🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of trailers: 2024 trade data
Imports of trailers by Kuwait reached $25.6 million in 2024 (7.0 thousand tonnes). Value fell 50% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 11% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $56.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of trailers by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $25.6M | 7.0K t |
| 2023 | $51.5M | 10.2K t |
| 2022 | $36.8M | 6.4K t |
| 2021 | $37.6M | 8.8K t |
| 2020 | $30.5M | 8.2K t |
| 2019 | $51.9M | 14.4K t |
| 2018 | $51.5M | 15.9K t |
| 2017 | $56.2M | 19.7K t |
Where Kuwait imports trailers from
Most of the value came from China (28%), United States (16%), United Arab Emirates (15%). Among the main suppliers, Sweden grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $7.2M | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4.2M | 16% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $3.8M | 15% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.5M | 5.9% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.2M | 4.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $922K | 3.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $893K | 3.5% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $801K | 3.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $679K | 2.7% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $675K | 2.6% |
Types of trailers under HS 8716
| 8716.31 | Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers | 23% |
| 8716.39 | Trailers and semi-trailers: (other than tanker type) | 20% |
| 8716.80 | Vehicles: n.e.c. in heading no. 8716 | 20% |
| 8716.90 | Trailers, semi-trailers and other vehicles not mechanically propelled: parts thereof for heading no. 8716 | 18% |
| 8716.40 | Trailers and semi-trailers: n.e.c. in item no. 8716.3 | 12% |
| 8716.10 | Trailers and semi-trailers: of the caravan type, for housing or camping | 8.9% |
| 8716.20 | Trailers and semi-trailers: self-loading or self-unloading, for agricultural purposes | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8716.
Average import price of trailers
The average declared value was about $3.63 per kg, close to the world average of $4.45.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports trailers
Kuwait exported $2.7 million of trailers in 2024 (2.4 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to Saudi Arabia (35%), United Arab Emirates (35%), Iran (9%). Among the main buyer markets, France grew fastest (+164% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $956K | 36% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $942K | 35% |
| 🇮🇷 Iran | $239K | 8.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $224K | 8.3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $90K | 3.3% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $53K | 2% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $53K | 2% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $51K | 1.9% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $48K | 1.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $19K | 0.7% |
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 8716: Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof.
Trailers trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of trailers imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported trailers worth $25.6 million in 2024 (7.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import trailers from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (28%), United States (16%), United Arab Emirates (15%).
What is the average import price of trailers in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $3.63 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $4.45 per kg.
Does Kuwait export trailers?
Yes. Kuwait exported trailers worth $2.7 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran.
What is the HS code for trailers?
Trailers falls under HS heading 8716 (Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading trailers with Kuwait?
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