UAE Kenya

Figures for goods shipped from Jebel Ali to Mombasa.

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Freight · 40ft container—
USD – KES129.63▲ 0.2%Frankfurter · Oct 12, 2026
Imports from UAE, 2024$2.52bnReported by KenyaUN Comtrade
Top product groupMineral fuels and oilHS 27UN Comtrade

What's traded

The largest product groups Kenya reported importing from UAE in 2024, by HS chapter.

#	Product group	HS	Value, 2024	Share of total
1	Mineral fuels and oil	27	$2,175m	86.4%
2	Plastics	39	$118m	4.7%
3	Copper	74	$53m	2.1%
4	Aluminium	76	$21m	0.8%
5	HS 17	17	$20m	0.8%
6	Machinery	84	$17m	0.7%
7	Electrical equipment	85	$17m	0.7%
8	Vehicles and parts	87	$7m	0.3%

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Market estimates for one shipment from Jebel Ali to Mombasa, by how you ship.

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Duties and paperwork

Kenya applies the EAC CET to goods from UAE, plus national VAT and levies.

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Every product code sits in one of five import duty bands.

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