🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of quartz: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $2.4 million of quartz in 2024 (37.9 thousand tonnes). Value rose 66% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 15% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of quartz by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | 37.9K t |
| 2023 | $1.5M | 27.6K t |
| 2022 | $1.2M | 5.3K t |
| 2021 | $1.4M | 30.4K t |
| 2020 | $1.4M | 24.2K t |
| 2019 | $1.4M | 23.1K t |
| 2018 | $1.4M | 28.8K t |
| 2017 | $896K | 18.7K t |
Where Kuwait imports quartz from
One supplier dominates: India accounted for 76% of the value. Among the main suppliers, India grew fastest (+121% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.9M | 77% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $464K | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $48K | 2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $23K | 1% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $13K | 0.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $7K | 0.3% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $6K | 0.2% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $5K | 0.2% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $3K | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2K | 0.1% |
Types of quartz under HS 2506
| 2506.10 | Quartz: other than natural sands | 86% |
| 2506.20 | Quartzite: whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 15% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2506.
Average import price of quartz
The average declared value was about $0.06 per kg, 71% below the world average of $0.21, 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 2506: Quartz; (other than natural sands), quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape.
Quartz trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of quartz imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported quartz worth $2.4 million in 2024 (37.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import quartz from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were India (76%), Iran (19%), United States (2%).
What is the average import price of quartz in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $0.06 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.21 per kg.
What is the HS code for quartz?
Quartz falls under HS heading 2506 (Quartz; (other than natural sands), quartzite, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, int). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading quartz 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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