🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of electrical measuring instruments: 2024 trade data
Bahrain imported $11.5 million of electrical measuring instruments in 2024 (96 tonnes). That is 45% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 9% a year on average.
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 | $11.5M | 96 t |
| 2023 | $7.9M | 27 t |
| 2022 | $7.4M | 73 t |
| 2021 | $8.0M | 64 t |
| 2020 | $6.1M | 50 t |
| 2019 | $5.1M | 49 t |
| 2018 | $11.0M | 129 t |
| 2017 | $6.3M | 84 t |
Where Bahrain imports electrical measuring instruments from
Most of the value came from United States (31%), Saudi Arabia (22%), Germany (6%). Among the main suppliers, Romania grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.5M | 31% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2.6M | 23% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $728K | 6.3% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $711K | 6.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $706K | 6.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $502K | 4.4% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $477K | 4.2% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $436K | 3.8% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $389K | 3.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $275K | 2.4% |
Product types under HS 9030
| 9030.33 | Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device (excluding multimeters) | 34% |
| 9030.90 | Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or… | 18% |
| 9030.10 | Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiations | 12% |
| 9030.39 | Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device (excluding multimeters) | 9.3% |
| 9030.89 | Instruments and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, without a recording device | 7.8% |
| 9030.32 | Multimeters: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, with a recording device | 6.4% |
| 9030.84 | Instruments and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, with a recording device | 4.8% |
| 9030.31 | Multimeters: for measuring or checking voltage, current, resistance or power, without a recording device | 3.8% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9030.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $120.00 per kg, 57% below the world average of $277.96, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $8.5 million of electrical measuring instruments in 2024 (36 tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 60% of it. Among the main buyer markets, France grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $5.1M | 60% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.8M | 21% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $812K | 9.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $272K | 3.2% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $238K | 2.8% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $73K | 0.9% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $46K | 0.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $40K | 0.5% |
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | $31K | 0.4% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $30K | 0.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in Bahrain?
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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 9030: Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations.
Common questions
What is the value of electrical measuring instruments imported by Bahrain?
$11.5 million in 2024, or 96 tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import electrical measuring instruments from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (31%), Saudi Arabia (22%), Germany (6%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $120.00 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $277.96 per kg.
Does Bahrain export electrical measuring instruments?
Yes, worth $8.5 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, France.
What is the HS code for electrical measuring instruments?
HS heading 9030. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 9030 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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