🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of tropical fruit: 2024 trade data
Imports of tropical fruit by Kuwait reached $71.4 million in 2024 (37.5 thousand tonnes). Value fell 22% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2023, at $91.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of tropical fruit by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $71.4M | 37.5K t |
| 2023 | $91.5M | 35.1K t |
| 2022 | $81.7M | 33.9K t |
| 2021 | $84.1M | 42.6K t |
| 2020 | $76.1M | 41.8K t |
| 2019 | $80.8M | 46.2K t |
| 2018 | $78.7M | 42.7K t |
| 2017 | $57.8M | 37.8K t |
Where Kuwait imports tropical fruit from
The largest suppliers were Saudi Arabia (39%), India (12%), Egypt (9%). Among the main suppliers, Turkey grew fastest (+65% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $27.6M | 39% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $8.7M | 12% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $6.4M | 9% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $4.0M | 5.6% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $3.7M | 5.2% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $3.2M | 4.5% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $2.9M | 4% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2.4M | 3.4% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1.5M | 2.2% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.4M | 1.9% |
Types of tropical fruit under HS 0804
| 0804.10 | Fruit, edible: dates, fresh or dried | 43% |
| 0804.50 | Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | 33% |
| 0804.40 | Fruit, edible: avocados, fresh or dried | 11% |
| 0804.20 | Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | 7.1% |
| 0804.30 | Fruit, edible: pineapples, fresh or dried | 6.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0804.
Average import price of tropical fruit
The average declared value was about $1.91 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 tropical fruit
Kuwait exported $482 thousand of tropical fruit in 2024 (239 tonnes). Most of it went to Qatar (39%), Iraq (22%), United Arab Emirates (20%). Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $187K | 39% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $108K | 22% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $99K | 21% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $18K | 3.8% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $16K | 3.2% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $15K | 3% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $11K | 2.4% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $8K | 1.6% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $6K | 1.2% |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | $4K | 0.8% |
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 0804: Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried.
Tropical fruit trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of tropical fruit imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported tropical fruit worth $71.4 million in 2024 (37.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import tropical fruit from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Saudi Arabia (39%), India (12%), Egypt (9%).
What is the average import price of tropical fruit in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $1.91 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.68 per kg.
Does Kuwait export tropical fruit?
Yes. Kuwait exported tropical fruit worth $482 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, Iraq, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for tropical fruit?
Tropical fruit falls under HS heading 0804 (Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tropical fruit with Kuwait?
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