🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of vices and clamps: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Kuwait imported vices and clamps worth $9.3 million (1.1 thousand tonnes). Value fell 21% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 6% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2019, at $15.1 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of vices and clamps by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.3M | 1.1K t |
| 2023 | $11.8M | 2.5K t |
| 2022 | $11.0M | 1.5K t |
| 2021 | $12.2M | 1.5K t |
| 2020 | $10.2M | 1.1K t |
| 2019 | $15.1M | 1.5K t |
| 2018 | $14.9M | 1.4K t |
| 2017 | $14.0M | 1.5K t |
Where Kuwait imports vices and clamps from
Most of the value came from China (33%), United States (20%), Germany (14%). Among the main suppliers, Japan grew fastest (+47% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $3.0M | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.8M | 20% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.3M | 14% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $621K | 6.7% |
| Taiwan | $510K | 5.5% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $328K | 3.5% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $307K | 3.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $262K | 2.8% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $187K | 2% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $92K | 1% |
Types of vices and clamps under HS 8205
| 8205.59 | Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge… | 53% |
| 8205.51 | Tools, hand: household tools | 11% |
| 8205.90 | Tools, hand: n.e.c. in heading 8205, including anvils, portable forges, hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks, and sets of articles… | 10% |
| 8205.20 | Tools, hand: hammers and sledge hammers | 6.7% |
| 8205.70 | Tools, hand: vices, clamps and the like | 6.4% |
| 8205.10 | Tools, hand: drilling, threading or tapping tools | 6.1% |
| 8205.40 | Tools, hand: screwdrivers | 5.3% |
| 8205.30 | Tools, hand: planes, chisels, gauges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 1.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8205.
Average import price of vices and clamps
The average declared value was about $8.80 per kg, close to the world average of $8.40.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Kuwait also exports vices and clamps
Kuwait exported $1.5 million of vices and clamps in 2024 (356 tonnes). Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (39%), Germany (16%), China (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Germany grew fastest (+582% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $590K | 39% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $245K | 16% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $210K | 14% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $159K | 10% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $81K | 5.3% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $46K | 3% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $35K | 2.3% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $33K | 2.2% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $21K | 1.4% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $17K | 1.1% |
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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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 8205: Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal operated grinding wheels with frameworks.
Vices and clamps trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of vices and clamps imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported vices and clamps worth $9.3 million in 2024 (1.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import vices and clamps from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (33%), United States (20%), Germany (14%).
What is the average import price of vices and clamps in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $8.80 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $8.40 per kg.
Does Kuwait export vices and clamps?
Yes. Kuwait exported vices and clamps worth $1.5 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Germany, China.
What is the HS code for vices and clamps?
Vices and clamps falls under HS heading 8205 (Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other than accessories for and parts). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading vices and clamps with Kuwait?
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