# Uganda exports to Kenya: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Uganda reported $257.9M in goods exports to Kenya. 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 | $257.9M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 80.1% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 3 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 14 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 31.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $38.4M | 44% | High attention |
| 2 | 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $30.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $104.4M | 55.4% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 170199 | Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $206.1M | 43.4% | Stable |
| 5 | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $29.5M | 44.2% | High attention |
| 6 | 441114 | Medium density fibreboard (MDF), of a thickness exceeding 9 mm | $20.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 690722 | Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 0.5% but not over 10% | $28.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $22.5M | 67.6% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues: of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | $11.8M | 61.3% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 220710 | Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher | $26.1M | 0% | Watch |

## 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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