🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of pharmaceutical good: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $66.7 million of pharmaceutical good in 2024 (334 tonnes). That is 11% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 16% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of pharmaceutical good by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $66.7M | 334 t |
| 2023 | $60.2M | 421 t |
| 2022 | $43.3M | 313 t |
| 2021 | $43.0M | 266 t |
| 2020 | $53.0M | 241 t |
| 2019 | $45.1M | 257 t |
| 2018 | $31.5M | 233 t |
| 2017 | $23.1M | 286 t |
Where Kuwait imports pharmaceutical good from
Most of the value came from United States (39%), Ireland (13%), Germany (12%). Among the main suppliers, Japan grew fastest (+228% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $26.1M | 39% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $8.7M | 13% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $7.8M | 12% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.5M | 5.2% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $2.6M | 4% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $2.0M | 3% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.0M | 2.9% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $1.9M | 2.8% |
| 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $1.7M | 2.6% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.4M | 2.1% |
Types of pharmaceutical good under HS 3006
| 3006.10 | Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental… | 45% |
| 3006.20 | Pharmaceutical goods: blood-grouping reagents | 21% |
| 3006.30 | Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient | 13% |
| 3006.91 | Pharmaceutical goods: appliances identifiable for ostomy use | 7.9% |
| 3006.40 | Pharmaceutical goods: dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements | 6.9% |
| 3006.60 | Pharmaceutical goods: chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | 2.8% |
| 3006.70 | Pharmaceutical goods: Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical… | 1.9% |
| 3006.50 | Pharmaceutical goods: first aid boxes and kits | 1.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3006.
Average import price of pharmaceutical good
The average declared value was about $199.90 per kg, 132% above the world average of $86.10. 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 pharmaceutical good
Kuwait exported $252 thousand of pharmaceutical good in 2024 (3 tonnes). Netherlands alone took 79% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Netherlands grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $198K | 79% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $30K | 12% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $23K | 9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1K | 0.2% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $0K | 0% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $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 3006: Pharmaceutical goods.
Pharmaceutical good trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of pharmaceutical good imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported pharmaceutical good worth $66.7 million in 2024 (334 tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import pharmaceutical good from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (39%), Ireland (13%), Germany (12%).
What is the average import price of pharmaceutical good in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $199.90 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $86.10 per kg.
Does Kuwait export pharmaceutical good?
Yes. Kuwait exported pharmaceutical good worth $252 thousand in 2024, mainly to Netherlands, Singapore, Belgium.
What is the HS code for pharmaceutical good?
Pharmaceutical good falls under HS heading 3006 (Pharmaceutical goods). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading pharmaceutical good with Kuwait?
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