# Kuwait Import Opportunities

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

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $38.5B
- Import CAGR: +1.9%
- Trade openness: 77.9%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $2.6B | +66.9% | 5 | 5818 |
| 2 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.3B | +8.8% | 44 | 5020 |
| 3 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1.3B | +13.8% | 45 | 5121 |
| 4 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.1B | +10.2% | 8 | 5997 |
| 5 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $1.5B | +7.3% | 36 | 2344 |
| 6 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $1.5B | +4.9% | 40 | 1569 |
| 7 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $620.8M | +1.4% | 7 | 6476 |
| 8 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $745.2M | +9.4% | 28 | 2445 |
| 9 | HS 730429 | Iron or steel: casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | $352.1M | +17.6% | 21 | 3795 |
| 10 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $256.2M | +4.7% | 31 | 8451 |
| 11 | HS 880390 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88 | $254.3M | +13.0% | 42 | 5280 |
| 12 | 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 | $1.1B | +10.5% | 78 | 903 |
| 13 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $217.8M | +13.2% | 52 | 6205 |
| 14 | HS 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | $175.7M | +49.0% | 3 | 5213 |
| 15 | HS 020712 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | $214.6M | +5.0% | 16 | 5810 |
| 16 | HS 300215 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | $369.0M | +15.7% | 28 | 2035 |
| 17 | HS 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $109.5M | +54.8% | 65 | 7513 |
| 18 | HS 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $242.5M | +5.9% | 49 | 4279 |
| 19 | HS 610910 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted | $213.2M | +11.0% | 114 | 3589 |
| 20 | HS 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | $188.1M | +6.6% | 52 | 5583 |
| 21 | HS 890120 | Tankers | $164.4M | +4.4% | 5 | 7548 |
| 22 | 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 | $164.4M | +35.5% | 11 | 3555 |
| 23 | HS 010420 | Goats: live | $81.7M | +26.3% | 11 | 9625 |
| 24 | HS 251710 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone: of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated | $137.7M | +3.9% | 14 | 9744 |
| 25 | HS 880212 | Helicopters: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg | $75.8M | +42.1% | 1 | 10000 |
| 26 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $157.0M | +9.8% | 17 | 5097 |
| 27 | 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 | $232.9M | +10.2% | 62 | 2891 |
| 28 | HS 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $139.0M | +12.3% | 27 | 4093 |
| 29 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $169.7M | +7.4% | 59 | 3593 |
| 30 | HS 382499 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | $104.2M | +70.8% | 54 | 3719 |
| 31 | HS 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $178.2M | +12.3% | 38 | 2862 |
| 32 | HS 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $94.5M | +11.6% | 48 | 8188 |
| 33 | HS 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $107.4M | +24.7% | 7 | 4449 |
| 34 | HS 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $227.2M | +9.1% | 91 | 1848 |
| 35 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $121.0M | +3.3% | 10 | 7214 |
| 36 | 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 | $82.3M | +12.2% | 49 | 8828 |
| 37 | HS 870431 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $242.0M | +4.2% | 22 | 2195 |
| 38 | HS 020410 | Meat: of sheep, lamb carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $92.6M | +21.4% | 17 | 4364 |
| 39 | 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 | $56.1M | +23.3% | 5 | 9759 |
| 40 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $263.7M | +6.5% | 9 | 1929 |
| 41 | HS 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $177.6M | +5.9% | 68 | 2835 |
| 42 | HS 730419 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines | $83.9M | +8.4% | 17 | 8758 |
| 43 | HS 040221 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | $100.9M | +5.2% | 31 | 7122 |
| 44 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $81.5M | +15.4% | 7 | 6175 |
| 45 | HS 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $123.3M | +6.0% | 14 | 4828 |
| 46 | HS 381519 | Catalysts, supported: reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, with an active substance other than nickel or precious metals or their compounds, n.e.c. or included | $110.6M | +8.8% | 13 | 4184 |
| 47 | HS 160232 | Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | $88.5M | +13.5% | 25 | 4779 |
| 48 | HS 720110 | Iron: non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | $48.6M | +20.2% | 3 | 10000 |
| 49 | HS 020110 | Meat: of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled | $58.8M | +14.1% | 11 | 8402 |
| 50 | HS 010410 | Sheep: live | $130.9M | +2.8% | 15 | 3406 |

## 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)

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