# Kenya exports to Uganda: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/KEN-UGA/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Kenya reported $545.6M in goods exports to Uganda. The overall review level is High 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 | $545.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 84.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 32 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.3 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 19.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | $125.0M | 7.6% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $786.5M | 70% | Watch |
| 3 | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | $47.9M | 10.9% | High attention |
| 4 | 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $107.2M | 46% | High attention |
| 5 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $175.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $24.9M | 16.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 170410 | Sugar confectionery: chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | $23.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 151710 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | $21.4M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 720430 | Ferrous waste and scrap: of tinned iron or steel | $43.7M | 36.2% | High attention |
| 10 | 721061 | Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with aluminium zinc-alloys | $30.3M | 30.1% | 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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