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Germany (DEU) to Kenya (KEN) hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers (HS6 851631)

A country-to-country view of reported hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers trade, combining buyer demand, exporter position, market structure, access conditions, and observed lane history.

Exporter Germany (DEU)Importer Kenya (KEN)HS6 851631One-way tradeCoverage 1996-2024Slowing
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3-year buyer projection

$2.3MCalculated from reported demand

Exporter growth

-5.4%Full available history

Suppliers in market

29Latest reported count

Observed history

29 yearsLast year: 2024

Reported observations

What this hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers lane shows for HS 851631

Core values for Germany (DEU) → Kenya (KEN) in HS 851631.

Buyer market

Latest imports$1.9M
Five-year projection$2.7M
Buyer CAGR+8.1%
Latest annual change+28.8%

Exporter position

Latest exports$1.2K
Market share0.1%
Share change+0 pp
Best observed share95.1%

Market structure

Reported suppliers29
Concentration index9,054.7
Share gap+95 pp
SignalSlowing

Detailed evidence

Complete lane evidence

Reported values, calculated indicators, and country-pair context for this route.

MeasureValueWhat it describes
Buyer imports$1.9MKenya (KEN)'s latest reported imports
Exporter exports$1.2KGermany (DEU)'s exports to Kenya (KEN)
Exporter market share0.1%Exporter share of the reported buyer market
Buyer five-year CAGR+8.1%Annualized change in buyer imports
Exporter full-history CAGR-5.4%Annualized change in exporter exports
Three-year buyer projection$2.3MCalculated projection from reported demand
Five-year buyer projection$2.7MCalculated projection from reported demand
Average buyer imports$781.8KAverage reported importer value
Peak buyer imports$1.9MHighest reported importer value
Average exporter exports$5.3KAverage reported lane exports
Peak exporter exports$16.3KHighest reported lane exports
Share change+0 ppLatest one-year change in exporter share
Reported suppliers29Supplier countries observed in the latest period
Buyer GDP$110.3BLatest buyer-country GDP estimate
Buyer GDP per person$2.0KLatest buyer-country GDP per person
Buyer population54,985.7 thousandLatest buyer-country population estimate
Buyer investment rate19.7%Reported buyer-country investment rate
Buyer secondary education37.5%Reported secondary education coverage
Distance6,510 kmApproximate country-pair distance
Business entry time23 daysReported days to start a business
Shared legal systemNoCountry-pair institutional relationship
Reported FTANoReported trade-agreement indicator
WTO memberYesBuyer-country WTO membership indicator
Lane volatility0.7Variation indicator across observed lane values
Maximum drawdown99.4%Largest observed decline from a prior peak
Observed history29 yearsCoverage through 2024

Research reading

Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers demand and the Germany (DEU) to Kenya (KEN) lane

Kenya (KEN) reported $1.9M of hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers imports in 2024. Germany (DEU) accounted for 0.1% of the observed market and reported $1.2K in exports on this lane.

The latest annual values eased slightly, while the longer available history shows +8.1% buyer growth and -5.4% exporter growth. The page separates reported values from projections and indicators.

Product classification

What does HS 851631 include?

HS 851631 covers Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers. This page studies the six-digit Harmonized System classification rather than a company, brand, retail category, or individual shipment.

The classification sits in HS chapter 85 and heading 8516. The recorded trade type is one-way trade, with a low price range classification in the available product reference data.

How to interpret this page

Compare demand, position, and history together

This HS 851631 trade opportunity page brings together the buyer market in Kenya (KEN), the exporter position of Germany (DEU), and the observed conditions of their trade lane. A large buyer market does not by itself show that every exporter has equal access, and a positive growth rate does not remove the need to examine volatility and historical coverage.

Use the reported imports and exports to understand scale, market share to understand position, projections to understand the calculated forward view, and lane history to understand how much evidence supports the comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Questions about Germany (DEU) to Kenya (KEN) hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers trade

What is the HS code for this product?

This page covers HS 851631, the six-digit product classification shown in the trade records.

How large is the Kenya (KEN) market?

The page reports the latest buyer imports, historical averages, peaks, growth, and calculated projections for hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryers.

How strong is Germany (DEU) in this market?

Exporter performance is shown through lane exports, market share, share change, growth, and the number of reported suppliers.

What should be checked before entering this market?

Review market scale, competition, access indicators, volatility, drawdown, and the available history together rather than relying on one signal.

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Reported values

Trade values describe reported merchandise trade for the stated HS6 classification. They are not company-level sales or shipment records.

Calculated indicators

Growth, projections, concentration, volatility, and share-gap figures are calculated from the reported observations and should be interpreted with their coverage period.

Coverage

This sample covers 29 observed years through 2024. Missing values are shown as not reported rather than estimated.

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