Trade lane

What Kenya buys from India.

Kenya imported USD 1.7bn of manufactured and processed goods from India in 2024, down 14 per cent on 2022. That is 12 per cent of everything Kenya imported in these lines, and India is its number 2 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where India 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 1.7bnfrom India in 2024 (USD 2.0bn in 2022)
12 per centof Kenya's imports in these lines, USD 15bn from every source
315product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#2India's rank among Kenya's sources
The top 50

The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.

Each line shows what Kenya paid India for it at the border, India's share of everything Kenya imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 47 per cent of the lane.

  1. 1

    Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490

    Share of Kenya's imports59 per cent, 88 source countries
    Changeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 231m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 16,658 a tonne, 14,660 tonnes
    USD 244min 2024
  2. 2

    Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241

    Share of Kenya's imports40 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 593,898 a tonne, 81 tonnes
    USD 48min 2024
  3. 3

    Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199

    Share of Kenya's imports25 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changeup 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,012 a tonne, 46,927 tonnes
    USD 47min 2024
  4. 4

    Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110

    Share of Kenya's imports22 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,129 a tonne, 18,562 tonnes
    USD 21min 2024
  5. 5

    Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120

    Share of Kenya's imports48 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,819 a tonne, 1,985 tonnes
    USD 19min 2024
  6. 6

    Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410

    Share of Kenya's imports67 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 38,560 a tonne, 476 tonnes
    USD 18min 2024
  7. 7

    Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyedHS 600622

    Share of Kenya's imports45 per cent, 19 source countries
    Changeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,616 a tonne, 2,273 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  8. 8

    Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420

    Share of Kenya's imports61 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,129 a tonne, 1,427 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  9. 9

    Insecticides: 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 articlesHS 380891

    Share of Kenya's imports31 per cent, 39 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 10,882 a tonne, 1,585 tonnes
    USD 17min 2024
  10. 10

    Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight...HS 480257

    Share of Kenya's imports77 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,523 a tonne, 10,810 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  11. 11

    Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kWHS 870193

    Share of Kenya's imports75 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 62 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,744 a tonne, 1,344 tonnes
    USD 16min 2024
  12. 12

    Uncoated 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...HS 480255

    Share of Kenya's imports28 per cent, 20 source countries
    Changedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 827 a tonne, 18,484 tonnes
    USD 15min 2024
  13. 13

    Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690

    Share of Kenya's imports18 per cent, 91 source countries
    Changedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,508 a tonne, 2,603 tonnes
    USD 14min 2024
  14. 14

    Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)HS 281512

    Share of Kenya's imports64 per cent, 12 source countries
    Changeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 389 a tonne, 32,973 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  15. 15

    Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solidHS 281511

    Share of Kenya's imports78 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 879 a tonne, 14,449 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  16. 16

    Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422

    Share of Kenya's imports22 per cent, 17 source countries
    Changedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,973 a tonne, 2,111 tonnes
    USD 13min 2024
  17. 17

    Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereofHS 850490

    Share of Kenya's imports69 per cent, 47 source countries
    Changeup 443 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 12min 2024
  18. 18

    Machinery: industrial, for sugar manufactureHS 843830

    Share of Kenya's imports100 per cent, 4 source countries
    Changeup 133 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 11min 2024
  19. 19

    Machinery: used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438HS 843880

    Share of Kenya's imports46 per cent, 40 source countries
    Changeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 59,974 a tonne, 182 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  20. 20

    Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibresHS 551511

    Share of Kenya's imports60 per cent, 7 source countries
    Changeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,680 a tonne, 913 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  21. 21

    Antibiotics: penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure: salts thereofHS 294110

    Share of Kenya's imports59 per cent, 10 source countries
    Changeup 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 33,447 a tonne, 317 tonnes
    USD 11min 2024
  22. 22

    Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290

    Share of Kenya's imports48 per cent, 29 source countries
    Changeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,824 a tonne, 1,338 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  23. 23

    Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 843890

    Share of Kenya's imports70 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 12,794 a tonne, 804 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  24. 24

    Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no...HS 761290

    Share of Kenya's imports71 per cent, 28 source countries
    Changedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 7,095 a tonne, 1,365 tonnes
    USD 10min 2024
  25. 25

    Paper and paperboard: multi-ply, coated with kaolin or other inorganic substances only, for non-graphic purposes, n.e.c. in heading no. 4810, in rolls or sheetsHS 481092

    Share of Kenya's imports38 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 533 a tonne, 17,398 tonnes
    USD 9min 2024
  26. 26

    Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210

    Share of Kenya's imports5 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,094 a tonne, 7,652 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  27. 27

    Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989

    Share of Kenya's imports19 per cent, 60 source countries
    Changeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 11,269 a tonne, 721 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  28. 28

    Fungicides: 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 articlesHS 380892

    Share of Kenya's imports18 per cent, 35 source countries
    Changeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,783 a tonne, 2,889 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  29. 29

    Ceramic 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%HS 690721

    Share of Kenya's imports26 per cent, 22 source countries
    Changeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 444 a tonne, 17,411 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  30. 30

    Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50HS 842959

    Share of Kenya's imports32 per cent, 21 source countries
    Changedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,158 a tonne, 1,474 tonnes
    USD 8min 2024
  31. 31

    Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690

    Share of Kenya's imports31 per cent, 23 source countries
    Changedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,762 a tonne, 1,534 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  32. 32

    Electrical static convertersHS 850440

    Share of Kenya's imports13 per cent, 79 source countries
    Changeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 45,027 a tonne, 162 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  33. 33

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

    Share of Kenya's imports8 per cent, 31 source countries
    Changeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,663 a tonne, 1,272 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  34. 34

    Paper and paperboard: folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboardHS 481920

    Share of Kenya's imports48 per cent, 36 source countries
    Changedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,009 a tonne, 3,535 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  35. 35

    Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 293590

    Share of Kenya's imports85 per cent, 8 source countries
    Changedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 7min 2024
  36. 36

    Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952

    Share of Kenya's imports27 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 5,334 a tonne, 1,301 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  37. 37

    Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531

    Share of Kenya's imports65 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 138 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,170 a tonne, 5,900 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  38. 38

    Sugars: glucose and glucose syrup, not containing fructose or containing in the dry state less than 20% by weight of fructose, the syrup not containing added flavouring...HS 170230

    Share of Kenya's imports36 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 538 a tonne, 12,804 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  39. 39

    Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460

    Share of Kenya's imports33 per cent, 34 source countries
    Changeup 174 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 9,886 a tonne, 697 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  40. 40

    Anionic organic surface-active agents (other than soap): linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts, whether or not put up for retail saleHS 340231

    Share of Kenya's imports60 per cent, 14 source countries
    Changeup 250 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,874 a tonne, 3,570 tonnes
    USD 7min 2024
  41. 41

    Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710

    Share of Kenya's imports20 per cent, 75 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 6min 2024
  42. 42

    Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382211

    Share of Kenya's imports90 per cent, 18 source countries
    Changeup 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 21,626 a tonne, 298 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  43. 43

    Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01HS 381600

    Share of Kenya's imports82 per cent, 16 source countries
    Changeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 290 a tonne, 21,998 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  44. 44

    Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 540233

    Share of Kenya's imports69 per cent, 6 source countries
    Changeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,427 a tonne, 4,465 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  45. 45

    Machinery, plant and laboratory equipment: for treating materials by change of temperature, other than for making hot drinks or cooking or heating foodHS 841989

    Share of Kenya's imports14 per cent, 37 source countries
    Changeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of range
    USD 6min 2024
  46. 46

    Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: ethyl acetateHS 291531

    Share of Kenya's imports89 per cent, 9 source countries
    Changeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,072 a tonne, 5,779 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  47. 47

    Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890

    Share of Kenya's imports9 per cent, 50 source countries
    Changeup 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 2,444 a tonne, 2,470 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  48. 48

    Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing less than 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry weightHS 320619

    Share of Kenya's imports57 per cent, 26 source countries
    Changeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,910 a tonne, 3,068 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  49. 49

    Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcyclesHS 401140

    Share of Kenya's imports35 per cent, 15 source countries
    Changeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 4,146 a tonne, 1,401 tonnes
    USD 6min 2024
  50. 50

    Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120

    Share of Kenya's imports5 per cent, 30 source countries
    Changeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)
    Unit valueUSD 1,111 a tonne, 5,096 tonnes
    USD 6min 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. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solidHS 281511USD 13m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 78 per cent of the line.
  2. Antibiotics: penicillins and their derivatives with a penicillanic acid structure: salts thereofHS 294110USD 11m in 2024, up 83 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 59 per cent of the line.
  3. Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibresHS 551511USD 11m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 60 per cent of the line.
  4. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)HS 281512USD 13m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). India supplies 64 per cent of the line.
  5. Machinery: used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438HS 843880USD 11m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). India supplies 46 per cent of the line.
  6. Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199USD 47m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022). India supplies 25 per cent of the line.
  7. Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 843890USD 10m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). India supplies 70 per cent of the line.
  8. Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of cotton, dyedHS 600622USD 17m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). India supplies 45 per cent of the line.
  9. Ceramic 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%HS 690721USD 8m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 26 per cent of the line.
  10. Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290USD 10m in 2024, up 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). India supplies 48 per cent of the line.
  11. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 48m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022). India supplies 40 per cent of the line.
  12. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420USD 17m in 2024, up 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). India supplies 61 per cent of the line.
  13. Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410USD 18m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). India supplies 67 per cent of the line.
  14. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120USD 7m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 8 per cent of the line.
  15. Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 8m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 19 per cent of the line.
  16. Fungicides: 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 articlesHS 380892USD 8m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 18 per cent of the line.
  17. Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing less than 80% by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry weightHS 320619USD 6m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). India supplies 57 per cent of the line.
  18. Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710USD 6m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 20 per cent of the line.
  19. Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: ethyl acetateHS 291531USD 6m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 89 per cent of the line.
  20. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952USD 7m in 2024, up 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). India supplies 27 per cent of the line.
Where India dominates

Lines where India supplies 60 per cent or more.

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

  1. Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30041067 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 18m; 22 source countries in all.
  2. Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 30042061 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 17m; 35 source countries in all.
  3. Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803): printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight...HS 48025777 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 16m; 21 source countries in all.
  4. Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 37kW but not exceeding 75kWHS 87019375 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 16m; 23 source countries in all.
  5. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)HS 28151264 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 13m; 12 source countries in all.
  6. Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda): solidHS 28151178 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 13m; 16 source countries in all.
  7. Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereofHS 85049069 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 12m; 47 source countries in all.
  8. Machinery: industrial, for sugar manufactureHS 843830100 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 11m; 4 source countries in all.
  9. Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 84389070 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 10m; 34 source countries in all.
  10. Aluminium: casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no...HS 76129071 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 10m; 28 source countries in all.
  11. Sulphonamides: n.e.c. in heading no. 2935HS 29359085 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 7m; 8 source countries in all.
  12. Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 19053165 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 7m; 37 source countries in all.
  13. Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 38221190 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 6m; 18 source countries in all.
  14. Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01HS 38160082 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 6m; 16 source countries in all.
  15. Yarn, synthetic: filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, of polyesters, not for retail sale, not sewing threadHS 54023369 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 6m; 6 source countries in all.
  16. Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: ethyl acetateHS 29153189 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 6m; 9 source countries in all.
  17. Colouring matter: other preparations n.e.c. in item no. 3206.4HS 32064963 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 6m; 32 source countries in all.
  18. Medicaments: containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail saleHS 30045068 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 4m; 21 source countries in all.
  19. Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polyesters n.e.c. in heading no. 3920, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or...HS 39206984 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 4m; 9 source countries in all.
  20. Furnishing articles: of cotton, not knitted or crocheted (excluding bedspreads and articles of heading no. 9404)HS 63049290 per cent of Kenya's imports of the line, USD 4m; 27 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 India's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Kenya 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. Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241India: USD 48m at USD 593,898 a tonne. United States: USD 7m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 246,155 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 455,368 a tonne.
  2. Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199India: USD 47m at USD 1,012 a tonne. Mauritius: USD 42m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 727 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 664 a tonne.
  3. Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120India: USD 19m at USD 9,819 a tonne. China: USD 20m (48 per cent of the line) at USD 3,529 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,564 a tonne.
  4. Insecticides: 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 articlesHS 380891India: USD 17m at USD 10,882 a tonne. China: USD 20m (36 per cent of the line) at USD 6,039 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,953 a tonne.
  5. Uncoated 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...HS 480255India: USD 15m at USD 827 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 11m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 650 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 857 a tonne.
  6. Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690India: USD 14m at USD 5,508 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 7m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 1,625 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,378 a tonne.
  7. Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not...HS 870422India: USD 13m at USD 5,973 a tonne. China: USD 6m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 3,195 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,362 a tonne.
  8. Machinery: used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.c. in heading no. 8438HS 843880India: USD 11m at USD 59,974 a tonne. Italy: USD 8m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 47,964 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 47,964 a tonne.
  9. Fabrics, woven: of polyester staple fibres n.e.c. in chapter 55, mixed mainly or solely with viscose rayon staple fibresHS 551511India: USD 11m at USD 11,680 a tonne. China: USD 7m (39 per cent of the line) at USD 4,780 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,800 a tonne.
  10. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50HS 842959India: USD 8m at USD 5,158 a tonne. China: USD 10m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 3,637 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,673 a tonne.
  11. Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690India: USD 7m at USD 4,762 a tonne. China: USD 9m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 2,036 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,532 a tonne.
  12. Electrical static convertersHS 850440India: USD 7m at USD 45,027 a tonne. China: USD 31m (55 per cent of the line) at USD 14,676 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 59,177 a tonne.
  13. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120India: USD 7m at USD 5,663 a tonne. China: USD 69m (78 per cent of the line) at USD 1,474 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,427 a tonne.
  14. Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952India: USD 7m at USD 5,334 a tonne. China: USD 8m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 2,744 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,261 a tonne.
  15. Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460India: USD 7m at USD 9,886 a tonne. China: USD 11m (53 per cent of the line) at USD 2,571 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,602 a tonne.
  16. Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motorcyclesHS 401140India: USD 6m at USD 4,146 a tonne. Uganda: USD 7m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 2,615 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,615 a tonne.
  17. Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment: for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display...HS 841850India: USD 5m at USD 6,283 a tonne. Turkey: USD 7m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 4,739 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,992 a tonne.
The other side of the lane

What Kenya 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 Kenya 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 India's part of everything Kenya 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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