🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of cloves: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $2.6 million of cloves in 2024 (325 tonnes). Value rose 12% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 21% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cloves by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | 325 t |
| 2023 | $2.3M | 305 t |
| 2022 | $2.1M | 247 t |
| 2021 | $1.1M | 154 t |
| 2020 | $930K | 177 t |
| 2019 | $1.2M | 205 t |
| 2018 | $1.8M | 247 t |
| 2017 | $687K | 106 t |
Where Kuwait imports cloves from
Most of the value came from Indonesia (48%), United Arab Emirates (38%), Singapore (4%). Among the main suppliers, Indonesia grew fastest (+56% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $1.2M | 48% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $998K | 38% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $115K | 4.4% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $73K | 2.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $59K | 2.3% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $44K | 1.7% |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $36K | 1.4% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $19K | 0.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $13K | 0.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $2K | 0.1% |
Types of cloves under HS 0907
| 0907.10 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), neither crushed nor ground | 99% |
| 0907.20 | Spices: cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems), crushed or ground | 0.6% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0907.
Average import price of cloves
The average declared value was about $7.99 per kg, close to the world average of $6.89.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports cloves
In 2024, Kuwait exported cloves worth $354 thousand (20 tonnes). Saudi Arabia alone took 62% of it. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+228% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $221K | 62% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $52K | 15% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $41K | 12% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $20K | 5.5% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $17K | 4.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3K | 0.9% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $0K | 0.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $0K | 0% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $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 0907: Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems).
Cloves trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of cloves imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported cloves worth $2.6 million in 2024 (325 tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import cloves from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Indonesia (48%), United Arab Emirates (38%), Singapore (4%).
What is the average import price of cloves in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $7.99 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.89 per kg.
Does Kuwait export cloves?
Yes. Kuwait exported cloves worth $354 thousand in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq.
What is the HS code for cloves?
Cloves falls under HS heading 0907 (Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cloves with Kuwait?
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