoric alloys/Certain
Combustible preparations 264,822,622 85,070,384 293,567,124 95,355,189 164,427,245 114,143,892
37 Photographic/Cinematographic goods 21,655,964 202,474,881 15,489,643 177,374,065 20,630,242 137,657,041
38 Miscellaneous chemical products 2,633,838,238 2,697,884,210 1,473,857,127 2,467,080,806 1,153,178,774 2,449,850,144
39 Plastics and articles thereof 2,174,126,825 4,893,289,389 2,447,758,652 4,643,144,789 1,666,317,080 3,550,694,136
40 Rubber and articles thereof 943,967,714 2,992,931,528 926,288,595 3,150,783,915 677,865,169 2,164,579,364
Overall Total for Each Trimester 35,352,011,820 71,803,889,649 31,240,593,312 71,605,921,733 22,935,380,480 49,256,195,121
Net Year Total (To Date) for Exports 89,527,985,612
Net Year Total (To Date) for Imports 192,666,006,503
CPI % (August 2012) 5
PPI % (August 2012) 5.1
April-June July-AugJan-March
Chemical Trade Statistics 2012 (HS Code 27-40) Chemical Trade Statistics
Dear Cluster Member,
We have compiled a review of trade statistics for the
inclusion in our bi-monthly newsletter. The first
segment contains statistics for the year 2012 (please
note that July-August represents two months, whereas
January-March and April-June are quarterly). The trade
statistics are tabled by HS Code (HS Code 27 to 40) and
all figures are in Rands.
The second segment contains selected statistics for each
value chain for the month of August 2012. These five
value chains are as follows:
Coatings, inks, adhesives and dyes
Resins and polymers
Pulp and paper
Water treatment
Petroleum and gas
HS Code Description
Export Import
H3208
Paint and varnishers
(including enamels and
lacquers) based on
synthetic polymers or
chemically modified
natural polymers,
dispersed or dissolved in
a nonaqueous medium;
solutions as defined in
Note 4 to this Chapter 28,995,509 46,152,934
H3215
Printing ink, writing or
drawing ink and other
inks, whether or not
conncentrated or solid 29,798,589 80,945,105
H3212
Pigments (including
metallic powders and
flakes) dispersed innon-
aqueous media, in liquid
or paste form, of a kind
used in the manufacture 2,619,211 15,616,474
H3909
Amino-resins, phenolic
resins and
polyurethanes, in
primary forms 10,139,689 68,171,358
H3917
Tubes, pipes and hoses,
fitting therefor (for
example joints, elbows,
flanges), of plastics 81,122,711 121,989,799
H3918
Floor covering of
plastics, whether or not
self-adhesive, in rolls or
in the form of tiles; wall
or ceiling 1,240,935 31,147,091
H3921
Other plates, sheets,
film, foil and strip, of
plastics 17,516,580 90,346,331
Styrene
H390311 Expansible Polystyrene 91,290 16,853,339
H390319 Other Polysterene 1,161,037 48,533,001
H390320
Styrene-acrylonitrile
(SAN) copolymers 8,400 995,675
H390330
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-
styrene (Abs)
Copolymers 21,687 19,072,540
H390390
Other polymers of
styrene 1,213,911 12,625,996
Coatings
HS Code Description Exports Imports
270750
Aromatics hydrocarbon
mixtures 75,265,595 442,177
H2709
Petroleum Oils and oils
obtained from
bituminous minerals,
crude 501,696,219 13,382,199,913
H2710
Petroleum oils and oils
obtained from
bituminous minerals
(excluding crude);
preparations not
elsewhere specified or
included, containing
mass 70 per cent or
more of petroleum oils or
of oils obtained from
bituminous minerals 1,121,091,243 2,291,990,631
H271019 Fuel 234,689,428 21,059,431
H2711
Petroleum gases and
other gaseous
hydrocarbons 30,917,332 230,387,984
H271111 Natural gas, liquefied 265,233 186,620,912
H271112 Propane, liquefied 0 0
H271114
Ethylene, propylene,
butylene and butadiene,
liqufied 0 0
H271113 Butanes, liquefied 10,184,545 43,436,286
Petroleum gases
Aromatics
Butane
Petroleum Oils/Fuels
Coatings, Inks, Adhesives and Dyes Value Chain (August 2012) Water Treatment Value Chain (August 2012)
Petroleum and Gas Value Chain (August 2012)
HS Code Description Exports Imports
H380210 Activated Carbon 2 695 311 13 162 643
H280110 Chlorine 3 098 522 9 766
H2522
Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime (excluding oxide and
hydroxide of heading 2825) 16 091 692 7 266 207
H39140000 Water treatment chemical/Anionic polycrylamide 3 712 761 7 966 962
HS Code Description Exports Imports
H4801 Newsprint, in rolls or sheets 12,618,912 9,435,581
H4802
Uncoated paper and
paperboard, of a kind used for
writing, printing, other graphic
purposes, and non perforated
punchcards and punch tape
paper, in rolls or rectangular
(including square) sheets, of
any size, other than paper 102,505,370 106,083,197
H4810
Paper and paperboard,
coated on one or both sides
with kaolin (China clay) or
other inorganic substances,
with or without a binder, and
with no other coating, whether
or not surface-coloured,
surface-decorated or printed
in rolls or rectangular 18,606,938 174,628,130
H4803
Toilet or facial tissue stock,
towel or napkin stock and
similar paper of a kind used
for household 2,958,015 10,833,312
H4802
Uncoated paper and
paperboard, used for writing,
printing or graphic purposes,
and non-perforated
punchcards 102,505,370 106,083,197
Other board and paper
H4805
Other uncoated paper and
paperboard, in rolls or sheets 20,096,984 30,178,217
Tissue
Newsprint
Print and writing
HS Code Description Exports Imports
H3901
Polymers of ethylene
in primary forms 109,583,848 218,405,908
H3902
Polymers of
propylene or other
olefins, in primary
forms 406,872,803 56,790,587
H3903
Polymers of styrene,
in primary forms 2,496,325 110,459,127
H3904
Polymers of vinyl
chloride or of other
halogenated olefins,
in primary forms 20,183,319 37,503,796
H3905
Polymers of vinyl
acetate or of other
vinyl esters, in
primary forms; other
vinyl polymers in
primary forms 2,213,257 17,092,116
H3906
Acrylic polymers in
primary forms 30,058,662 87,960,069
H3913
Natural polymers (for
example, alginic acid
and modified natural
polymers 770,799 9,046,405
H3909
Amino-resins,
phelonic resins and
polyurethanes, in
primary forms 10,139,689 68,171,358
H3911
Petroleum resins,
coumarone-indene
resins, polyterpenes,
polysulphides,
polysuphones and
other products 256,686 13,839,382
Polymers
Resins
Resins and Polymers Value Chain (August 2012) Pulp and Paper Value Chain (August 2012)
Exports Imports
H390320
Styrene-acrylonitrile
(SAN) copolymers 8 400 995 675
H390311
Expansible
Polystyrene 91 290 16 853 339
H390319 Other Polysterene 1 161 037 48 533 001
H390330
Acrylonitrile-
butadiene-styrene
(Abs) Copolymers 21 687 19 072 540
H390390
Other polymers of
styrene 1 213 911 12 625 996
H290911 Diethyl ether 344 5 166
H290919
Other Acyclic ethers,
their halogenated,
sulfonated, nitrated
derivatives 123 791 2 382 973
H290920
Cyclanic, cyclenic,
cycloterpenic ethers, 370 423 562
H290930
Aromatic ethers,
their halogenated,
sulfonated, nitrated
derivatives 46 509 1 884 541
H290941
2-oxydiethanol
(diethylene glycol,
digol) 0 3 439 271
H290943
monobutyl ethers of
ethylene glycol or of
diethylene glycol 1 263 215 11 458 963
H290944
Other monoalkyl
ethers of ethylene
glycol or of
diethylene glycol 5 762 921 117
H290949
Other-alcohol, their
halogenated,
sulfonated
derivatives 966 509 9 216 333
H290950
Ether-phenols, ether-
alcohol-phenols,
their halogenated,
sulfonated derivates 184 290 1 476 643
H290960
Alcohol peroxides,
ether peroxide,
ketone peroxides, 1 087 025 4 740 909
Styrene
Glycols
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