Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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

30 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China8602Rail locomotives; (other than those of heading no. 8601), locomotive tenders2024100.00%56,010,873
2China8605Railway 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)2024100.00%12,415,494
3China8606Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons; not self-propelled202499.99%133,785,356
4Uganda0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202499.79%40,774,149
5South Africa1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken202499.57%15,341,500
6China7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more202499.13%26,766,751
7China8534Circuits; printed202498.33%75,333,672
8United Rep. of Tanzania2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305202496.87%29,035,920
9China9007Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus202496.84%11,377,069
10China8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202496.14%78,642,193
11China5512Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of synthetic staple fibres202494.66%19,921,436
12China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202494.44%43,254,975
13Zimbabwe2401Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse202494.36%11,253,656
14United Kingdom8806Unmanned aircraft202493.65%16,347,347
15China5516Woven fabrics of artificial staple fibres202492.22%20,688,849
16United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202491.88%52,520,436
17China5603Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated202490.58%30,919,357
18China6402Footwear; with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics (excluding waterproof footwear)202489.17%37,137,961
19Malaysia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202489.16%807,013,599
20China9405Luminaires and light fittings; including searchlights, spotlights and parts thereof, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, name-plates and the like, having permanently fixed light source and parts thereof n.e.c. or included202487.66%57,284,850
21China4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard202487.35%21,690,730
22China8455Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor202486.24%24,929,206
23China8518Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets202486.17%19,364,260
24Uganda7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202485.87%13,124,231
25USA4703Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades202484.52%24,095,235
26China6204Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); women's or girls' (not knitted or crocheted)202483.75%31,139,664
27China6205Shirts; men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted)202483.19%10,594,417
28Uganda4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202483.12%15,192,372
29China7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202483.06%20,021,785
30Malaysia1513Coconut (copra), palm kernel or babassu oil and their fractions; whether or not refined but not chemically modified202480.09%14,998,537

Partner frequency summary:

China: 19 occurrences

Uganda: 3 occurrences

Malaysia: 2 occurrences

South Africa: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

United Rep. of Tanzania: 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.