Top Export Products of Kenya

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10-Apr-2025

Overview

Kenya
 

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

> Tea: 25%

> Horticultural Products: 15%

> Coffee: 10%

> Petroleum Products: 8%

> Chemicals: 7%

> Cement: 6%

> Fish: 5%

> Tobacco: 5%

> Textiles: 4%

> Iron and Steel: 3%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 88% of Kenya's total export value for 2023. When analyzing Kenya's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Tea (USD 1 billion), Horticultural Products (USD 600 million), and Coffee (USD 400 million) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Petroleum Products, Chemicals, Textiles, as well as Cement.

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

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

Top Export Products of Kenya

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

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

Export Products of Kenya
100
1M 3M 6M 1Y 3Y ALL
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Tea , Whether or not flavoured

HSN Code:  09024090   09024020   09024000  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 1,182
Kenya Exporters Shipment 54,412 		Value $727,686,880.98 $803,512,628.97 redDownArrow -9.44% 2.72%
Shipment 16,057 12,089 greenUpArrow 32.82% 4.70%
Cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, Fresh, Dried, Dyed, Bleached, Impregnated or otherwise prepared - fresh:

HSN Code:  06031100   06031970   06031900  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 1,669
Kenya Exporters Shipment 39,442 		Value $502,058,240.17 $414,338,595.61 greenUpArrow 21.17% 1.87%
Shipment 21,403 7,260 greenUpArrow 194.81% 6.26%
Portland cement, Aluminous cement, Slag cement, Supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, Whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers

HSN Code:  25232900  25231000   25239000 
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 1,235
Kenya Exporters Shipment 25,968 		Value $191,133,989.48 $104,516,802.05 greenUpArrow 82.87% 0.71%
Shipment 11,386 4,936 greenUpArrow 130.67% 3.33%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39241000   39249000  39249090 
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 1,236
Kenya Exporters Shipment 21,269 		Value $65,289,167.7 $6,017,493.97 greenUpArrow 984.99% 0.24%
Shipment 9,397 3,482 greenUpArrow 169.87% 2.75%
Salt (including table salt and denatured salt) and pure sodium chloride, Whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free flowing agents; sea water

HSN Code:  25010000   25010090   25010010 
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 966
Kenya Exporters Shipment 20,714 		Value $113,181,017.38 $40,041,779.51 greenUpArrow 182.66% 0.42%
Shipment 9,656 3,053 greenUpArrow 216.28% 2.82%
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   30049090   30043900  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 1,015
Kenya Exporters Shipment 19,964 		Value $1,053,392,821.53 $151,778,366.22 greenUpArrow 594.03% 3.93%
Shipment 7,980 5,384 greenUpArrow 48.22% 2.33%
Soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for use as soap, In the form of bars, Cakes, Moulded pieces or shapes, Whether or not containing soap; organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, In the form of liquid or c

HSN Code:  34011900   34011100   34012090  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 939
Kenya Exporters Shipment 15,796 		Value $2,691,286,185.73 $144,782,360.95 greenUpArrow 1758.85% 10.04%
Shipment 6,020 3,677 greenUpArrow 63.72% 1.76%
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, Of plastics; stoppers, Lids, Caps and other closures, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39233000   39239090   39234000  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 2,010
Kenya Exporters Shipment 14,744 		Value $116,397,239.61 $64,734,160.96 greenUpArrow 79.81% 0.43%
Shipment 5,929 3,390 greenUpArrow 74.90% 1.73%
Organic surface-active agents (other than soap), Surface-active preparations, Washing preparations (including auxiliary washing preparations) and cleaning preparations, Whether or not containing soap, Other than those of heading 3401 - organic surface-act

HSN Code:  34025000   34029000   34022000  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 979
Kenya Exporters Shipment 13,735 		Value $104,750,727.17 $29,335,569.56 greenUpArrow 257.08% 0.39%
Shipment 5,055 3,268 greenUpArrow 54.68% 1.48%
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, Other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, Containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, These oils being the basic cons

HSN Code:  27101951   27101919   27101950  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 780
Kenya Exporters Shipment 11,597 		Value $283,588,366.18 $221,094,493.31 greenUpArrow 28.27% 1.06%
Shipment 4,631 2,989 greenUpArrow 54.93% 1.35%
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:  62046300   62044900   62046311  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 873
Kenya Exporters Shipment 10,726 		Value $3,318,517.84 $4,460,790.06 redDownArrow -25.61% 0.01%
Shipment 4,294 3,641 greenUpArrow 17.93% 1.26%
Other garments, Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61149000  61143000  61143002  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 325
Kenya Exporters Shipment 10,037 		Value $8,532,036.26 $3,783,762.03 greenUpArrow 125.49% 0.03%
Shipment 5,294 3,187 greenUpArrow 66.11% 1.55%
Women’s or girls’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Dresses, Skirts, Divided skirts, Trousers, Bib and brace overalls, Breeches and shorts (other than swim wear), Knitted or crocheted ---- suits :

HSN Code:  61046300   61046900   61044900  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 215
Kenya Exporters Shipment 10,018 		Value $511,615.41 $485,662.71 greenUpArrow 5.34% 0.00%
Shipment 3,496 5,591 redDownArrow -37.47% 1.02%
Sugar confectionery (including white choco-late), Not containing cocoa

HSN Code:  17041000  17049000   17049099 
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 534
Kenya Exporters Shipment 10,013 		Value $478,985,816.57 $56,067,051.5 greenUpArrow 754.31% 1.79%
Shipment 3,829 3,187 greenUpArrow 20.14% 1.12%
Flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, Of a width of 600 mm or more, Clad, Plated or coated - plated or coated with tin :

HSN Code:  72107000   72106100   72104900  
Exporters : Kenya Exporters 476
Kenya Exporters Shipment 9,347 		Value $228,660,405.72 $226,286,894.53 greenUpArrow 1.05% 0.85%
Shipment 3,295 2,909 greenUpArrow 13.27% 0.96%

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