# Timor-Leste Chemicals Export Opportunities (HS 28-38)

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

## Overview

- Exporter: Timor-Leste (TLS)
- Sector: Chemicals
- HS chapters: HS 28-38
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Sector exports: $216.0K
- Products: 13
- Buyer markets: 13
- Average CAGR: +19.4%
- Global sector size: $13.1B

## Product portfolio

| Product | Global size | Your exports | Opportunity | CAGR | Markets | Share |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 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) | $4.0B | $246.1 | $2.1B | -5.2% | 5 | +0.0% |
| HS 382319 - Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids) | $1.3B | $28.6K | $1.9B | +15.3% | 1 | +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 | $2.5B | $568.1 | $1.3B | +13.9% | 4 | +0.0% |
| 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 | $4.2B | $40.8K | $1.3B | +60.2% | 3 | +0.0% |
| HS 382499 - Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $295.9M | $2.3 | $156.7M | -43.2% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 330129 - Oils, essential: n.e.s. in heading no. 3301 (terpeneless or not), including concretes and absolutes | $119.6M | $1.2K | $64.6M | -30.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300420 - Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $285.5M | $8.7 | $48.0M | +1.0% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 340120 - Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | $38.5M | $123.6K | $45.9M | -1.0% | 1 | +0.3% |
| HS 320416 - Dyes: reactive dyes and preparations based thereon | $84.0M | $13.9K | $39.2M | +69.3% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 300290 - Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | $72.6M | $26.1 | $35.7M | +21.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 320411 - Dyes: disperse dyes and preparations based thereon | $39.5M | $4.8K | $34.7M | +126.3% | 1 | +0.1% |
| HS 340290 - Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), including auxiliary washing preparations, not for retail sale | $73.4M | $182.3 | $24.1M | +79.7% | 1 | +0.0% |
| HS 320417 - Dyes: pigments and preparations based thereon | $30.5M | $2.2K | $23.7M | -22.5% | 1 | +0.0% |

## Best markets

- China (CHN): $2.0B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Republic of Korea (KOR): $1.4B calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- Canada (CAN): $1.0B calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Australia (AUS): $873.5M calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Singapore (SGP): $458.0M calculated opportunity across 2 products.
- India (IND): $371.3M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Indonesia (IDN): $251.6M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Portugal (PRT): $212.3M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Thailand (THA): $147.8M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Pakistan (PAK): $141.9M calculated opportunity across 4 products.
- Angola (AGO): $69.5M calculated opportunity across 1 products.
- Japan (JPN): $48.0M calculated opportunity across 1 products.

## Growth stars

- HS 320411: +126.3% average CAGR, $34.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 340290: +79.7% average CAGR, $24.1M calculated opportunity.
- HS 320416: +69.3% average CAGR, $39.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: +60.2% average CAGR, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: +21.7% average CAGR, $35.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 382319: +15.3% average CAGR, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: +13.9% average CAGR, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300420: +1.0% average CAGR, $48.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 340120: -1.0% average CAGR, $45.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 330499: -5.2% average CAGR, $2.1B calculated opportunity.

## Diversification opportunities

- HS 330499: 5 buyer markets, $2.1B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382200: 4 buyer markets, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 300490: 3 buyer markets, $1.3B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382319: 1 buyer markets, $1.9B calculated opportunity.
- HS 382499: 1 buyer markets, $156.7M calculated opportunity.
- HS 330129: 1 buyer markets, $64.6M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300420: 1 buyer markets, $48.0M calculated opportunity.
- HS 340120: 1 buyer markets, $45.9M calculated opportunity.
- HS 320416: 1 buyer markets, $39.2M calculated opportunity.
- HS 300290: 1 buyer markets, $35.7M 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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.