# Gabon Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Gabon (GAB)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $484.0K
- Products: 15
- Buyer markets: 17
- Average CAGR: +2.6%
- Global sector size: $275.4B

## 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 | $194.5B | $401.5K | $74.2B | +5.8% | 13 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $12.9B | $2.3K | $9.0B | -20.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 300220 - Vaccines: for human medicine | $12.8B | $8.0 | $8.8B | -8.9% | 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) | $14.1B | $5.6K | $5.6B | -14.0% | 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 | $14.0B | $20.3K | $5.6B | -3.6% | 7 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $7.1B | $16.1K | $4.1B | +42.9% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $6.9B | $11.3 | $3.6B | -29.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $6.1B | $15.5K | $3.2B | -19.2% | 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 | $263.1 | $1.4B | +11.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $1.3B | $10.9K | $803.3M | +4.8% | 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 | $10.9K | $685.1M | +11.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $1.0B | $5.1 | $647.5M | -26.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 382319 - Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $1.1B | $58.1 | $501.2M | -49.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 280429 - Gases, rare: other than argon | $584.4M | $283.9 | $453.4M | +81.0% | 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 | $15.8 | $409.9M | +63.4% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $39.6B calculated opportunity across 9 products.
- Switzerland, Liechtenstein (CHE): $31.0B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- France (FRA): $8.9B calculated opportunity across 9 products.
- Canada (CAN): $8.3B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $8.1B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $7.0B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Ireland (IRL): $3.8B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- China (CHN): $3.8B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $1.9B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Austria (AUT): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG): $813.5M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 280429: +81.0% average CAGR, $453.4M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300590: +63.4% average CAGR, $409.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +42.9% average CAGR, $4.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 284440: +11.5% average CAGR, $685.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 340220: +11.0% average CAGR, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: +5.8% average CAGR, $74.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: +4.8% average CAGR, $803.3M calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: -3.6% average CAGR, $5.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300220: -8.9% average CAGR, $8.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: -14.0% average CAGR, $5.6B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 300490: 13 buyer markets, $74.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 7 buyer markets, $5.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: 6 buyer markets, $5.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 6 buyer markets, $4.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: 4 buyer markets, $9.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300220: 2 buyer markets, $8.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 2 buyer markets, $3.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 2 buyer markets, $3.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 340220: 1 buyer markets, $1.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: 1 buyer markets, $803.3M 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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