🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of marble: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $4.2 million of marble in 2024 (282.2 thousand tonnes). Value fell 21% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 11% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2022, at $7.3 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of marble by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.2M | 282.2K t |
| 2023 | $5.3M | 13.6K t |
| 2022 | $7.3M | 21.6K t |
| 2021 | $1.4M | 2.6K t |
| 2020 | $1.5M | 3.6K t |
| 2019 | $1.4M | 4.2K t |
| 2018 | $2.4M | 5.1K t |
| 2017 | $2.0M | 4.5K t |
Where Kuwait imports marble from
Oman alone supplied 75% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $3.1M | 75% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $419K | 10% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $161K | 3.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $157K | 3.8% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $65K | 1.6% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $56K | 1.4% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $51K | 1.2% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $35K | 0.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $24K | 0.6% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $21K | 0.5% |
Types of marble under HS 2515
| 2515.20 | Ecaussine and other calcareous monumental or building stone: alabaster, having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more | 81% |
| 2515.11 | Marble and travertine: having a specific gravity of 2.5 or more, crude or roughly trimmed by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a… | 10% |
| 2515.12 | Marble and travertine: merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape, having a specific gravity… | 9.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2515.
Average import price of marble
The average declared value was about $0.01 per kg, 95% below the world average of $0.22, 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.
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 2515: Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, whether cut by sawing etc, into blocks, slabs of a rectangular (square) shape.
Marble trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of marble imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported marble worth $4.2 million in 2024 (282.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import marble from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Oman (75%), Portugal (10%), Italy (4%).
What is the average import price of marble in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $0.01 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.22 per kg.
What is the HS code for marble?
Marble falls under HS heading 2515 (Marble, travertine, ecaussine and other calcareous stone; of an apparent specific gravity of less than 2.5, alabaster, w). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading marble with Kuwait?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Kuwait trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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