🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of chloride: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $10.8 million of chloride in 2024 (29.8 thousand tonnes). That is 4% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 15% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of chloride by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.8M | 29.8K t |
| 2023 | $10.3M | 36.5K t |
| 2022 | $7.8M | 22.7K t |
| 2021 | $6.8M | 31.9K t |
| 2020 | $5.4M | 22.2K t |
| 2019 | $4.7M | 21.9K t |
| 2018 | $5.4M | 18.2K t |
| 2017 | $4.2M | 14.6K t |
Where Kuwait imports chloride from
Egypt alone supplied 54% of it. Among the main suppliers, Pakistan grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $5.8M | 54% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.7M | 26% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $662K | 6.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $652K | 6.1% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $503K | 4.7% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $77K | 0.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $77K | 0.7% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $72K | 0.7% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $56K | 0.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $28K | 0.3% |
Types of chloride under HS 2827
| 2827.20 | Chlorides: of calcium | 81% |
| 2827.31 | Chlorides: of magnesium | 11% |
| 2827.39 | Chlorides: other than of ammonium, calcium, magnesium, aluminium and nickel | 3.9% |
| 2827.32 | Chlorides: of aluminium | 1.6% |
| 2827.59 | Bromides and bromide oxides: other than item no. 2827.51 | 1.4% |
| 2827.10 | Chlorides: of ammonium | 0.9% |
| 2827.49 | Chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides: other than of copper | 0.6% |
| 2827.60 | Iodides and iodide oxides | 0.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2827.
Average import price of chloride
The average declared value was about $0.36 per kg, 39% below the world average of $0.59, 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.
Kuwait also exports chloride
In 2024, Kuwait exported chloride worth $936 thousand (1.4 thousand tonnes). Qatar alone took 91% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest (+393% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $851K | 91% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $44K | 4.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $18K | 1.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $14K | 1.5% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $5K | 0.6% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $5K | 0.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $0K | 0% |
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 2827: Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides.
Chloride trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of chloride imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported chloride worth $10.8 million in 2024 (29.8 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import chloride from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Egypt (54%), India (25%), China (6%).
What is the average import price of chloride in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $0.36 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.59 per kg.
Does Kuwait export chloride?
Yes. Kuwait exported chloride worth $936 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, Jordan, Bahrain.
What is the HS code for chloride?
Chloride falls under HS heading 2827 (Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading chloride with Kuwait?
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