🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of margarine: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $15.8 million of margarine in 2024 (8.2 thousand tonnes). Value rose 7% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of margarine by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.8M | 8.2K t |
| 2023 | $14.7M | 7.6K t |
| 2022 | $14.4M | 6.3K t |
| 2021 | $11.7M | 6.4K t |
| 2020 | $9.4M | 6.6K t |
| 2019 | $13.0M | 7.7K t |
| 2018 | $17.2M | 9.2K t |
| 2017 | $14.0M | 9.1K t |
Where Kuwait imports margarine from
The largest suppliers were United Arab Emirates (33%), United States (21%), Malaysia (9%). Among the main suppliers, Canada grew fastest (+147% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $5.3M | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.3M | 21% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $1.5M | 9.3% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $1.1M | 6.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $953K | 6% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $909K | 5.7% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $543K | 3.4% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $472K | 3% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $462K | 2.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $289K | 1.8% |
Types of margarine under HS 1517
| 1517.90 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats… | 69% |
| 1517.10 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | 31% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1517.
Average import price of margarine
The average declared value was about $1.93 per kg, close to the world average of $1.68.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports margarine
In 2024, Kuwait exported margarine worth $204 thousand (92 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: Qatar accounted for 60% of the value.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $123K | 60% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $42K | 20% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $33K | 16% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $6K | 3.1% |
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 1517: Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16.
Margarine trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of margarine imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported margarine worth $15.8 million in 2024 (8.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import margarine from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (33%), United States (21%), Malaysia (9%).
What is the average import price of margarine in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $1.93 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.68 per kg.
Does Kuwait export margarine?
Yes. Kuwait exported margarine worth $204 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Iraq.
What is the HS code for margarine?
Margarine falls under HS heading 1517 (Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different f). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading margarine with Kuwait?
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