Trade lane

What Bahrain buys from China.

Bahrain imported USD 2.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from China in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022. That is 21 per cent of everything Bahrain imported in these lines, and China is its largest source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where China dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.

Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.

USD 2.0bnfrom China in 2024 (USD 1.9bn in 2022)
21 per centof Bahrain's imports in these lines, USD 9.6bn from every source
298product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#1China's rank among Bahrain's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Bahrain paid China for it at the border, China's share of everything Bahrain imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 54 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713

    Share of Bahrain's imports74 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changeup 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 247 tonnes
    USD 248min 2024
  2. 2

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323

    Share of Bahrain's imports17 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,595 a tonne, 7,796 tonnes
    USD 83min 2024
  3. 3

    Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130

    Share of Bahrain's imports90 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 222,920 a tonne, 339 tonnes
    USD 76min 2024
  4. 4

    Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322

    Share of Bahrain's imports34 per cent, 32 source countries
    Changeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,897 a tonne, 6,851 tonnes
    USD 61min 2024
  5. 5

    Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280469

    Share of Bahrain's imports98 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 108m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 58min 2024
  6. 6

    Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762

    Share of Bahrain's imports52 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 170,488 a tonne, 269 tonnes
    USD 46min 2024
  7. 7

    Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510

    Share of Bahrain's imports97 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,620 a tonne, 7,736 tonnes
    USD 43min 2024
  8. 8

    Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesHS 854519

    Share of Bahrain's imports57 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 41min 2024
  9. 9

    Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 490110

    Share of Bahrain's imports94 per cent, 45 source countries
    Changefrom USD 1m in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 29,580 a tonne, 1,249 tonnes
    USD 37min 2024
  10. 10

    Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 390769

    Share of Bahrain's imports68 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changefrom USD 249k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 989 a tonne, 31,215 tonnes
    USD 31min 2024
  11. 11

    Magnesium: unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesiumHS 810411

    Share of Bahrain's imports100 per cent, 3 source countries
    Changedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 22min 2024
  12. 12

    Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730429

    Share of Bahrain's imports49 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,723 a tonne, 12,357 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  13. 13

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460

    Share of Bahrain's imports21 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changefrom USD 81k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 6,494 a tonne, 2,713 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  14. 14

    Silicon: containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280461

    Share of Bahrain's imports100 per cent, 1 source country
    Changeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 17min 2024
  15. 15

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110

    Share of Bahrain's imports40 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,596 a tonne, 6,386 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  16. 16

    Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300

    Share of Bahrain's imports85 per cent, 57 source countries
    Changedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 12min 2024
  17. 17

    Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940542

    Share of Bahrain's imports75 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changeup 394 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 19,233 a tonne, 597 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  18. 18

    Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872

    Share of Bahrain's imports40 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 13,533 a tonne, 774 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  19. 19

    Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.3 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620439

    Share of Bahrain's imports85 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 33,782 a tonne, 290 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  20. 20

    Lifts and skip hoistsHS 842810

    Share of Bahrain's imports77 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,154 a tonne, 3,092 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  21. 21

    Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161

    Share of Bahrain's imports50 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,496 a tonne, 2,116 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  22. 22

    Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 420212

    Share of Bahrain's imports84 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,310 a tonne, 2,144 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  23. 23

    Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180

    Share of Bahrain's imports16 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 8,546 a tonne, 1,017 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  24. 24

    Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for other than use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940549

    Share of Bahrain's imports70 per cent, 46 source countries
    Changeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 9min 2024
  25. 25

    Dresses: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.4 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620449

    Share of Bahrain's imports64 per cent, 62 source countries
    Changedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 35,742 a tonne, 238 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  26. 26

    Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360

    Share of Bahrain's imports26 per cent, 67 source countries
    Changeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,328 a tonne, 2,543 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  27. 27

    Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30HS 950450

    Share of Bahrain's imports97 per cent, 27 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  28. 28

    Units 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...HS 847150

    Share of Bahrain's imports20 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 103,667 a tonne, 77 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  29. 29

    Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus...HS 441233

    Share of Bahrain's imports98 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 8min 2024
  30. 30

    Fluorides: of aluminiumHS 282612

    Share of Bahrain's imports16 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,414 a tonne, 5,505 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  31. 31

    Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copperHS 741110

    Share of Bahrain's imports32 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,564 a tonne, 812 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  32. 32

    Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 720851

    Share of Bahrain's imports78 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 357 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 779 a tonne, 9,874 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  33. 33

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Bahrain's imports39 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 23,291 a tonne, 318 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  34. 34

    Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690

    Share of Bahrain's imports36 per cent, 85 source countries
    Changeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,257 a tonne, 1,727 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  35. 35

    Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779

    Share of Bahrain's imports82 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 128,528 a tonne, 55 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  36. 36

    Esters: other than thiophosphoric esters (phosphorothioates) and phosphite esters and their salts, their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives...HS 292090

    Share of Bahrain's imports28 per cent, 4 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,728 a tonne, 2,540 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  37. 37

    Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210

    Share of Bahrain's imports35 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,022 a tonne, 6,556 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  38. 38

    Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143

    Share of Bahrain's imports100 per cent, 13 source countries
    Changeup 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
  39. 39

    Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419

    Share of Bahrain's imports42 per cent, 59 source countries
    Changeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
  40. 40

    Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320

    Share of Bahrain's imports38 per cent, 61 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,839 a tonne, 2,289 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  41. 41

    Vegetable preparations: tomatoes, (other than whole or in pieces), prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acidHS 200290

    Share of Bahrain's imports53 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,221 a tonne, 5,263 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  42. 42

    Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590

    Share of Bahrain's imports35 per cent, 51 source countries
    Changedown 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,918 a tonne, 788 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  43. 43

    Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, n.e.c. in heading no. 7215HS 721590

    Share of Bahrain's imports31 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 6min 2024
  44. 44

    Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852

    Share of Bahrain's imports79 per cent, 41 source countries
    Changedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 27,531 a tonne, 217 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  45. 45

    Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410

    Share of Bahrain's imports25 per cent, 63 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 3,029 a tonne, 1,930 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  46. 46

    Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of textile materials (other than wool or fine animal hair, cotton or synthetic fibres)...HS 610469

    Share of Bahrain's imports76 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 24,435 a tonne, 235 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  47. 47

    Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plasticsHS 640299

    Share of Bahrain's imports51 per cent, 64 source countries
    Changedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,387 a tonne, 612 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  48. 48

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120

    Share of Bahrain's imports46 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,134 a tonne, 2,639 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  49. 49

    Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920HS 292029

    Share of Bahrain's imports54 per cent, 3 source countries
    Changedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,360 a tonne, 2,275 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
  50. 50

    Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not...HS 720852

    Share of Bahrain's imports57 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changefrom USD 520k in 2022
    Unit valueUSD 788 a tonne, 6,802 tonnes
    USD 5min 2024
Fastest growing

The lines that grew most since 2022.

Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.

  1. Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713USD 248m in 2024, up 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022). China supplies 74 per cent of the line.
  2. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 61m in 2024, up 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). China supplies 34 per cent of the line.
  3. Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.3 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 620439USD 10m in 2024, up 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). China supplies 85 per cent of the line.
  4. Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730429USD 21m in 2024, up 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). China supplies 49 per cent of the line.
  5. Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360USD 8m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 26 per cent of the line.
  6. Silicon: containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280461USD 17m in 2024, up 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). China supplies 100 per cent of the line.
  7. Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for other than use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940549USD 9m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 70 per cent of the line.
  8. Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materialsHS 640419USD 7m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 42 per cent of the line.
  9. Lifts and skip hoistsHS 842810USD 10m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). China supplies 77 per cent of the line.
  10. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110USD 17m in 2024, up 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). China supplies 40 per cent of the line.
  11. Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 83m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022). China supplies 17 per cent of the line.
  12. Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320USD 6m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). China supplies 38 per cent of the line.
  13. Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 9m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). China supplies 16 per cent of the line.
  14. Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 420212USD 9m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). China supplies 84 per cent of the line.
  15. Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510USD 43m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022). China supplies 97 per cent of the line.
  16. Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161USD 10m in 2024, up 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). China supplies 50 per cent of the line.
  17. Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130USD 76m in 2024, up 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022). China supplies 90 per cent of the line.
  18. Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690USD 7m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). China supplies 36 per cent of the line.
Where China dominates

Lines where China supplies 60 per cent or more.

The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where China ships at least 60 per cent of what Bahrain imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.

  1. Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 85171374 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 248m; 28 source countries in all.
  2. Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 84713090 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 76m; 39 source countries in all.
  3. Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of siliconHS 28046998 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 58m; 6 source countries in all.
  4. Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 84151097 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 43m; 17 source countries in all.
  5. Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 49011094 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 37m; 45 source countries in all.
  6. Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 39076968 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 31m; 7 source countries in all.
  7. Magnesium: unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesiumHS 810411100 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 22m; 3 source countries in all.
  8. Silicon: containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280461100 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 17m; 1 source country in all.
  9. Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 95030085 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 12m; 57 source countries in all.
  10. Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 94054275 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 11m; 39 source countries in all.
  11. Jackets and blazers: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.3 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 62043985 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 10m; 47 source countries in all.
  12. Lifts and skip hoistsHS 84281077 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 10m; 23 source countries in all.
  13. Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of...HS 42021284 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 9m; 47 source countries in all.
  14. Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for other than use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 94054970 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 9m; 46 source countries in all.
  15. Dresses: women's or girls', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6204.4 (not knitted or crocheted)HS 62044964 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 9m; 62 source countries in all.
  16. Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30HS 95045097 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 8m; 27 source countries in all.
  17. Plywood: with sheets of wood only: not bamboo: each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus...HS 44123398 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 8m; 7 source countries in all.
  18. Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mmHS 72085178 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 8m; 15 source countries in all.
  19. Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 85177982 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 7m; 41 source countries in all.
  20. Electrical apparatus: photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsHS 854143100 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 7m; 13 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value

Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.

Lines worth USD 5m or more where China's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Bahrain at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.

  1. Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713China: USD 248m at USD 1.0m a tonne. India: USD 12m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 683,492 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 958,685 a tonne.
  2. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460China: USD 18m at USD 6,494 a tonne. Saudi Arabia: USD 16m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 4,242 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,641 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Bahrain buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.

What this record says

What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.

Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.

Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Bahrain with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.

Share is China's part of everything Bahrain imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.

Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.

What it does not say

A record of trade, not a shopping list.

What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.

A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.

Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.

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