🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of excavation machinery: 2024 trade data
Bahrain imported $14.1 million of excavation machinery in 2024 (1.9 thousand tonnes). Value rose 303% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 8% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2018, at $79.0 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 | $14.1M | 1.9K t |
| 2023 | $3.5M | 186 t |
| 2022 | $4.9M | 531 t |
| 2021 | $3.0M | 482 t |
| 2020 | $4.7M | 364 t |
| 2019 | $5.8M | 518 t |
| 2018 | $79.0M | 7.0K t |
| 2017 | $8.2M | 786 t |
Where Bahrain imports excavation machinery from
One supplier dominates: United States accounted for 77% of the value. Among the main suppliers, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $10.8M | 77% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | 7.8% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.1M | 7.7% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $205K | 1.5% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $133K | 0.9% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $118K | 0.8% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $118K | 0.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $94K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $83K | 0.6% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $63K | 0.5% |
Product types under HS 8430
| 8430.49 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | 83% |
| 8430.69 | Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | 6% |
| 8430.39 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery: not self-propelled | 5.3% |
| 8430.61 | Machinery: for tamping or compacting, not self-propelled | 3.8% |
| 8430.50 | Machinery: for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | 0.7% |
| 8430.10 | Pile-drivers and pile-extractors | 0.6% |
| 8430.41 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | 0.5% |
| 8430.20 | Snow-ploughs and snow-blowers | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8430.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $7.31 per kg, 176% above the world average of $2.65. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $2.2 million of excavation machinery in 2024 (762 tonnes). Saudi Arabia alone took 55% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Egypt grew fastest (+170% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.2M | 55% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $496K | 23% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $301K | 14% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $139K | 6.4% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $38K | 1.7% |
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 8430: Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers.
Common questions
What is the value of excavation machinery imported by Bahrain?
$14.1 million in 2024, or 1.9 thousand tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import excavation machinery from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (77%), Saudi Arabia (8%), China (8%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $7.31 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.65 per kg.
Does Bahrain export excavation machinery?
Yes, worth $2.2 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for excavation machinery?
HS heading 8430. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 8430 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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