🇰🇼 Kuwait exports of caustic soda: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Kuwait exported caustic soda worth $21.5 million (37.9 thousand tonnes). Value fell 5% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $31.6 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of caustic soda by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $21.5M | 37.9K t |
| 2023 | $22.6M | 41.4K t |
| 2022 | $31.6M | 51.1K t |
| 2021 | $18.9M | 39.2K t |
| 2020 | $13.1M | 27.1K t |
| 2019 | $19.6M | 36.4K t |
| 2018 | $19.4M | 30.7K t |
| 2017 | $14.6M | 27.7K t |
Where Kuwait exports caustic soda to
Most of it went to Algeria (29%), Cote d'Ivoire (11%), Jordan (6%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 46%. Among the main buyer markets, Nigeria grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇿 Algeria | $6.3M | 29% |
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | $2.3M | 11% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1.3M | 6% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $1.1M | 5% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.0M | 4.7% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $866K | 4% |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $856K | 4% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $847K | 3.9% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $812K | 3.8% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $662K | 3.1% |
Types of caustic soda under HS 2815
| 2815.11 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solid | 91% |
| 2815.12 | Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda) | 9.1% |
| 2815.30 | Peroxides of sodium or potassium | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2815.
Average export price of caustic soda
The average declared value was about $0.57 per kg, 68% above the world average of $0.34. 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.
Kuwait also imports caustic soda
Imports of caustic soda by Kuwait reached $1.4 million in 2024 (3.1 thousand tonnes). Most of the value came from Qatar (48%), Saudi Arabia (27%), United Arab Emirates (9%). Among the main suppliers, Qatar grew fastest (+114% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $668K | 48% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $373K | 27% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $131K | 9.5% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $40K | 2.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $38K | 2.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $37K | 2.7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $27K | 2% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $21K | 1.6% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $20K | 1.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $20K | 1.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in Kuwait?
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 2815: Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium.
Caustic soda trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of caustic soda imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported caustic soda worth $1.4 million in 2024 (3.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import caustic soda from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Qatar (48%), Saudi Arabia (27%), United Arab Emirates (9%).
What is the average import price of caustic soda in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $0.44 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.34 per kg.
Does Kuwait export caustic soda?
Yes. Kuwait exported caustic soda worth $21.5 million in 2024, mainly to Algeria, Cote d'Ivoire, Jordan.
What is the HS code for caustic soda?
Caustic soda falls under HS heading 2815 (Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading caustic soda with Kuwait?
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