Top Import Products of Kenya

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Kenya
 

As the Kenya import data reveals, the nation's top import products for 2023 were prominently characterized by:

> Machinery: 20%

> Petroleum Products: 15%

> Vehicles: 12%

> Iron and Steel: 10%

> Plastics: 8%

> Pharmaceuticals: 7%

> Electronics: 6%

> Chemicals: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

> Foodstuffs: 3%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 90% of Kenya's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Kenya's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 1.2 billion), Petroleum Products (USD 900 million), and Vehicles (USD 720 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Iron and Steel, Plastics, Textiles, as well as Foodstuffs.

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

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of kenya

Top Import Products of Kenya

YOY comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Kenya

MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of Kenya

Import Products of Kenya
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87083000  
Importers : Kenya Importers 7,172
Kenya Importers Shipment 162,283 		Value $92,992,876.38 $131,824,895.22 redDownArrow -29.46% 0.16%
Shipment 71,001 37,790 greenUpArrow 87.88% 4.13%
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:  30049000   30049099   30049049  
Importers : Kenya Importers 4,495
Kenya Importers Shipment 128,993 		Value $686,848,961.64 $1,855,830,101.48 redDownArrow -62.99% 1.20%
Shipment 49,591 35,070 greenUpArrow 41.41% 2.88%
Motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons (other than those of heading 8702), Including station wagons and racing cars

HSN Code:  87032290   87032390   87032190  
Importers : Kenya Importers 4,343
Kenya Importers Shipment 111,596 		Value $236,428,102.4 $225,750,652.94 greenUpArrow 4.73% 0.41%
Shipment 55,338 21,414 greenUpArrow 158.42% 3.22%
Parts and accessories of vehicles of headings 8711 to 8713

HSN Code:  87141090   87141000   87149900  
Importers : Kenya Importers 1,242
Kenya Importers Shipment 59,159 		Value $20,570,751.53 $61,896,085.62 redDownArrow -66.77% 0.04%
Shipment 26,187 12,429 greenUpArrow 110.69% 1.52%
Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181500   73181600   73182900  
Importers : Kenya Importers 7,803
Kenya Importers Shipment 57,779 		Value $14,808,410.89 $19,660,924.91 redDownArrow -24.68% 0.03%
Shipment 26,273 11,838 greenUpArrow 121.94% 1.53%
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, Or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, Switches, Relays, Fuses, Surge suppressors, Plugs, Sockets, Lamp-holders and other connectors, Junction boxes), For

HSN Code:  85365000   85369000   85366900  
Importers : Kenya Importers 9,113
Kenya Importers Shipment 54,596 		Value $28,664,716.25 $44,744,193.01 redDownArrow -35.94% 0.05%
Shipment 24,919 11,780 greenUpArrow 111.54% 1.45%
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:  84818000   84818020   84818030  
Importers : Kenya Importers 7,718
Kenya Importers Shipment 51,261 		Value $39,854,906.18 $58,377,198.59 redDownArrow -31.73% 0.07%
Shipment 21,197 11,980 greenUpArrow 76.94% 1.23%
Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles fitted with an auxiliary motor, With or without side-cars;

HSN Code:  87112090   87112029   87113090  
Importers : Kenya Importers 167
Kenya Importers Shipment 50,859 		Value $32,174,583.08 $230,154,641.3 redDownArrow -86.02% 0.06%
Shipment 1,284 49,486 redDownArrow -97.41% 0.07%
Maize (corn)

HSN Code:  10059000  10051000   10050000  
Importers : Kenya Importers 3,260
Kenya Importers Shipment 48,703 		Value $444,603,394.79 $2,999,758,392.6 redDownArrow -85.18% 0.78%
Shipment 13,193 23,538 redDownArrow -43.95% 0.77%
Worn clothing and other worn articles

HSN Code:  63090010  63090020   63090090  
Importers : Kenya Importers 5,506
Kenya Importers Shipment 47,960 		Value $138,742,623.02 $65,341,839.3 greenUpArrow 112.33% 0.24%
Shipment 21,969 6,779 greenUpArrow 224.07% 1.28%
Centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, For liquids or gases - centrifuges, Including centrifugal dryers:

HSN Code:  84212300   84213100   84219900  
Importers : Kenya Importers 7,976
Kenya Importers Shipment 47,945 		Value $55,263,647.32 $65,035,346.47 redDownArrow -15.03% 0.10%
Shipment 21,000 10,641 greenUpArrow 97.35% 1.22%
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914

HSN Code:  39269090   39269000   39269099  
Importers : Kenya Importers 10,997
Kenya Importers Shipment 47,532 		Value $35,893,191.87 $41,651,752.32 redDownArrow -13.83% 0.06%
Shipment 22,673 8,667 greenUpArrow 161.60% 1.32%
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber

HSN Code:  40169300   40169900   40169330  
Importers : Kenya Importers 8,818
Kenya Importers Shipment 47,241 		Value $16,613,282.54 $17,325,241.01 redDownArrow -4.11% 0.03%
Shipment 20,457 10,653 greenUpArrow 92.03% 1.19%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94032000   94035000  
Importers : Kenya Importers 5,993
Kenya Importers Shipment 46,213 		Value $560,254,986.22 $94,037,668.23 greenUpArrow 495.78% 0.98%
Shipment 21,377 10,339 greenUpArrow 106.76% 1.24%
New pneumatic tyres, Of rubber

HSN Code:  40111000   40112020   40117000  
Importers : Kenya Importers 1,597
Kenya Importers Shipment 45,610 		Value $106,771,515.1 $252,165,025.66 redDownArrow -57.66% 0.19%
Shipment 20,476 8,065 greenUpArrow 153.89% 1.19%

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