🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of automotive lighting: 2024 trade data
Imports of automotive lighting by Bahrain reached $10.6 million in 2024 (514 tonnes). That is 14% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2018, at $15.4 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.6M | 514 t |
| 2023 | $12.3M | 445 t |
| 2022 | $9.8M | 508 t |
| 2021 | $8.6M | 459 t |
| 2020 | $8.0M | 430 t |
| 2019 | $15.0M | 508 t |
| 2018 | $15.4M | 609 t |
| 2017 | $14.9M | 806 t |
Where Bahrain imports automotive lighting from
Most of the value came from Japan (29%), China (20%), United States (9%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $3.1M | 29% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $2.2M | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $992K | 9.3% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $598K | 5.6% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $499K | 4.7% |
| Taiwan | $458K | 4.3% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $416K | 3.9% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $334K | 3.1% |
| 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $210K | 2% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $197K | 1.9% |
Product types under HS 8512
| 8512.20 | Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) | 61% |
| 8512.90 | Lighting or signalling equipment: electrical, (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters: parts, of those… | 29% |
| 8512.40 | Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters: electrical, of kinds used for cycles or motor vehicles | 6.3% |
| 8512.30 | Sound signalling equipment: electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) | 3.2% |
| 8512.10 | Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on bicycles, excluding articles of heading no. 8539 | 0.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8512.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $20.71 per kg, close to the world average of $25.79.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $2.7 million of automotive lighting in 2024 (62 tonnes). Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (37%), Saudi Arabia (13%), South Korea (13%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.0M | 37% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $355K | 13% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $348K | 13% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $334K | 12% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $281K | 10% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $190K | 6.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $104K | 3.8% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $45K | 1.6% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $20K | 0.7% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $9K | 0.3% |
Who is behind these numbers in Bahrain?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 8512: Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles.
Common questions
What is the value of automotive lighting imported by Bahrain?
$10.6 million in 2024, or 514 tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import automotive lighting from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Japan (29%), China (20%), United States (9%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $20.71 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $25.79 per kg.
Does Bahrain export automotive lighting?
Yes, worth $2.7 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, South Korea.
What is the HS code for automotive lighting?
HS heading 8512. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 8512 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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