# Botswana Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Botswana (BWA)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $47.4K
- Products: 18
- Buyer markets: 23
- Average CAGR: +4.9%
- Global sector size: $362.0B

## 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 | $258.3B | $33.2K | $90.9B | +0.7% | 22 | +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) | $27.2B | $2.8K | $9.9B | +5.4% | 11 | +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 | $21.0B | $370.0 | $9.6B | +7.2% | 8 | +0.0% |
| HS 300220 - Vaccines: for human medicine | $13.1B | $80.8 | $9.2B | +31.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $17.7B | $2.1K | $8.7B | +30.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $9.3B | $635.9 | $5.1B | +16.6% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 282200 - Cobalt oxides and hydroxides: commercial cobalt oxides | $1.6B | $7.4 | $3.1B | -11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $5.0B | $105.5 | $2.5B | +6.9% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 340130 - Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap | $1.2B | $11.5 | $855.9M | -6.6% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 330590 - Hair preparations: n.e.s. in heading no. 3305 | $1.8B | $10.8 | $755.4M | -0.3% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 340600 - Candles, tapers and the like | $1.0B | $3.9 | $640.9M | +1.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $529.8M | $73.5 | $535.0M | +14.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330410 - Cosmetic and toilet preparations: lip make-up | $463.2M | $1.0 | $490.8M | -64.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 284390 - Inorganic or organic compounds: of precious metals (excluding gold and silver), whether or not chemically defined, amalgams of precious metals | $352.4M | $0.7 | $425.5M | -19.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300510 - Dressings, adhesive: and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes | $1.0B | $86.2 | $414.8M | -20.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300590 - Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles: (excluding adhesive dressings), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, packaged for retail sale | $926.9M | $60.5 | $409.9M | +51.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $464.7M | $1.9K | $363.5M | -14.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 321590 - Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solid | $1.0B | $5.9K | $281.2M | +11.6% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $40.4B calculated opportunity across 12 products.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE): $27.7B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- China (CHN): $11.8B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Germany (DEU): $11.3B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $8.4B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $7.9B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Canada (CAN): $6.8B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $5.6B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- France (FRA): $5.1B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- South Africa (ZAF): $5.1B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Japan (JPN): $3.7B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Ireland (IRL): $3.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 300590: +51.2% average CAGR, $409.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300220: +31.6% average CAGR, $9.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: +30.9% average CAGR, $8.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: +16.6% average CAGR, $5.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330210: +14.5% average CAGR, $535.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 321590: +11.6% average CAGR, $281.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: +7.2% average CAGR, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +6.9% average CAGR, $2.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: +5.4% average CAGR, $9.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 340600: +1.3% average CAGR, $640.9M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 300490: 22 buyer markets, $90.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: 11 buyer markets, $9.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 8 buyer markets, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 5 buyer markets, $5.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 4 buyer markets, $2.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 3 buyer markets, $8.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300220: 2 buyer markets, $9.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 340130: 2 buyer markets, $855.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 330590: 2 buyer markets, $755.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 282200: 1 buyer markets, $3.1B 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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