Top Import Products of Bahrain

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Bahrain
 

> Machinery: 20%

> Vehicles: 18%

> Electrical Equipment: 15%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Iron and Steel: 8%

> Plastics: 7%

> Organic Chemicals: 6%

> Foodstuffs: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

> Petroleum Products: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 96% of Bahrain's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Bahrain's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 2 billion), Vehicles (USD 1.8 billion), and Electrical Equipment (USD 1.5 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Iron and Steel, Plastics, as well as Organic Chemicals.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Bahrain’s top 10 import commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of bahrain
Import Products of Bahrain
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Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled

HSN Code:  07099990   07099930   07099350  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 208
Bahrain Importers Shipment 24,147
Value $9,693,293.26 $8,296,203.1 greenUpArrow 16.84% 0.16%
Shipment 10,116 6,437 greenUpArrow 57.15% 3.65%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62044390   62044300   62044290  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 501
Bahrain Importers Shipment 14,698
Value $20,024,327.47 $18,884,852.47 greenUpArrow 6.03% 0.32%
Shipment 5,717 4,781 greenUpArrow 19.58% 2.06%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87081090  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 147
Bahrain Importers Shipment 14,588
Value $13,759,480.44 $11,318,771.79 greenUpArrow 21.56% 0.22%
Shipment 6,055 3,537 greenUpArrow 71.19% 2.18%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94036010   94035000  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 943
Bahrain Importers Shipment 12,133
Value $34,673,203.96 $22,381,445.5 greenUpArrow 54.92% 0.56%
Shipment 3,648 3,508 greenUpArrow 3.99% 1.31%
Bananas, Including plaintains, Fresh or dried

HSN Code:  08039010   08031010   08039090  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 138
Bahrain Importers Shipment 11,353
Value $4,014,683.89 $2,879,694.49 greenUpArrow 39.41% 0.06%
Shipment 4,731 3,080 greenUpArrow 53.60% 1.71%
T-shirts, Singlets and other vests, Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61091000   61099090   61099010  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 563
Bahrain Importers Shipment 11,044
Value $8,355,631.29 $10,462,210.96 redDownArrow -20.14% 0.14%
Shipment 3,838 4,099 redDownArrow -6.37% 1.38%
Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included

HSN Code:  21069099   21069098   21069092  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 361
Bahrain Importers Shipment 10,323
Value $19,320,953.74 $20,186,541.56 redDownArrow -4.29% 0.31%
Shipment 3,492 3,015 greenUpArrow 15.82% 1.26%
Other fruit, Fresh

HSN Code:  08109090   08109030   08109040  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 220
Bahrain Importers Shipment 9,755
Value $10,174,113.42 $5,005,759.22 greenUpArrow 103.25% 0.16%
Shipment 3,958 2,858 greenUpArrow 38.49% 1.43%
Tube or pipe fittings (for example, Couplings, Elbows, Sleeves), Of iron or steel - cast fittings :

HSN Code:  73071120   73079910   73079990  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 190
Bahrain Importers Shipment 9,627
Value $10,159,108.93 $8,810,420.7 greenUpArrow 15.31% 0.16%
Shipment 3,464 1,795 greenUpArrow 92.98% 1.25%
Bread, Pastry, Cakes, Biscuits and other bakers’ wares, Whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, Empty cachets of a kind suitable for pharmaceutical use, Sealing wafers, Rice paper and similar products

HSN Code:  19053100   19059090   19059020  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 409
Bahrain Importers Shipment 8,948
Value $19,896,475.17 $18,361,016.42 greenUpArrow 8.36% 0.32%
Shipment 3,080 2,680 greenUpArrow 14.93% 1.11%
Medicaments (excluding goods of heading 3002, 3005 or 3006) consisting of mixed or unmixed products for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, Put up in measured doses (including those in the form of transdermal administration systems) or in forms or packings

HSN Code:  30049011   30049099   30049000  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 220
Bahrain Importers Shipment 8,947
Value $83,185,060.33 $94,195,194.72 redDownArrow -11.69% 1.34%
Shipment 3,250 3,580 redDownArrow -9.22% 1.17%


HSN Code:   
Importers : Bahrain Importers 697
Bahrain Importers Shipment 8,613
Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 3,034 4,330 redDownArrow -29.93% 1.09%
Trunks, Suit-cases, Vanity-cases, Executive- cases, Brief-cases, School satchels, Spectacle cases, Binocular cases, Camera cases, Musical instrument cases, Gun cases, Holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, Insulated food or beverages bags, Toil

HSN Code:  42023120   42022110   42021250  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 348
Bahrain Importers Shipment 8,553
Value $15,049,260.02 $15,022,827.63 greenUpArrow 0.18% 0.24%
Shipment 3,019 3,273 redDownArrow -7.76% 1.09%
Taps, Cocks, Valves and similar appliances for pipes, Boiler shells, Tanks, Vats or the like, Including pressure-reducing valves and the rmostatically controlled valves

HSN Code:  84819090   84818030   84818090  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 441
Bahrain Importers Shipment 8,526
Value $47,327,381.81 $51,283,935.59 redDownArrow -7.71% 0.77%
Shipment 3,563 3,228 greenUpArrow 10.38% 1.28%
Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, Of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal - of precious metal whether or not plated or clad with precious metal:

HSN Code:  71131913   71131930   71131914  
Importers : Bahrain Importers 217
Bahrain Importers Shipment 7,746
Value $109,426,435.94 $95,739,201.52 greenUpArrow 14.30% 1.77%
Shipment 2,659 2,443 greenUpArrow 8.84% 0.96%