# China exports to Kuwait: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from China to Kuwait, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/CHN-KWT/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, China reported $4.5B in goods exports to Kuwait. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $4.5B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 59.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 9 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 162 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 26% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $1.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.3B | 55.2% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $745.2M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 730429 | Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $352.1M | 39.6% | High attention |
| 5 | 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $213.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $232.9M | 35% | High attention |
| 7 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $1.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 730419 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines | $83.9M | 47.5% | High attention |
| 9 | 401110 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | $127.3M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $104.2M | 0% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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