# Kenya Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $24.3B
- Import CAGR: +3.0%
- Trade openness: 44.0%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $1.9B | +10.4% | 34 | 3229 |
| 2 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $534.5M | +13.3% | 11 | 8135 |
| 3 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $1.9B | +7.8% | 72 | 1929 |
| 4 | HS 151110 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $566.8M | +9.6% | 7 | 7386 |
| 5 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $569.2M | +7.8% | 12 | 6468 |
| 6 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $225.6M | +38.9% | 2 | 10000 |
| 7 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $256.9M | +17.4% | 85 | 7097 |
| 8 | HS 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $253.8M | +22.4% | 13 | 5489 |
| 9 | 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 | $399.2M | +9.4% | 90 | 3699 |
| 10 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $478.1M | +6.1% | 23 | 3863 |
| 11 | HS 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $442.9M | +9.4% | 7 | 4630 |
| 12 | HS 290110 | Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated | $122.7M | +33.9% | 14 | 9517 |
| 13 | HS 640299 | Footwear: n.e.s. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $152.7M | +15.4% | 49 | 9375 |
| 14 | HS 871410 | Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories | $98.5M | +24.7% | 37 | 8809 |
| 15 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $176.8M | +4.9% | 38 | 7107 |
| 16 | HS 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | $105.0M | +17.2% | 15 | 8504 |
| 17 | HS 420212 | Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $100.6M | +15.0% | 50 | 9830 |
| 18 | HS 270119 | Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated | $97.0M | +29.0% | 5 | 5943 |
| 19 | HS 271600 | Electrical energy | $104.4M | +15.7% | 3 | 6705 |
| 20 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $79.8M | +16.6% | 27 | 9975 |
| 21 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $115.1M | +8.4% | 30 | 7177 |
| 22 | HS 940540 | Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.s. in heading no. 9405 | $83.9M | +15.7% | 62 | 8850 |
| 23 | HS 630900 | Clothing: worn, and other worn articles | $201.7M | +7.8% | 122 | 2793 |
| 24 | HS 620462 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $61.9M | +26.6% | 39 | 9644 |
| 25 | HS 871000 | Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles | $102.9M | +31.6% | 4 | 4794 |
| 26 | HS 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $101.5M | +14.0% | 46 | 5200 |
| 27 | 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 | $57.8M | +27.6% | 13 | 8658 |
| 28 | HS 310530 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate) | $121.9M | +10.1% | 6 | 5406 |
| 29 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $152.7M | +13.0% | 72 | 2552 |
| 30 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $98.6M | +6.5% | 10 | 6856 |
| 31 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $67.0M | +15.2% | 9 | 8922 |
| 32 | HS 690490 | Ceramic flooring blocks, supports or filler tiles and the like (excluding building bricks) | $49.3M | +29.5% | 10 | 9887 |
| 33 | HS 870120 | Tractors: road, for semi-trailers | $103.6M | +10.3% | 24 | 4985 |
| 34 | HS 271112 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane | $61.5M | +19.7% | 4 | 8202 |
| 35 | HS 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $166.4M | +13.2% | 30 | 2824 |
| 36 | HS 870333 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity exceeding 2500cc | $101.0M | +9.1% | 31 | 5325 |
| 37 | HS 540752 | Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed | $68.6M | +17.8% | 20 | 6951 |
| 38 | HS 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $65.8M | +14.5% | 43 | 8185 |
| 39 | HS 940390 | Furniture: parts | $57.2M | +16.5% | 45 | 9053 |
| 40 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $79.4M | +4.3% | 27 | 8779 |
| 41 | HS 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | $79.5M | +5.4% | 22 | 7665 |
| 42 | HS 600632 | Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed | $72.0M | +39.6% | 19 | 4523 |
| 43 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $60.8M | +14.7% | 20 | 7134 |
| 44 | HS 852872 | Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen | $76.8M | +13.0% | 80 | 5369 |
| 45 | HS 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 | +27.7% | 6 | 9910 |
| 46 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $47.2M | +24.8% | 42 | 6265 |
| 47 | HS 860699 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: n.e.s. in heading no. 8606, not self-propelled | $38.1M | +51.7% | 2 | 9992 |
| 48 | HS 270112 | Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | $40.2M | +45.3% | 3 | 8130 |
| 49 | HS 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $119.3M | +6.3% | 30 | 2785 |
| 50 | HS 300220 | Vaccines: for human medicine | $114.4M | +13.9% | 21 | 2537 |

## 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.