# Cameroon Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Cameroon (CMR)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $402.6K
- Products: 20
- Buyer markets: 19
- Average CAGR: +5.8%
- Global sector size: $354.6B

## 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 | $213.5B | $213.9K | $77.7B | -1.4% | 13 | +0.0% |
| HS 300214 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $15.4B | $8.6K | $23.5B | +4.8% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $15.7B | $35.5K | $11.7B | -6.5% | 6 | +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 | $19.9B | $31.4K | $8.7B | -4.0% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $16.0B | $31.7K | $7.8B | -21.6% | 2 | +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 | $1.0K | $7.6B | +29.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 293499 - Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $11.9B | $2.1K | $7.4B | -30.5% | 2 | +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) | $14.3B | $49.8K | $6.0B | +25.2% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $7.0B | $8.7K | $3.6B | +125.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $5.4B | $1.6K | $3.1B | +0.3% | 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 | $4.0B | $268.2 | $2.7B | -27.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 340220 - Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $1.2B | $1.7 | $1.4B | -6.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 290110 - Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $916.4M | $8.8K | $1.3B | +5.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300390 - Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale) | $2.0B | $1.1 | $981.1M | -18.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $1.3B | $68.0 | $803.3M | -7.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 292250 - Amino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen function | $1.1B | $229.2 | $699.1M | +162.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 284440 - Radioactive elements, isotopes, compounds, n.e.c. in heading no. 2844 alloys, dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing these elements, isotopes or compounds: radioactive residues | $927.2M | $30.8 | $685.2M | +6.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $1.0B | $155.1 | $647.5M | -7.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 381800 - Chemical elements: doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers or similar forms: chemical compounds doped for use in electronics | $1.5B | $3.5K | $645.9M | -46.6% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 340600 - Candles, tapers and the like | $1.0B | $5.3K | $640.8M | +3.5% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $65.4B calculated opportunity across 14 products.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE): $27.7B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Germany (DEU): $18.2B calculated opportunity across 8 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $11.1B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- France (FRA): $10.4B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- Canada (CAN): $8.3B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Belgium (BEL): $8.2B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Ireland (IRL): $3.8B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $3.0B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $2.8B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- China (CHN): $2.7B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 292250: +162.2% average CAGR, $699.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: +125.8% average CAGR, $3.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300215: +29.8% average CAGR, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: +25.2% average CAGR, $6.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 284440: +6.5% average CAGR, $685.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 290110: +5.2% average CAGR, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300214: +4.8% average CAGR, $23.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 340600: +3.5% average CAGR, $640.8M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +0.3% average CAGR, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: -1.4% average CAGR, $77.7B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 300490: 13 buyer markets, $77.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: 6 buyer markets, $11.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 6 buyer markets, $8.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: 6 buyer markets, $6.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 4 buyer markets, $3.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 2 buyer markets, $7.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300215: 2 buyer markets, $7.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 293499: 2 buyer markets, $7.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 2 buyer markets, $3.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300439: 2 buyer markets, $2.7B 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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