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.
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.
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of Bahrain's imports74 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 90m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.0m a tonne, 247 tonnesUSD 248min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,595 a tonne, 7,796 tonnesUSD 83min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 222,920 a tonne, 339 tonnesUSD 76min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,897 a tonne, 6,851 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Silicon: containing by weight less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280469
Share of Bahrain's imports98 per cent, 6 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 108m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 58min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 170,488 a tonne, 269 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,620 a tonne, 7,736 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Carbon electrodes: with or without metal, of a kind used for other than furnacesHS 854519
Share of Bahrain's imports57 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 41min 2024 -
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Printed matter: in single sheets, whether or not foldedHS 490110
Share of Bahrain's imports94 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 29,580 a tonne, 1,249 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 390769
Share of Bahrain's imports68 per cent, 7 source countriesChangefrom USD 249k in 2022Unit valueUSD 989 a tonne, 31,215 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Magnesium: unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesiumHS 810411
Share of Bahrain's imports100 per cent, 3 source countriesChangedown 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 22min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,723 a tonne, 12,357 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460
Share of Bahrain's imports21 per cent, 34 source countriesChangefrom USD 81k in 2022Unit valueUSD 6,494 a tonne, 2,713 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Silicon: containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconHS 280461
Share of Bahrain's imports100 per cent, 1 source countryChangeup 52 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,596 a tonne, 6,386 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 394 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,233 a tonne, 597 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,533 a tonne, 774 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,782 a tonne, 290 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Lifts and skip hoistsHS 842810
Share of Bahrain's imports77 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,154 a tonne, 3,092 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161
Share of Bahrain's imports50 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,496 a tonne, 2,116 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,310 a tonne, 2,144 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,546 a tonne, 1,017 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 9min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,742 a tonne, 238 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of Bahrain's imports26 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,328 a tonne, 2,543 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30HS 950450
Share of Bahrain's imports97 per cent, 27 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 103,667 a tonne, 77 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 8min 2024 -
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Fluorides: of aluminiumHS 282612
Share of Bahrain's imports16 per cent, 6 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,414 a tonne, 5,505 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copperHS 741110
Share of Bahrain's imports32 per cent, 20 source countriesChangeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,564 a tonne, 812 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 357 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 779 a tonne, 9,874 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Bahrain's imports39 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 23,291 a tonne, 318 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Bahrain's imports36 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,257 a tonne, 1,727 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of Bahrain's imports82 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 60 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 128,528 a tonne, 55 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,728 a tonne, 2,540 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulatedHS 731210
Share of Bahrain's imports35 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,022 a tonne, 6,556 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
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Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320
Share of Bahrain's imports38 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,839 a tonne, 2,289 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,221 a tonne, 5,263 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of Bahrain's imports35 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,918 a tonne, 788 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangeup 324 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,531 a tonne, 217 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410
Share of Bahrain's imports25 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,029 a tonne, 1,930 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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 countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,435 a tonne, 235 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,387 a tonne, 612 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of Bahrain's imports46 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,134 a tonne, 2,639 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,360 a tonne, 2,275 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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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 countriesChangefrom USD 520k in 2022Unit valueUSD 788 a tonne, 6,802 tonnesUSD 5min 2024
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lifts and skip hoistsHS 84281077 per cent of Bahrain's imports of the line, USD 10m; 23 source countries in all.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
What Bahrain buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
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.
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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