# Burkina Faso Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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Explore Burkina Faso HS 28-38 chemicals export opportunities, product portfolio, buyer markets, growth signals, and diversification opportunities.

## Overview

- Exporter: Burkina Faso (BFA)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $327.5K
- Products: 18
- Buyer markets: 19
- Average CAGR: +6.4%
- Global sector size: $183.1B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS 300490 - Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $97.2B | $51.2K | $49.4B | -1.3% | 9 | +0.0% |
| HS 330499 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $23.3B | $42.2K | $8.8B | +12.2% | 16 | +0.0% |
| HS 300215 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $20.3B | $195.5 | $7.6B | +38.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $11.3B | $203.2K | $5.0B | +23.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $9.3B | $11.2K | $4.7B | +3.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 382200 - Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $6.4B | $1.6K | $3.0B | -1.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $3.0B | $1.9K | $2.2B | +43.7% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $3.3B | $14.8K | $2.0B | -4.0% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 300439 - Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.5B | $64.3 | $1.8B | +6.5% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $1.9B | $978.1 | $1.0B | +22.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $1.6B | $4.4 | $1.0B | -50.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 340600 - Candles, tapers and the like | $500.1M | $18.2 | $298.9M | -3.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300390 - Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $562.9M | $44.4 | $274.6M | -30.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300190 - Glands and other organs: heparin and its salts: other human or animal substances prepared for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, n.e.c. in heading 3001 | $585.2M | $22.4 | $230.2M | -36.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 293499 - Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $386.8M | $25.4 | $209.3M | -0.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330420 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: eye make-up | $368.5M | $28.7 | $209.0M | -26.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 340111 - Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | $237.0M | $9.0 | $205.8M | -6.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 321410 - Mastics: painters' fillings | $417.1M | $12.7 | $195.4M | -34.4% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE): $28.0B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $13.0B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- France (FRA): $10.9B calculated opportunity across 13 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $9.9B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Canada (CAN): $7.2B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Germany (DEU): $6.8B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $4.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $2.0B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $1.2B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- South Africa (ZAF): $677.5M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Spain (ESP): $657.8M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 330210: +43.7% average CAGR, $2.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300215: +38.0% average CAGR, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: +23.0% average CAGR, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: +22.3% average CAGR, $1.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: +12.2% average CAGR, $8.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300439: +6.5% average CAGR, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: +3.0% average CAGR, $4.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 293499: -0.6% average CAGR, $209.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: -1.3% average CAGR, $3.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: -1.3% average CAGR, $49.4B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 330499: 16 buyer markets, $8.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: 9 buyer markets, $49.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 5 buyer markets, $3.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 4 buyer markets, $5.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 4 buyer markets, $4.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330210: 4 buyer markets, $2.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 4 buyer markets, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300215: 2 buyer markets, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300439: 2 buyer markets, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: 2 buyer markets, $1.0B calculated opportunity.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate buyers, standards, logistics, pricing, and competition before acting. [Read the Yugalinks methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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