# Kuwait exports to Oman: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Kuwait reported $1.1B in goods exports to Oman. 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 | $1.1B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 82.6% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 12 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.9 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 41.7% | 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 | $877.9M | 44.7% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $7.2B | 26.2% | Watch |
| 3 | 290531 | Alcohols: acyclic, diols: ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | $115.0M | 71.3% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 271311 | Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | $128.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 5 | 902300 | Instruments, apparatus and models: designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses | $106.2M | 30.6% | High attention |
| 6 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $103.5M | 29.7% | High attention |
| 7 | 870290 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), other than compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $36.1M | 21.8% | High attention |
| 8 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $942.7M | 55.9% | High attention |
| 9 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $66.5M | 67.4% | Watch |
| 10 | 380894 | Disinfectants and similar products: not containing substances of 3808.50: in forms, packings or articles for retail sale | $14.9M | 6.9% | 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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