Kenya

Kenya Imports 2023

Complete list of Kenya's 192 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$24.18B
Total imports (2023)
#80
Global import rank
192
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

Kenya imported $24.18 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #80 largest importer. Goods came from 192 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 72.8% of total import value. The leading import was preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals, valued at $4.86 billion 20.1% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

192 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$5.97B24.70%
2United Arab Emirates$3.13B12.94%
3India$2.93B12.13%
4Saudi Arabia$1.05B4.32%
5Malaysia$1.02B4.21%
6Japan$820.62M3.39%
7USA$742.15M3.07%
8Uganda$712.80M2.95%
9South Africa$628.71M2.60%
10Russian Federation$590.39M2.44%
11Netherlands$429.85M1.78%
12Indonesia$415.37M1.72%
13Egypt$378.26M1.56%
14United Kingdom$345.78M1.43%
15United Rep. of Tanzania$331.40M1.37%
16Germany$326.04M1.35%
17Türkiye$315.10M1.30%
18Oman$296.22M1.22%
19France$266.91M1.10%
20Rep. of Korea$201.33M0.83%
21Pakistan$200.41M0.83%
22Thailand$194.83M0.81%
23Italy$186.89M0.77%
24Singapore$182.99M0.76%
25Belgium$160.03M0.66%
26Brazil$155.40M0.64%
27Australia$140.29M0.58%
28Canada$113.49M0.47%
29Switzerland$105.32M0.44%
30Ethiopia$93.68M0.39%
31Eswatini$89.89M0.37%
32Other Asia, nes$86.94M0.36%
33Finland$85.48M0.35%
34Spain$79.90M0.33%
35Azerbaijan$67.47M0.28%
36Ukraine$66.84M0.28%
37China, Hong Kong SAR$63.19M0.26%
38Qatar$59.89M0.25%
39Viet Nam$59.47M0.25%
40Zambia$59.39M0.25%
41Morocco$54.95M0.23%
42Sweden$54.33M0.22%
43Sri Lanka$50.12M0.21%
44Mauritius$46.61M0.19%
45Austria$44.97M0.19%
46Czechia$43.80M0.18%
47Israel$42.69M0.18%
48Kuwait$42.06M0.17%
49Denmark$38.04M0.16%
50Ireland$35.65M0.15%
51Poland$34.73M0.14%
52Rwanda$34.51M0.14%
53Zimbabwe$33.20M0.14%
54Malawi$30.00M0.12%
55Lithuania$29.34M0.12%
56Argentina$29.10M0.12%
57Iran$28.45M0.12%
58Mexico$23.13M0.10%
59Côte d'Ivoire$22.49M0.09%
60Dem. Rep. of the Congo$22.15M0.09%
61Norway$21.32M0.09%
62Bangladesh$20.06M0.08%
63Latvia$18.54M0.08%
64Tunisia$17.29M0.07%
65Bahrain$15.94M0.07%
66Portugal$13.26M0.05%
67Madagascar$13.17M0.05%
68Hungary$11.83M0.05%
69Mozambique$11.11M0.05%
70Lebanon$10.49M0.04%
71Chile$10.12M0.04%
72Angola$9.69M0.04%
73Greece$9.46M0.04%
74Slovakia$9.16M0.04%
75Jordan$7.34M0.03%
76Algeria$6.84M0.03%
77Philippines$6.56M0.03%
78Iraq$6.45M0.03%
79Romania$5.56M0.02%
80Sudan$5.39M0.02%
81Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$4.71M0.02%
82Serbia$4.62M0.02%
83Luxembourg$4.45M0.02%
84Ghana$4.28M0.02%
85Bulgaria$4.05M0.02%
86Nigeria$2.91M0.01%
87Malta$2.44M0.01%
88Slovenia$2.37M0.01%
89New Zealand$2.35M0.01%
90Cyprus$2.27M0.01%
91Bosnia Herzegovina$2.08M0.01%
92Croatia$1.85M0.01%
93Gabon$1.71M0.01%
94Costa Rica$1.56M0.01%
95Namibia$1.55M0.01%
96Estonia$1.49M0.01%
97Belarus$1.38M0.01%
98Colombia$1.37M0.01%
99Peru$1.16M0.00%
100Uruguay$1.04M0.00%
101Georgia$1.03M0.00%
102Guatemala$1.01M0.00%
103Cambodia$988,8250.00%
104Dominican Rep.$646,6070.00%
105Botswana$539,1510.00%
106Togo$502,1160.00%
107Myanmar$441,0680.00%
108Rep. of Moldova$415,6140.00%
109Somalia$345,3420.00%
110Albania$262,7420.00%
111Uzbekistan$243,9740.00%
112Turkmenistan$226,1910.00%
113Ecuador$211,3150.00%
114Lesotho$205,9970.00%
115Kyrgyzstan$196,5960.00%
116Iceland$195,9730.00%
117Kazakhstan$192,4900.00%
118Congo$176,8530.00%
119Cameroon$171,3350.00%
120Senegal$165,9880.00%
121Seychelles$158,8320.00%
122Nicaragua$152,7360.00%
123South Sudan$123,3710.00%
124Jamaica$109,4470.00%
125Burundi$105,8320.00%
126American Samoa$79,3430.00%
127Niger$79,2430.00%
128Libya$74,4400.00%
129Panama$73,2010.00%
130Burkina Faso$72,2030.00%
131Afghanistan$65,3700.00%
132Nepal$63,0530.00%
133Equatorial Guinea$58,1100.00%
134Mali$55,3110.00%
135San Marino$55,1520.00%
136Sierra Leone$51,3480.00%
137Cabo Verde$46,4640.00%
138North Macedonia$44,5050.00%
139Lao People's Dem. Rep.$38,4580.00%
140Tokelau$38,2730.00%
141El Salvador$37,5270.00%
142Eritrea$36,8440.00%
143Trinidad and Tobago$35,4490.00%
144Barbados$34,4990.00%
145Djibouti$27,7780.00%
146Armenia$23,9840.00%
147Cuba$17,1570.00%
148Nauru$17,0850.00%
149Pitcairn$14,9520.00%
150Benin$14,7170.00%
151Andorra$14,3980.00%
152Venezuela$11,8020.00%
153Yemen$10,6530.00%
154Montenegro$8,9810.00%
155Bermuda$8,1430.00%
156Fiji$8,0740.00%
157Haiti$7,6830.00%
158Central African Rep.$6,8370.00%
159Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$5,4910.00%
160Honduras$5,2870.00%
161Comoros$4,5180.00%
162Brunei Darussalam$4,1090.00%
163Syria$3,3810.00%
164Liberia$3,1420.00%
165Christmas Isds$2,9570.00%
166Papua New Guinea$2,2380.00%
167Cocos Isds$1,9580.00%
168Gambia$1,9420.00%
169Guyana$1,6530.00%
170Montserrat$1,1630.00%
171Paraguay$1,0180.00%
172New Caledonia$9360.00%
173Belize$7990.00%
174Mauritania$6240.00%
175Antigua and Barbuda$4930.00%
176Chad$4930.00%
177Maldives$4840.00%
178Tonga$4430.00%
179Guinea$3290.00%
180Gibraltar$3120.00%
181Grenada$3040.00%
182Cayman Isds$1960.00%
183Sao Tome and Principe$1960.00%
184Guam$1930.00%
185FS Micronesia$1530.00%
186Saint Lucia$1350.00%
187Anguilla$1230.00%
188China, Macao SAR$1150.00%
189French Polynesia$690.00%
190Curaçao$570.00%
191Tajikistan$500.00%
192Mongolia$110.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$4.86B20.10%
2151110Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified$674.35M2.79%
3100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$635.32M2.63%
4720839Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm$422.54M1.75%
5100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$387.21M1.60%
6300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$381.54M1.58%
7151190Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified$286.64M1.19%
8271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes$265.36M1.10%
9170199Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$244.89M1.01%
10170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$233.00M0.96%
11630900Clothing: worn, and other worn articles$187.40M0.77%
12870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$177.04M0.73%
13210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$163.66M0.68%
14100590Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed$145.20M0.60%
15401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$133.18M0.55%
16851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$131.57M0.54%
17851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$122.68M0.51%
18640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$121.81M0.50%
19310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)$120.10M0.50%
20310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium$116.84M0.48%
21390210Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms$116.31M0.48%
22420212Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials$112.48M0.47%
23300220Vaccines: for human medicine$111.23M0.46%
24720711Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness$108.01M0.45%
25390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$103.96M0.43%
26870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$102.50M0.42%
27540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed$93.73M0.39%
28870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$91.00M0.38%
29870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$88.60M0.37%
30870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$88.22M0.36%
31390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$86.20M0.36%
32260111Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated$83.86M0.35%
33870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$80.88M0.33%
34720719Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section$79.36M0.33%
35930690Ammunition: n.e.c. in chapter 93$79.16M0.33%
36390761Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of 78ml/g or higher$78.96M0.33%
37330210Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries$76.22M0.32%
38270119Coal: (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated$76.21M0.32%
39620342Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$75.28M0.31%
40690740Finishing ceramics$74.70M0.31%
41271600Electrical energy$71.52M0.30%
42880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$68.42M0.28%
43870422Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$67.62M0.28%
44310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate$67.38M0.28%
45382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$64.45M0.27%
46270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)$60.17M0.25%
47290110Acyclic hydrocarbons: saturated$59.99M0.25%
48852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$59.77M0.25%
49871410Motorcycles (including mopeds): parts and accessories$59.61M0.25%
50730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$59.09M0.24%
51090240Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg$58.91M0.24%
52871120Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, reciprocating internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding 250cc, with or without side-cars: side-cars$58.51M0.24%
53940540Lamps and light fittings: electric, n.e.c. in heading no. 9405$58.07M0.24%
54382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$56.72M0.23%
55310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution$55.68M0.23%
56380893Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators: other than containing goods of Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$54.56M0.23%
57380891Insecticides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$53.26M0.22%
58392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$52.24M0.22%
59620462Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted)$49.96M0.21%
60600632Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyed$49.89M0.21%
61740811Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm$49.72M0.21%
62270112Coal: bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated$47.60M0.20%
63854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$47.41M0.20%
64721391Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter$47.25M0.20%
65100510Cereals: maize (corn), seed$46.85M0.19%
66691110Tableware and kitchenware: of porcelain or china$46.59M0.19%
67382319Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)$46.43M0.19%
68480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls$46.31M0.19%
69961900Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar articles, of any material$46.07M0.19%
70390230Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary forms$46.00M0.19%
71040120Dairy 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%$45.90M0.19%
72071310Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried$44.98M0.19%
73870423Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$44.80M0.19%
74390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms$44.72M0.18%
75847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$44.62M0.18%
76850440Electrical static converters$44.44M0.18%
77480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state$42.76M0.18%
78100790Cereals: grain sorghum, other than seed$42.66M0.18%
79732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$42.21M0.17%
80880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$41.85M0.17%
81870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$41.43M0.17%
82480439Kraft paper and paperboard: uncoated, bleached, weight 150g/m2 or less, in rolls or sheets, other than that of heading no. 4802 or 4803$41.22M0.17%
83851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$41.16M0.17%
84600622Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyed$40.46M0.17%
85380892Fungicides: other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter: put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles$40.23M0.17%
86100640Cereals: rice, broken$38.81M0.16%
87690721Ceramic tiles: flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight not over 0.5%$38.28M0.16%
88390690Acrylic polymers: (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms$38.20M0.16%
89401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$37.61M0.16%
90271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$37.58M0.16%
91610343Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted$36.25M0.15%
92551614Fabrics, woven: printed, containing 85% or more by weight of artificial staple fibres$36.10M0.15%
93300420Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$35.65M0.15%
94230400Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil$35.23M0.15%
95847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$35.23M0.15%
96040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$35.20M0.15%
97902830Meters: electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters thereof$34.77M0.14%
98310240Fertilizers, mineral or chemical: ammonium nitrate with calcium carbonate or other inorganic non-fertilizing substances, mixtures thereof$34.74M0.14%
99220710Undenatured ethyl alcohol: of an alcoholic strength by volume of 80% vol. or higher$34.65M0.14%
100841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$34.49M0.14%