🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of excavation machinery: 2024 trade data
Imports of excavation machinery by Kuwait reached $91.3 million in 2024 (14.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 60% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2023, at $227.9 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of excavation machinery by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $91.3M | 14.5K t |
| 2023 | $227.9M | 28.9K t |
| 2022 | $34.4M | 2.6K t |
| 2021 | $58.4M | 7.8K t |
| 2020 | $71.0M | 10.0K t |
| 2019 | $161.2M | 19.6K t |
| 2018 | $46.1M | 5.1K t |
| 2017 | $71.1M | 10.9K t |
Where Kuwait imports excavation machinery from
China alone supplied 89% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $81.2M | 89% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $2.3M | 2.6% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.6M | 1.8% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $1.6M | 1.7% |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $976K | 1.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $617K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $540K | 0.6% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $532K | 0.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $493K | 0.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $318K | 0.4% |
Types of excavation machinery under HS 8430
| 8430.49 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | 54% |
| 8430.41 | Boring or sinking machinery: self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | 39% |
| 8430.50 | Machinery: for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430 | 2.9% |
| 8430.69 | Machinery: for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores: not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30 | 2.1% |
| 8430.39 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery: not self-propelled | 1.9% |
| 8430.10 | Pile-drivers and pile-extractors | 0.7% |
| 8430.31 | Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery: self-propelled | 0.2% |
| 8430.61 | Machinery: for tamping or compacting, not self-propelled | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8430.
Average import price of excavation machinery
The average declared value was about $6.29 per kg, 137% above the world average of $2.65. 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 excavation machinery
Kuwait exported $4.2 million of excavation machinery in 2024 (2.2 thousand tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Saudi Arabia (30%), Qatar (22%), United Arab Emirates (21%). Among the main buyer markets, France grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.3M | 30% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $920K | 22% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $869K | 21% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $328K | 7.8% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $165K | 3.9% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $132K | 3.1% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $125K | 3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $119K | 2.8% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $86K | 2% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $61K | 1.4% |
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 8430: Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers.
Excavation machinery trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of excavation machinery imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported excavation machinery worth $91.3 million in 2024 (14.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import excavation machinery from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (89%), Germany (3%), United States (2%).
What is the average import price of excavation machinery in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $6.29 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.65 per kg.
Does Kuwait export excavation machinery?
Yes. Kuwait exported excavation machinery worth $4.2 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for excavation machinery?
Excavation machinery falls under HS heading 8430 (Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minera). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading excavation machinery with Kuwait?
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