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$14.1B
Total imports 2025 (CIF)
$4.8B
Total exports 2025 (FOB)

Average value per kg, imports (CIF)

2022 · $1.45/kg · $1,452/t · $14.9B over 10.3Mt 2022 · $1.45/kg · $1,452/t · $14.9B over 10.3Mt $1.45/kg $1,452/t 2022 2023 · $1.30/kg · $1,297/t · $15.4B over 11.9Mt 2023 · $1.30/kg · $1,297/t · $15.4B over 11.9Mt $1.30/kg $1,297/t 2023 2024 · $1.27/kg · $1,271/t · $14.1B over 11.1Mt 2024 · $1.27/kg · $1,271/t · $14.1B over 11.1Mt $1.27/kg $1,271/t 2024 2025 · $1.20/kg · $1,203/t · $14.1B over 11.8Mt 2025 · $1.20/kg · $1,203/t · $14.1B over 11.8Mt $1.20/kg $1,203/t 2025 2026 YTD · $1.53/kg · $1,529/t · $12.2B over 8.0Mt 2026 YTD · $1.53/kg · $1,529/t · $12.2B over 8.0Mt $1.53/kg $1,529/t 2026 YTD

Total value ÷ total gross weight over every linked HS code (each counted once). A mix of very different chemicals, so it tracks the mix, not one price. 2026 YTD is a part year.

Top 10 chemicals by value (2025)

  1. Petroleum, partly refined, including topped crude shared code · 78 substances HS 2710.19
    Alkanes, C10-13-iso-Alkanes, C10-14Alkenes, C11-14Alkenes, C20-24 .alpha.-C13-15 AlkaneC14-17 AlkaneClarified Oils (Petroleum), Catalytic CrackedCondensates (Petroleum), Vacuum TowerDistillates (Petroleum), AlkylateDistillates (Petroleum), Catalytic Reformer Fractionator Residue, High-boilingDistillates (Petroleum), Catalytic Reformer Fractionator Residue, Low-boilingDistillates (Petroleum), Chemically Neutralized LightDistillates (Petroleum), Crude OilDistillates (Petroleum), Heavy NaphthenicDistillates (Petroleum), Heavy Thermal CrackedDistillates (Petroleum), Hydrodesulfurised MiddleDistillates (Petroleum), Hydrotreated Heavy NaphthenicDistillates (Petroleum), Light HydrocrackedDistillates (Petroleum), Light NaphthenicDistillates (Petroleum), Solvent-refined Heavy NaphthenicDistillates (Petroleum), Steam-crackedDistillates (Petroleum), Sweetened MiddleDistillates (Petroleum), VacuumDistillates, Petroleum, Hydrotreated Heavy ParaffinicDistillates, Petroleum, Hydrotreated Light NaphthenicDistillates, Petroleum, Hydrotreated Light ParaffinicDistillates, Petroleum, Solvent-dewaxed Heavy ParaffinicDistillates, Petroleum, Solvent-dewaxed Light ParaffinicDistillates, Petroleum, Solvent-refined Heavy ParaffinicDistillates, Petroleum, Solvent-refined Light NaphthenicDistillates, Petroleum, Solvent-refined Light ParaffinicExtracts (Petroleum), Heavy Paraffinic Distillate SolventFoots Oil (Petroleum)Fuel Oil, No. 2Fuel Oil, No. 4Fuel Oil, No. 6Fuel Oil, ResidualFuel Oil, Residues-straight-run Gas Oils, High-sulfurFuels, Diesel, No. 2Gas Oils (Petroleum), HydrodesulfurizedGas Oils (Petroleum), Hydrotreated VacuumGas Oils (Petroleum), Steam-crackedGasolineHydrocarbons, C11-17, Solvent-extd. Light NaphthenicHydrocarbons, C14-30, Olefin-richHydrocarbons, C4, 1,3-Butadiene-free, Polymerisation, Tetraisobutylene Fraction, HydrogenatedHydrogenated Polydec-1-eneHydrotreated Heavy NaphthaIsopar MKeroseneKerosine (Petroleum), HydrodesulfurisedKerosine (Petroleum), HydrotreatedLubricating OilsLubricating Oils (Petroleum), C15-30, Hydrotreated Neutral Oil-basedLubricating Oils (Petroleum), C20-35, Solvent-extd., Dewaxed, HydrogenatedLubricating Oils (Petroleum), C20-50, Hydrotreated Neutral Oil-basedLubricating Oils (Petroleum), C20-50, Hydrotreated Neutral Oil-based, High-viscosityMineral OilNaphtha (Petroleum), Heavy Catalytic ReformedNaphtha (Petroleum), Heavy CokerNaphtha (Petroleum), Heavy Straight-runNaphtha, Petroleum, Hydrodesulfurised HeavyParaffin Oils (Petroleum), Catalytic Dewaxed HeavyParaffin Oils (Petroleum), Catalytic Dewaxed LightParaffins, Petroleum, Normal C>10Petroleum BenzinePetroleum, Solvent Extracted, Dewaxed, HydrogenatedRaffinates (Petroleum), Sorption ProcessResidual Oils (Petroleum), HydrotreatedResidual Oils (Petroleum), Solvent DeasphaltedResidual Oils (Petroleum), Solvent-dewaxedResidual Oils (Petroleum), Solvent-refinedResidues (Petroleum), Catalytic Reformer FractionatorResidues (Petroleum), Light VacuumResidues (Petroleum), Steam-crackedSolvent Naphtha, Petroleum, Heavy Aliph.Solvent-refined Middle DistillateStraight-run Middle Distillate
    $6.3B · 44.3% · $1.35/kg $1,346/t
  2. Motor spirit; Research Octane No. (RON) less than 95 (regular... shared code · 33 substances HS 2710.12
    (3E,7E)-Deca-1,3,7-trieneAlkenes, C10-12, C11-richAlkenes, C10-14-branched and Linear, C12-richAlkenes, C15-18Alkenes, C6Alkenes, C6-8-branched, C7-richAlkenes, C7-9-branched, C8-richAlkenes, C8-10, C9-richAlkenes, C8-10-branched, C9-richAlkenes, C9-13-branched, C10-richDistillates (Petroleum), Light Distillate Hydrotreating Process, Low-boilingGasolineHexaneHydrocarbons, C4, 1,3-Butadiene-free, polymd., Triisobutylene Fraction, HydrogenatedHydrotreated Heavy NaphthaLight Alkylate NaphthaN-HeptaneNaphthaNaphtha (Petroleum) Hydrodesulfurized Light DearomatizedNaphtha (Petroleum), Full-range ReformedNaphtha (Petroleum), Full-range Straight-runNaphtha (Petroleum), Heavy AlkylateNaphtha (Petroleum), Heavy Straight-runNaphtha (Petroleum), Light Catalytic CrackedNaphtha (Petroleum), Light Catalytic ReformedNaphtha (Petroleum), Light HydrocrackedNaphtha (Petroleum), Solvent-refined LightNaphtha, Petroleum, Hydrodesulfurised HeavyPetroleum BenzinePetroleum EtherSolvent Naphtha (Petroleum), Hydrotreated Light NaphthenicSolvent Naphtha (Petroleum), Light Aliph.Solvent Naphtha (Petroleum), Medium Aliph.
    $3.1B · 21.9% · $0.96/kg $961/t
  3. Aluminium Oxide HS 2818.20.00 · Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum $536.5M · 3.8% · $0.86/kg $863/t
  4. Urea HS 3102.10.00 · Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or... $403.2M · 2.9% · $0.81/kg $813/t
  5. Diammonium Phosphate HS 3105.30.00 · Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium... $334.4M · 2.4% · $1.32/kg $1,325/t
  6. Sugars; lactose and lactose syrup, containing by weight 99% or... shared code · 2 substances HS 1702.11.00
    LactoseΑ-Lactose
    $234.2M · 1.7% · $2.27/kg $2,270/t
  7. Potassium Chloride HS 3104.20.00 · Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride $140.3M · 1.0% · $0.66/kg $661/t
  8. High-density Polyethylene HS 3901.20.00 · Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a... $111.8M · 0.8% · $2.01/kg $2,006/t
  9. Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane shared code · 4 substances HS 2711.12
    Alkanes, C3-4Gases (Petroleum), Gas Recovery Plant Depropanizer OverheadsHydrocarbons, C3-4Propane
    $101.8M · 0.7% · $0.65/L
  10. Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a... shared code · 2 substances HS 3901.10.00
    1-Butene Polymer with EtheneHigh-density Polyethylene
    $94.7M · 0.7% · $2.19/kg $2,193/t

Ranked by HS code, counting only lines classed as chemical: Stats NZ reports a code, not the substances in it, so a code shared by several substances is one entry and is never split. Share is of total imports.

Top 10 countries of origin (2025)

Korea, Republic of $4.3B 30.1% Singapore $3.4B 23.7% Malaysia $1.3B 9.2% Australia $1.1B 7.9% China, People's Republic of $1.1B 7.5% United States of America $527.1M 3.7% Japan $373.4M 2.6% India $314.6M 2.2% Saudi Arabia $281.0M 2.0% Canada $192.6M 1.4% Thailand $167.2M 1.2% Brunei Darussalam $161.8M 1.1% Germany $142.1M 1.0% Taiwan $84.7M 0.6% Oman $69.3M 0.5% Netherlands $66.2M 0.5% Viet Nam $60.0M 0.4% Morocco $53.7M 0.4% France $52.7M 0.4% Qatar $50.5M 0.4% United Kingdom $47.7M 0.3% Indonesia $40.0M 0.3% United Arab Emirates $35.5M 0.3% Denmark $32.7M 0.2% Switzerland $29.3M 0.2% Italy $28.0M 0.2% Bahrain $24.5M 0.2% Belgium $24.3M 0.2% Spain $22.0M 0.2% Chile $13.7M <0.1% Laos $10.8M <0.1% Kuwait $9.5M <0.1% Brazil $9.0M <0.1% Mexico $8.7M <0.1% Philippines $8.4M <0.1% South Africa $8.3M <0.1% Poland $8.0M <0.1% Sweden $8.0M <0.1% Austria $7.8M <0.1% Israel $6.7M <0.1% Czechia $6.3M <0.1% Argentina $5.9M <0.1% Turkiye $5.9M <0.1% Portugal $4.9M <0.1% Greece $4.9M <0.1% Finland $4.7M <0.1% Norway $4.5M <0.1% Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) $4.1M <0.1% Algeria $3.1M <0.1% Pakistan $2.7M <0.1% Lithuania $2.6M <0.1% Peru $2.5M <0.1% Fiji $2.3M <0.1% Bolivia $1.9M <0.1% Slovakia $1.2M <0.1% Ireland $1.1M <0.1% Rwanda $1.1M <0.1% Egypt $915k <0.1% Sri Lanka $899k <0.1% Colombia $838k <0.1% Iceland $796k <0.1% New Zealand $598k <0.1% Paraguay $439k <0.1% Estonia $356k <0.1% Romania $299k <0.1% Serbia $284k <0.1% Papua New Guinea $275k <0.1% Bulgaria $198k <0.1% Kazakhstan $196k <0.1% Cambodia $147k <0.1% Hungary $141k <0.1% Tunisia $137k <0.1% El Salvador $129k <0.1% Liechtenstein $127k <0.1% Ukraine $120k <0.1% Andorra $114k <0.1% Costa Rica $111k <0.1% Uruguay $96k <0.1% Guyana $94k <0.1% Slovenia $92k <0.1% Jordan $42k <0.1% Trinidad and Tobago $39k <0.1% Puerto Rico $36k <0.1% Malta $34k <0.1% Cote D'Ivoire $33k <0.1% Namibia $30k <0.1% North Macedonia $26k <0.1% Congo, the Democratic Republic of the $21k <0.1% Mali $21k <0.1% Latvia $18k <0.1% Congo $17k <0.1% Venezuela $16k <0.1% Iran $16k <0.1% Macau (Special Administrative Region) $15k <0.1% Vanuatu $14k <0.1% St Helena $14k <0.1% Eswatini $12k <0.1% Tokelau $12k <0.1% Myanmar $11k <0.1% Ghana $9k <0.1% Lebanon $6k <0.1% Georgia $4k <0.1% Afghanistan $3k <0.1% Belize $3k <0.1% Croatia $3k <0.1% Cyprus $2k <0.1% Bangladesh $2k <0.1% Kenya $2k <0.1% United States Minor Outlying Islands $2k <0.1% Gaza Strip/Palestine/West Bank $2k <0.1% Angola $2k <0.1% Armenia $1k <0.1% Moldova $1k <0.1% Nepal $1k <0.1% Honduras $803 <0.1% Syria $699 <0.1% Ecuador $286 <0.1% Monaco $240 <0.1% Tonga $107 <0.1% Luxembourg $102 <0.1% Pitcairn $98 <0.1% Russia $95 <0.1% French Polynesia $89 <0.1% French Southern Territories $75 <0.1% Nigeria $61 <0.1% Madagascar $49 <0.1% Gabon $35 <0.1%

Over every linked HS code (each counted once). Tap a country to see what it supplies.

CIF is the value at the NZ port. It excludes landed costs after the port: port-to-ATF freight, BACC/AP clearance, devanning, inwards and putaway, storage, and pick, pack and dispatch.

Source: Stats NZ overseas merchandise trade (imports, CIF NZD), licensed CC BY 4.0. Shared codes show the code total only; amounts are never split between substances.