# Bahrain Import Opportunities

Explore Bahrain's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $19.7B
- Import CAGR: +7.9%
- Trade openness: 82.9%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $3.4B | +29.2% | 26 | 9799 |
| 2 | HS 281820 | Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum | $1.3B | +7.7% | 22 | 9499 |
| 3 | HS 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $1.4B | +12.4% | 4 | 6297 |
| 4 | HS 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | $655.7M | +51.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 5 | HS 890590 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | $644.1M | +33.9% | 5 | 9331 |
| 6 | HS 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $581.4M | +26.7% | 6 | 9977 |
| 7 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $430.6M | +14.3% | 49 | 9196 |
| 8 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $192.6M | +33.9% | 4 | 9857 |
| 9 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $210.0M | +25.9% | 15 | 6741 |
| 10 | HS 840910 | Engines: parts of aircraft engines (spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines) | $249.8M | +32.5% | 58 | 3549 |
| 11 | HS 271311 | Petroleum coke: (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals | $209.4M | +65.9% | 5 | 4546 |
| 12 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $269.4M | +14.8% | 49 | 4031 |
| 13 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $289.9M | +7.6% | 32 | 3124 |
| 14 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $146.4M | +22.6% | 8 | 3492 |
| 15 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $93.4M | +11.6% | 4 | 9871 |
| 16 | HS 852610 | Radar apparatus | $71.2M | +22.6% | 23 | 9519 |
| 17 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $60.1M | +40.6% | 35 | 8218 |
| 18 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $70.5M | +21.7% | 6 | 6875 |
| 19 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $364.1M | +7.0% | 35 | 1287 |
| 20 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $405.5M | +8.6% | 47 | 1305 |
| 21 | HS 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $69.1M | +12.2% | 34 | 9577 |
| 22 | HS 280469 | Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon | $70.9M | +10.7% | 11 | 9785 |
| 23 | HS 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $58.2M | +31.1% | 17 | 4771 |
| 24 | HS 880320 | Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof | $45.1M | +26.4% | 14 | 7089 |
| 25 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $64.3M | +47.2% | 13 | 3687 |
| 26 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $145.6M | +9.0% | 34 | 2198 |
| 27 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $69.4M | +5.0% | 40 | 6930 |
| 28 | HS 910121 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $50.5M | +9.0% | 22 | 9676 |
| 29 | HS 854590 | Carbon: lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes | $32.8M | +36.4% | 15 | 9966 |
| 30 | HS 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $58.5M | +13.8% | 56 | 4800 |
| 31 | HS 910119 | Wrist-watches: electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, without mechanical or opto-electronic display | $31.8M | +22.1% | 22 | 9988 |
| 32 | HS 270810 | Pitch: obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars | $44.3M | +9.3% | 2 | 9994 |
| 33 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $43.6M | +9.3% | 13 | 9938 |
| 34 | HS 040510 | Dairy produce: derived from milk, butter | $89.9M | +13.9% | 38 | 2368 |
| 35 | HS 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $26.8M | +31.3% | 26 | 9463 |
| 36 | HS 020711 | Meat and edible offal: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, of fowls of the species gallus domesticus, (not cut in pieces), fresh or chilled | $32.4M | +15.6% | 4 | 9994 |
| 37 | HS 847590 | Machines: parts, of those for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes, valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes and manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware | $29.3M | +34.5% | 24 | 7744 |
| 38 | HS 854519 | Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnaces | $71.7M | +8.8% | 16 | 3974 |
| 39 | HS 854460 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts | $65.9M | +17.5% | 37 | 2897 |
| 40 | HS 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $49.5M | +52.8% | 12 | 3825 |
| 41 | HS 810411 | Magnesium: unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium | $32.1M | +12.2% | 5 | 9331 |
| 42 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $49.8M | +4.8% | 15 | 5725 |
| 43 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $39.5M | +4.7% | 23 | 8908 |
| 44 | HS 760511 | Aluminium: (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | $21.7M | +25.4% | 4 | 9943 |
| 45 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $26.0M | +23.6% | 9 | 6797 |
| 46 | HS 890190 | Vessels: n.e.s. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods | $25.1M | +33.1% | 4 | 6736 |
| 47 | HS 282612 | Fluorides: of aluminium | $43.3M | +7.6% | 7 | 5225 |
| 48 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $206.7M | +8.5% | 78 | 798 |
| 49 | HS 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | $21.2M | +20.0% | 6 | 9817 |
| 50 | HS 390769 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/g | $28.0M | +22.4% | 7 | 5583 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.