🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of refrigerator: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Bahrain imported refrigerator worth $38.3 million (5.3 thousand tonnes). Value fell 7% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2017, at $53.9 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 | $38.3M | 5.3K t |
| 2023 | $41.2M | 4.5K t |
| 2022 | $41.3M | 5.2K t |
| 2021 | $47.3M | 6.6K t |
| 2020 | $49.9M | 7.0K t |
| 2019 | $42.0M | 6.1K t |
| 2018 | $50.1M | 6.1K t |
| 2017 | $53.9M | 8.4K t |
Where Bahrain imports refrigerator from
Most of the value came from China (35%), Italy (14%), Thailand (12%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $13.3M | 35% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $5.5M | 14% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $4.8M | 13% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $2.3M | 5.9% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.6M | 4.2% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.2M | 3.3% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $1.1M | 2.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $1.1M | 2.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.0M | 2.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $937K | 2.5% |
Product types under HS 8418
| 8418.69 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: n.e.c. in heading no. 8418 | 27% |
| 8418.50 | Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment: for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests… | 20% |
| 8418.10 | Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or other | 19% |
| 8418.21 | Refrigerators: for household use, compression-type, electric or other | 16% |
| 8418.99 | Refrigerating or freezing equipment: parts thereof, other than furniture | 6.9% |
| 8418.61 | Heat pumps: other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415 | 4% |
| 8418.30 | Freezers: of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | 3.4% |
| 8418.40 | Freezers: of the upright type, not exceeding 900l capacity | 1.8% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8418.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $7.16 per kg, close to the world average of $7.19.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $1.8 million of refrigerator in 2024 (279 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: United Arab Emirates accounted for 52% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+394% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $969K | 53% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $507K | 28% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $76K | 4.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $76K | 4.1% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $59K | 3.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $57K | 3.1% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $19K | 1% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $16K | 0.9% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $16K | 0.9% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $12K | 0.7% |
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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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
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 8418: Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading no. 8415.
Common questions
What is the value of refrigerator imported by Bahrain?
$38.3 million in 2024, or 5.3 thousand tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import refrigerator from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (35%), Italy (14%), Thailand (12%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $7.16 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $7.19 per kg.
Does Bahrain export refrigerator?
Yes, worth $1.8 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for refrigerator?
HS heading 8418. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 8418 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Bahrain trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships it there.
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