Top Import Products of Kuwait

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Kuwait
 

> Machinery: 20%

> Electronics: 15%

> Vehicles: 12%

> Pharmaceuticals: 10%

> Foodstuffs: 10%

> Chemicals: 8%

> Textiles: 7%

> Plastics: 6%

> Metals: 6%

> Medical Equipment: 6%

These top 10 import items represented a significant 100% of Kuwait's total import value for 2023. When analyzing Kuwait's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing import categories were Machinery (USD 4 billion), Electronics (USD 3 billion), and Vehicles (USD 2.4 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the import landscape included products of the Pharmaceuticals, Foodstuffs, Textiles, and Chemicals.

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

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Import Products of kuwait
Import Products of Kuwait
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
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:  62044290   62044220   62044300  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 1,134
Kuwait Importers Shipment 36,791
Value $75,218,690.15 $89,803,299.84 redDownArrow -16.24% 0.78%
Shipment 13,910 12,537 greenUpArrow 10.95% 2.81%
Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705

HSN Code:  87089900   87082900   87081090  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 336
Kuwait Importers Shipment 35,036
Value $26,310,951.88 $29,599,289.47 redDownArrow -11.11% 0.27%
Shipment 13,457 9,805 greenUpArrow 37.25% 2.72%
Other vegetables, Fresh or chilled

HSN Code:  07099990   07099930   07099340  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 193
Kuwait Importers Shipment 26,485
Value $21,452,400.02 $19,851,668.71 greenUpArrow 8.06% 0.22%
Shipment 10,412 7,584 greenUpArrow 37.29% 2.10%
Other furniture and parts thereof

HSN Code:  94036000   94035000   94036010  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 1,467
Kuwait Importers Shipment 24,334
Value $106,969,523.34 $100,849,477.39 greenUpArrow 6.07% 1.12%
Shipment 10,065 7,450 greenUpArrow 35.10% 2.03%
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:  84818030   84819090   84818090  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 779
Kuwait Importers Shipment 19,564
Value $94,464,459.73 $80,662,084.85 greenUpArrow 17.11% 0.99%
Shipment 8,749 5,586 greenUpArrow 56.62% 1.77%
T-shirts, Singlets and other vests, Knitted or crocheted

HSN Code:  61091000   61099090   61099010  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 971
Kuwait Importers Shipment 18,746
Value $32,264,044.97 $41,574,983.23 redDownArrow -22.40% 0.34%
Shipment 6,171 7,016 redDownArrow -12.04% 1.25%


HSN Code:   
Importers : Kuwait Importers 991
Kuwait Importers Shipment 17,343
Value $0 $0 redDownArrow 0% 0.00%
Shipment 6,076 8,440 redDownArrow -28.01% 1.23%
Fish, Fresh or chilled, Excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 - salmonidae, Excluding livers and roes:

HSN Code:  03028410   03028990   03028530  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 174
Kuwait Importers Shipment 16,649
Value $30,666,343.83 $28,784,824.08 greenUpArrow 6.54% 0.32%
Shipment 5,916 5,195 greenUpArrow 13.88% 1.19%
Table, Kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, Of iron or steel; iron or steel wool; pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, Gloves and the like, Of iron or steel

HSN Code:  73239390   73239990   73239300  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 598
Kuwait Importers Shipment 16,604
Value $12,890,370.61 $13,158,992.44 redDownArrow -2.04% 0.13%
Shipment 6,696 5,248 greenUpArrow 27.59% 1.35%
Tableware , Kitchenware, Other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39241090   39249090   39249000  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 655
Kuwait Importers Shipment 13,691
Value $10,986,461.26 $9,777,302.66 greenUpArrow 12.37% 0.11%
Shipment 5,164 4,915 greenUpArrow 5.07% 1.04%
Men’s or boys’ suits, Ensembles, Jackets, Blazers, Trousers, Bib and brace oveb ralls, Breeches and shorts (other than swimwear) ---- suits :

HSN Code:  62034290   62034990   62034235  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 659
Kuwait Importers Shipment 13,425
Value $26,858,498.07 $28,776,825.12 redDownArrow -6.67% 0.28%
Shipment 5,046 4,865 greenUpArrow 3.72% 1.02%
Tube or pipe fittings (for example, Couplings, Elbows, Sleeves), Of iron or steel - cast fittings :

HSN Code:  73079190   73071120   73072900  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 363
Kuwait Importers Shipment 13,279
Value $13,948,000.58 $16,360,818.78 redDownArrow -14.75% 0.15%
Shipment 5,419 4,284 greenUpArrow 26.49% 1.09%
Dates, Figs, Pineapples, Avocados, Guavas, Mangoes, And mangosteens, Fresh or dried

HSN Code:  08045010   08045021   08045030  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 311
Kuwait Importers Shipment 12,663
Value $14,270,427.49 $13,186,470.84 greenUpArrow 8.22% 0.15%
Shipment 4,688 3,678 greenUpArrow 27.46% 0.95%
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, Including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, Including

HSN Code:  84839000   84833000   84833080  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 393
Kuwait Importers Shipment 12,481
Value $14,580,585.71 $12,389,217.19 greenUpArrow 17.69% 0.15%
Shipment 4,550 4,275 greenUpArrow 6.43% 0.92%
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:  61046200   61044200   61044300  
Importers : Kuwait Importers 548
Kuwait Importers Shipment 12,476
Value $18,142,062.46 $24,724,746.52 redDownArrow -26.62% 0.19%
Shipment 4,964 4,769 greenUpArrow 4.09% 1.00%