# Kuwait exports to China: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Kuwait reported $11.0B in goods exports to China. 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 | $11.0B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 91.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 7 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 57% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $291.6B | 60.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $12.9B | 38.4% | High attention |
| 3 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.5B | 9.6% | Watch |
| 4 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $4.9B | 23.8% | Stable |
| 5 | 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $3.2B | 57.1% | High attention |
| 6 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $2.9B | 76.6% | Watch |
| 7 | 290243 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: p-xylene | $8.5B | 79.3% | High attention |
| 8 | 271311 | Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | $1.7B | 39.9% | Stable |
| 9 | 250300 | Sulphur of all kinds: other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur | $854.5M | 49.5% | Stable |
| 10 | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives: 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | $192.2M | 14.8% | 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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