Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Kenya's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Kenya
66 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 860290 | Rail locomotives and locomotive tenders; other than diesel-electric powered | 2024 | 100.00% | 56,010,873 |
| 2 | China | 860500 | Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604) | 2024 | 100.00% | 12,415,494 |
| 3 | China | 860692 | Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelled | 2024 | 100.00% | 127,307,612 |
| 4 | Uganda | 040120 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | 2024 | 99.97% | 40,774,149 |
| 5 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 310551 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing nitrates and phosphates | 2024 | 99.91% | 27,001,553 |
| 6 | Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 440721 | Wood, tropical; as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter, mahogany (Swietenia spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, thicker than 6mm | 2024 | 99.80% | 16,462,106 |
| 7 | Italy | 902810 | Meters; gas, supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | 2024 | 99.78% | 11,236,200 |
| 8 | China | 551614 | Fabrics, woven; printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres | 2024 | 99.70% | 16,740,360 |
| 9 | South Africa | 120510 | Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken | 2024 | 99.57% | 15,341,486 |
| 10 | India | 843830 | Machinery; industrial, for sugar manufacture | 2024 | 99.46% | 11,396,892 |
| 11 | China | 842619 | Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | 2024 | 99.30% | 40,477,809 |
| 12 | China | 940550 | Luminaires and light fittings; non-electric | 2024 | 99.25% | 14,170,759 |
| 13 | China | 721935 | Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm | 2024 | 99.20% | 13,912,324 |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 880624 | Unmanned aircraft; for remote-controlled flight only, for other than for carriage of passengers, with the maximum take-off weight of more than 25kg but not more than 150kg | 2024 | 99.14% | 16,152,503 |
| 15 | Morocco | 310559 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates | 2024 | 98.99% | 15,996,095 |
| 16 | China | 842699 | Cranes and derricks; for other than mounting on road vehicles, n.e.c. in heading no. 8426 | 2024 | 98.88% | 29,665,616 |
| 17 | USA | 841112 | Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN | 2024 | 98.73% | 17,003,088 |
| 18 | China | 853400 | Circuits; printed | 2024 | 98.33% | 75,333,672 |
| 19 | China | 900710 | Cameras, cinematographic; whether or not incorporating sound recording apparatus | 2024 | 98.32% | 11,269,945 |
| 20 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 440711 | Wood; coniferous species, of pine (Pinus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | 2024 | 98.09% | 26,743,020 |
| 21 | China | 902830 | Meters; electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof | 2024 | 97.44% | 25,291,803 |
| 22 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 230630 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils | 2024 | 96.72% | 26,580,775 |
| 23 | Malaysia | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2024 | 96.59% | 213,422,193 |
| 24 | China | 850650 | Cells and batteries; primary, lithium | 2024 | 96.52% | 11,204,315 |
| 25 | China | 853120 | Signalling apparatus; electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading no. 8512 or 8530 | 2024 | 96.38% | 23,464,924 |
| 26 | China | 390761 | Poly(ethylene terephthalate); in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher | 2024 | 96.36% | 63,971,151 |
| 27 | China | 854143 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2024 | 95.80% | 38,773,429 |
| 28 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 100590 | Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed | 2024 | 95.66% | 53,327,685 |
| 29 | China | 850421 | Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650kVA | 2024 | 95.62% | 12,141,704 |
| 30 | India | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | 2024 | 95.42% | 40,394,600 |
| 31 | China | 551219 | Fabrics, woven; of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, other than unbleached or bleached | 2024 | 94.97% | 15,783,352 |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 240120 | Tobacco; partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | 2024 | 94.97% | 11,253,656 |
| 33 | China | 560311 | Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2) | 2024 | 94.81% | 21,158,313 |
| 34 | Japan | 870322 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | 2024 | 94.53% | 80,404,023 |
| 35 | China | 845521 | Metal-rolling mills; hot or combination hot and cold rolling mills | 2024 | 94.27% | 22,511,990 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2024 | 93.36% | 52,520,436 |
| 37 | China | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | 2024 | 93.05% | 18,007,320 |
| 38 | Japan | 870321 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc | 2024 | 92.29% | 13,976,561 |
| 39 | China | 620449 | Dresses; women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.4 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2024 | 91.37% | 23,018,355 |
| 40 | China | 640299 | Footwear; n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | 2024 | 90.58% | 35,840,371 |
| 41 | China | 902219 | Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus; for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses | 2024 | 90.42% | 13,050,426 |
| 42 | China | 842810 | Lifts and skip hoists | 2024 | 89.87% | 14,794,672 |
| 43 | China | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables | 2024 | 89.72% | 11,364,461 |
| 44 | China | 842920 | Graders and levellers | 2024 | 89.40% | 14,239,204 |
| 45 | China | 940541 | Luminaires and light fittings; electric, photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources | 2024 | 88.87% | 17,401,683 |
| 46 | China | 620590 | Shirts; men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in heading no. 6205 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2024 | 88.59% | 10,332,598 |
| 47 | China | 851761 | Base stations | 2024 | 87.91% | 11,809,813 |
| 48 | Malaysia | 151321 | Vegetable oils; palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2024 | 87.40% | 14,847,333 |
| 49 | China | 847480 | Machines; for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials in powder or paste form, machines for forming foundry moulds of sand | 2024 | 87.28% | 29,210,489 |
| 50 | Malaysia | 151110 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2024 | 86.76% | 593,591,406 |
| 51 | China | 851713 | Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networks | 2024 | 86.64% | 17,184,632 |
| 52 | China | 271220 | Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured | 2024 | 85.92% | 10,031,633 |
| 53 | Uganda | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2024 | 85.90% | 13,124,231 |
| 54 | USA | 470321 | Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous wood | 2024 | 85.70% | 24,095,235 |
| 55 | China | 850760 | Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2024 | 83.65% | 28,403,069 |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 310520 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium | 2024 | 83.64% | 75,930,812 |
| 57 | Japan | 870323 | Vehicles; with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc | 2024 | 83.46% | 136,010,297 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 310221 | Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium sulphate | 2024 | 82.60% | 21,763,371 |
| 59 | China | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2024 | 82.03% | 31,319,408 |
| 60 | Egypt | 210210 | Yeasts; active | 2024 | 81.77% | 12,564,766 |
| 61 | China | 847130 | Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | 2024 | 81.63% | 29,567,448 |
| 62 | USA | 901420 | Navigational instruments and appliances; for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses) | 2024 | 81.58% | 10,793,255 |
| 63 | China | 320611 | Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter | 2024 | 81.29% | 16,607,657 |
| 64 | China | 401120 | Rubber; new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | 2024 | 80.85% | 60,464,291 |
| 65 | Zambia | 100510 | Cereals; maize (corn), seed | 2024 | 80.82% | 14,097,603 |
| 66 | India | 870193 | Tractors; n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709); of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kW | 2024 | 80.00% | 17,784,637 |
China: 37 occurrences
United Rep. of Tanzania: 4 occurrences
India: 3 occurrences
Japan: 3 occurrences
Malaysia: 3 occurrences
USA: 3 occurrences
Uganda: 2 occurrences
Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 1 occurrence
Egypt: 1 occurrence
Italy: 1 occurrence
Morocco: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence
South Africa: 1 occurrence
United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence
United Kingdom: 1 occurrence
Zambia: 1 occurrence
Zimbabwe: 1 occurrence
Legend:
Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.