🇧🇭 Bahrain imports of welding machine: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Bahrain imported welding machine worth $2.1 million (104 tonnes). Value rose 83% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2017, at $2.7 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 | $2.1M | 104 t |
| 2023 | $1.1M | 26 t |
| 2022 | $2.2M | 113 t |
| 2021 | $1.8M | 179 t |
| 2020 | $1.7M | 119 t |
| 2019 | $1.1M | 112 t |
| 2018 | $1.7M | 143 t |
| 2017 | $2.7M | 254 t |
Where Bahrain imports welding machine from
Japan alone supplied 70% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.5M | 70% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $136K | 6.5% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $112K | 5.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $63K | 3% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $55K | 2.6% |
| Taiwan | $36K | 1.7% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $36K | 1.7% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $34K | 1.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $32K | 1.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $25K | 1.2% |
Product types under HS 8468
| 8468.80 | Machinery and apparatus: for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, n.e.c. in heading no. 8468 | 75% |
| 8468.90 | Machinery and apparatus: parts, soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, parts thereof | 20% |
| 8468.10 | Machinery and apparatus: hand-held blow pipes for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting | 2.8% |
| 8468.20 | Machinery and apparatus: gas operated machinery and apparatus n.e.c. in item no. 8468.10, for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable… | 2.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8468.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $20.10 per kg, close to the world average of $17.71.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
Bahrain exported $1.4 million of welding machine in 2024 (68 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: Saudi Arabia accounted for 79% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.1M | 79% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $259K | 19% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $16K | 1.2% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $13K | 1% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $1K | 0% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $0K | 0% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $0K | 0% |
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 8468: Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading no. 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances.
Common questions
What is the value of welding machine imported by Bahrain?
$2.1 million in 2024, or 104 tonnes.
Where does Bahrain import welding machine from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Japan (70%), Mexico (6%), China (5%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $20.10 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $17.71 per kg.
Does Bahrain export welding machine?
Yes, worth $1.4 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar.
What is the HS code for welding machine?
HS heading 8468. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 8468 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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