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Kenya chemical trade

Chemicals, plastics and rubber (HS chapters 28 to 40) that Kenya exported and imported, as reported by its trade partners, with its largest HS codes and partner countries.

Suppliers in Kenya
Exports in 2024
$52.2M
−80.3% vs 2023
Imports in 2024
$2.84B
+12.2% vs 2023
Trade balance
−$2.79B
Net importer
World exporter rank
#112
<0.1% of world chemical exports

Kenya does not publish detailed six digit trade figures. Its figures for 2019 to 2024 are mirror data, built from what the 28 major economies reported about their trade with Kenya, so treat them as a lower bound.

Trend

Kenya's chemical exports and imports per year, 2019 to 2024, partly or fully as reported by its trade partners.

Exports$52.2M in 2024Imports$2.84B in 2024
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Kenya chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
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Kenya chemical exports and imports by year, US dollars
YearExportsImports
2019$51M$1.85B
2020$38.5M$1.95B
2021$64.4M$2.51B
2022$76.2M$2.68B
2023$265M$2.53B
2024$52.2M$2.84B

By HS chapter

How Kenya's chemical trade in 2024 splits across chapters 28 to 40.

Exports Imports

Largest HS codes

The chemical HS codes Kenya exported and imported the most in 2024.

Top exports

  1. 12836.20Disodium carbonateAt least 5 destinations$21.5M
  2. 23301.29Essential oils other than those of citrus fruit, otherAt least 14 destinations$8.01M
  3. 33907.69Poly(ethylene terephthalate), otherAt least 6 destinations$3.78M
  4. 43808.91InsecticidesAt least 3 destinations$3.17M
  5. 53203.00Colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (including dyeing extracts but excluding…At least 8 destinations$3.09M
  6. 63926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 22 destinations$1.85M
  7. 73923.50Stoppers, lids, caps and other closuresAt least 10 destinations$1.42M
  8. 83105.90Fertilizers, mineral or chemical not elsewhere classified in heading 3105At least 3 destinations$1.09M
  9. 94016.91Floor coverings and matsAt least 7 destinations$833K
  10. 103824.99Chemical products, mixtures and preparations not elsewhere classified in heading 3824At least 6 destinations$622K
  11. 113915.90Waste, parings and scrapAt least 3 destinations$514K
  12. 123801.10ArtificialAt least 1 destination$397K

Top imports

  1. 13902.10PolypropyleneAt least 12 supplying countries$183M
  2. 24011.20New pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesAt least 13 supplying countries$142M
  3. 33907.61Poly(ethylene terephthalate), having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higherAt least 5 supplying countries$128M
  4. 42901.10SaturatedAt least 5 supplying countries$123M
  5. 53901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or moreAt least 12 supplying countries$105M
  6. 63105.30Diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)At least 3 supplying countries$97M
  7. 73926.90Plastics, other articles not elsewhere classified in chapter 39At least 27 supplying countries$73.8M
  8. 83002.41Vaccines for human medicineAt least 11 supplying countries$72.8M
  9. 93823.19Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining, otherAt least 6 supplying countries$68.1M
  10. 103808.93Herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulatorsAt least 10 supplying countries$58.5M
  11. 113904.10Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substancesAt least 10 supplying countries$57.5M
  12. 123004.90Medicaments consisting of mixed or unmixed products not elsewhere classified in heading 3004, for therapeutic…At least 23 supplying countries$54.6M

Main partner countries

Where Kenya's chemicals went and came from in 2024, among the 28 major reporting economies. Based on the top 10 partners for each HS code.

Exports to

  1. 1
    Thailand
    $14.9M
    28.6% of exports
  2. 2
    United States
    $9.64M
    18.5% of exports
  3. 3
    China
    $5.01M
    9.6% of exports
  4. 4
    Philippines
    $4.79M
    9.2% of exports
  5. 5
    South Africa
    $4.27M
    8.2% of exports
  6. 6
    Belgium
    $3.34M
    6.4% of exports
  7. 7
    United Kingdom
    $2.08M
    4.0% of exports
  8. 8
    Ireland
    $1.83M
    3.5% of exports
  9. 9
    Germany
    $1.39M
    2.7% of exports
  10. 10
    Netherlands
    $1.22M
    2.3% of exports

Imports from

  1. 1
    China
    $1.44B
    50.8% of imports
  2. 2
    Saudi Arabia
    $349M
    12.3% of imports
  3. 3
    United States
    $178M
    6.3% of imports
  4. 4
    Belgium
    $109M
    3.9% of imports
  5. 5
    South Africa
    $88M
    3.1% of imports
  6. 6
    Germany
    $83.4M
    2.9% of imports
  7. 7
    Malaysia
    $70.7M
    2.5% of imports
  8. 8
    Egypt
    $62.7M
    2.2% of imports
  9. 9
    Netherlands
    $58.7M
    2.1% of imports
  10. 10
    South Korea
    $58.7M
    2.1% of imports

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