🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of dried legumes: 2024 trade data
Imports of dried legumes by Kuwait reached $38.1 million in 2024 (33.4 thousand tonnes). That is 21% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of dried legumes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $38.1M | 33.4K t |
| 2023 | $31.5M | 30.1K t |
| 2022 | $28.7M | 23.8K t |
| 2021 | $28.6M | 27.8K t |
| 2020 | $28.9M | 30.8K t |
| 2019 | $28.2M | 31.0K t |
| 2018 | $27.5M | 31.3K t |
| 2017 | $37.4M | 37.2K t |
Where Kuwait imports dried legumes from
One supplier dominates: United Arab Emirates accounted for 58% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Bahrain grew fastest (+187% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $22.1M | 58% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $4.6M | 12% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.2M | 8.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $1.7M | 4.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.5M | 3.9% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.5M | 3.9% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $1.4M | 3.6% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $478K | 1.3% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $352K | 0.9% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $183K | 0.5% |
Types of dried legumes under HS 0713
| 0713.40 | Vegetables, leguminous: lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 37% |
| 0713.20 | Vegetables, leguminous: chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 33% |
| 0713.90 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in heading no. 0713, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 19% |
| 0713.50 | Vegetables, leguminous: broad beans (vicia faba var. major) and horse beans (vicia faba var. equina and vicia faba var. minor), shelled, whether or… | 3.9% |
| 0713.33 | Vegetables, leguminous: kidney beans, including white pea beans (phaseolus vulgaris), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 3.3% |
| 0713.39 | Vegetables, leguminous: n.e.c. in item no. 0713.3, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 1.8% |
| 0713.31 | Vegetables, leguminous: beans of the species vigna mungo (l.) hepper or vigna radiata (l.) wilczek, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 0.8% |
| 0713.10 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 0.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0713.
Average import price of dried legumes
The average declared value was about $1.14 per kg, 42% above the world average of $0.80. 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 exports dried legumes
Exports of dried legumes by Kuwait reached $486 thousand in 2024 (163 tonnes). Saudi Arabia alone took 65% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest (+38% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $317K | 65% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $83K | 17% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $65K | 13% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $10K | 2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $4K | 0.8% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $3K | 0.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $3K | 0.5% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $1K | 0.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $0K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in Kuwait?
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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 0713: Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried.
Dried legumes trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of dried legumes imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported dried legumes worth $38.1 million in 2024 (33.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import dried legumes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (58%), Turkey (12%), India (8%).
What is the average import price of dried legumes in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $1.14 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.80 per kg.
Does Kuwait export dried legumes?
Yes. Kuwait exported dried legumes worth $486 thousand in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar.
What is the HS code for dried legumes?
Dried legumes falls under HS heading 0713 (Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading dried legumes with Kuwait?
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