# Papua New Guinea Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Papua New Guinea (PNG)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $6.5M
- Products: 12
- Buyer markets: 17
- Average CAGR: +14.2%
- Global sector size: $96.3B

## 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 | $33.4B | $112.3K | $10.9B | +5.7% | 6 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $17.2B | $454.7K | $9.6B | +89.3% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 300212 - Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | $9.6B | $6.6K | $5.7B | +103.7% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 382319 - Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $3.6B | $5.1M | $3.8B | +13.6% | 4 | +0.2% |
| 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) | $8.3B | $12.9K | $3.5B | -10.5% | 7 | +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 | $10.1B | $4.6K | $3.5B | +1.9% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 382600 - Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | $4.8B | $769.4K | $2.8B | +14.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330300 - Perfumes and toilet waters | $3.8B | $5.9K | $2.0B | -10.3% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $3.6B | $77.5 | $1.8B | +11.8% | 2 | +0.0% |
| HS 281512 - Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | $960.7M | $5.9 | $434.6M | -36.4% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 280429 - Gases, rare: other than argon | $391.6M | $0.2 | $399.2M | -28.5% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300220 - Vaccines: for human medicine | $548.0M | $2.3 | $296.3M | -82.5% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands (USA): $11.7B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Netherlands (NLD): $10.2B calculated opportunity across 6 products.
- China (CHN): $9.1B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Australia (AUS): $3.3B calculated opportunity across 5 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $2.6B calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- France (FRA): $1.4B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKG): $1.1B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Malaysia (MYS): $1.0B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Germany (DEU): $899.5M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- United Kingdom (GBR): $800.0M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Austria (AUT): $630.5M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- India (IND): $421.0M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 300212: +103.7% average CAGR, $5.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: +89.3% average CAGR, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382600: +14.0% average CAGR, $2.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382319: +13.6% average CAGR, $3.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +11.8% average CAGR, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: +5.7% average CAGR, $10.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: +1.9% average CAGR, $3.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: -10.3% average CAGR, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: -10.5% average CAGR, $3.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 280429: -28.5% average CAGR, $399.2M calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 330499: 7 buyer markets, $3.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: 6 buyer markets, $10.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: 5 buyer markets, $9.6B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 5 buyer markets, $3.5B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382319: 4 buyer markets, $3.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 330300: 3 buyer markets, $2.0B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300212: 2 buyer markets, $5.7B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 2 buyer markets, $1.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382600: 1 buyer markets, $2.8B calculated opportunity.
- HS 281512: 1 buyer markets, $434.6M 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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