🇰🇼 Kuwait imports of wooden articles: 2024 trade data
Kuwait imported $5.5 million of wooden articles in 2024 (1.0 thousand tonnes). Value fell 18% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2021, at $9.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of wooden articles by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.5M | 1.0K t |
| 2023 | $6.7M | 1.3K t |
| 2022 | $6.5M | 1.9K t |
| 2021 | $9.2M | 2.0K t |
| 2020 | $4.6M | 840 t |
| 2019 | $5.7M | 3.6K t |
| 2018 | $6.8M | 3.9K t |
| 2017 | $5.4M | 1.8K t |
Where Kuwait imports wooden articles from
China alone supplied 51% of it. Among the main suppliers, Italy grew fastest (+77% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $2.8M | 51% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $465K | 8.4% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $441K | 8% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $206K | 3.7% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $198K | 3.6% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $185K | 3.4% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $141K | 2.6% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $140K | 2.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $111K | 2% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $103K | 1.9% |
Types of wooden articles under HS 4421
| 4421.99 | Wood: not of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | 76% |
| 4421.10 | Wood: clothes hangers | 17% |
| 4421.91 | Wood: of bamboo, articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420 (excluding clothes hangers) | 7.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 4421.
Average import price of wooden articles
The average declared value was about $5.51 per kg, 164% above the world average of $2.09. 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 wooden articles
In 2024, Kuwait exported wooden articles worth $408 thousand (187 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Qatar (26%), Iraq (25%), United Arab Emirates (16%). Among the main buyer markets, South Korea grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $107K | 26% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $103K | 25% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $65K | 16% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $48K | 12% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $37K | 9.2% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $13K | 3.2% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $13K | 3.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $10K | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $9K | 2.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1K | 0.3% |
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 4421: Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420.
Wooden articles trade in Kuwait: questions
What is the value of wooden articles imported by Kuwait?
Kuwait imported wooden articles worth $5.5 million in 2024 (1.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does Kuwait import wooden articles from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (51%), India (8%), Italy (8%).
What is the average import price of wooden articles in Kuwait?
The average declared import value was about $5.51 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.09 per kg.
Does Kuwait export wooden articles?
Yes. Kuwait exported wooden articles worth $408 thousand in 2024, mainly to Qatar, Iraq, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for wooden articles?
Wooden articles falls under HS heading 4421 (Wooden articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4414 to 4420). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading wooden articles with Kuwait?
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