# Laos Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Laos (LAO)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $850.5M
- Products: 15
- Buyer markets: 14
- Average CAGR: +29.5%
- Global sector size: $82.7B

## 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 | $35.9B | $19.3K | $9.7B | +0.4% | 4 | +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) | $12.6B | $20.0K | $6.1B | -3.1% | 4 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $7.5B | $1.2M | $4.4B | +152.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 310420 - Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: potassic, potassium chloride | $7.3B | $597.7M | $4.2B | +62.9% | 3 | +7.0% |
| 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 | $4.6B | $241.6K | $2.0B | +20.0% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $3.1B | $3.7K | $1.7B | +79.7% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $2.7B | $556.1 | $1.6B | -22.9% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 330290 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries | $2.1B | $4.5K | $1.2B | -5.2% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $1.7B | $20.3K | $1.1B | +31.9% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 284690 - Compounds, inorganic or organic (excluding cerium), of rare-earth metals, of yttrium, scandium or of mixtures of these metals | $1.4B | $251.3M | $1.1B | +116.5% | 1 | +18.0% |
| HS 280300 - Carbon: carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.s. | $924.8M | $20.0K | $867.9M | -14.0% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 293299 - Heterocyclic compounds: with oxygen hetero-atom(s) only, no lactones or unfused furan rings (hydrogenated or not) in the structure, other than isosafrole, 1-(1,3-benzodiaxol-5-yl) propan-2-one, piperonal, safrole, tetrahydrocannabinols (all isomers) | $723.6M | $34.4K | $674.8M | -9.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330210 - Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $1.0B | $123.8 | $647.5M | -10.5% | 1 | +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 | $735.1M | $97.1 | $479.5M | -39.1% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 340319 - Lubricating preparations: (other than for the treatment of textile and similar materials), containing less than 70% (by weight) of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $371.3M | $12.1 | $457.6M | +53.5% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $15.2B calculated opportunity across 9 products.
- France (FRA): $6.6B calculated opportunity across 7 products.
- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $3.1B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Poland (POL): $2.3B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $2.0B calculated opportunity across 3 products.
- Canada (CAN): $1.5B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Viet Nam (VNM): $939.8M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- United Arab Emirates (ARE): $879.9M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Ireland (IRL): $856.9M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Malaysia (MYS): $772.8M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $620.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Russia (RUS): $421.9M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 382499: +152.7% average CAGR, $4.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 284690: +116.5% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: +79.7% average CAGR, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 310420: +62.9% average CAGR, $4.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 340319: +53.5% average CAGR, $457.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +31.9% average CAGR, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: +20.0% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: +0.4% average CAGR, $9.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: -3.1% average CAGR, $6.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: -5.2% average CAGR, $1.2B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 300490: 4 buyer markets, $9.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: 4 buyer markets, $6.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: 3 buyer markets, $4.4B calculated opportunity.
- HS 310420: 3 buyer markets, $4.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 3 buyer markets, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 3 buyer markets, $1.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 3 buyer markets, $1.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330290: 2 buyer markets, $1.2B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 2 buyer markets, $1.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 280300: 2 buyer markets, $867.9M 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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