🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of soap: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $80.0 million of soap in 2024 (13.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 15% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of soap by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $80.0M | 13.7K t |
| 2023 | $69.6M | 16.8K t |
| 2022 | $72.7M | 26.4K t |
| 2021 | $55.3M | 10.9K t |
| 2020 | $89.4M | 17.5K t |
| 2019 | $61.7M | 14.2K t |
| 2018 | $68.0M | 17.3K t |
| 2017 | $62.0M | 16.3K t |
Where Kuwait imports soap from
The largest suppliers were Saudi Arabia (33%), United Arab Emirates (18%), United States (6%). Among the main suppliers, Saudi Arabia grew fastest (+87% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $26.3M | 33% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $14.6M | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4.7M | 5.9% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $4.6M | 5.7% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $2.7M | 3.4% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $2.5M | 3.1% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.5M | 3.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2.4M | 3% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.2M | 2.7% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $1.9M | 2.3% |
Types of soap under HS 3401
| 3401.11 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or… | 50% |
| 3401.30 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not… | 34% |
| 3401.20 | Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | 13% |
| 3401.19 | Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or… | 2.8% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3401.
Average import price of soap
The average declared value was about $5.83 per kg, 152% above the world average of $2.31. 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 soap
In 2024, Kuwait exported soap worth $2.0 million (537 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Saudi Arabia (37%), Iraq (20%), United Arab Emirates (16%). Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+211% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $717K | 37% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $394K | 20% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $314K | 16% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $226K | 12% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $178K | 9.1% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $58K | 3% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $49K | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $9K | 0.5% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $8K | 0.4% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $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 3401: Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent.
Soap trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of soap imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported soap worth $80.0 million in 2024 (13.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import soap from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Saudi Arabia (33%), United Arab Emirates (18%), United States (6%).
What is the average import price of soap in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $5.83 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.31 per kg.
Does Kuwait export soap?
Yes. Kuwait exported soap worth $2.0 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for soap?
Soap falls under HS heading 3401 (Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading soap with Kuwait?
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