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Definition Foreign Trade Statistics is about observing and counting commodity movement with world countries including materials produced locally or re-exported or imported, during a specific period of time.



Components In general, Foreign Trade Statistics cover all the goods imported or exported to and from Kuwait.
Import and export statistics reflect governmental and nongovernmental trade movement with the outside world, whether or not carried out by a commercial process:


- Import statistics include the following:

1- Unwrought gold or semi wrought gold which includes gold plated with platinum.

2- Government imports except weapons.

3- Imports by oil companies.

4- Silver unwrought or semi wrought which includes silver plated with gold or platinum.

5- Post parcels.

6- Fish caught in outside regional waters, then imported to the country.

7- Civil aero planes and ships.

8- Live animals imported through land borders.

9- Commercial samples.


- Import statistics do not include the following:

1- Fish caught by the country.

2- Personal Luggage.

3- Fuels and other materials used in local ships and aircrafts.

4- Commodities in transit.

5- Government military weapons.

6- Monetary and bank notes (excluding the new Kuwaiti currency entered for the first time and registered at cost value).

7- Temporary entry which includes returnable exhibition samples, and containers & cylinders used for unloading.

8- Gold ingots used by the Central Bank.

9- Machines and equipment returnable after repairing.

10- Imports of diplomatic missions in the State of Kuwait.


- Export statistics include the following:

1- Unwrought gold or semi wrought gold which includes gold plated with platinum.

2- Exports by oil companies.

3- Re-exported goods.

4- Unwrought or semi-wrought silver which includes silver plated with gold or platinum.

5- Live animals exported through land borders.

6- Provisioning for foreign ships, & aircrafts.

7- Commercial samples.


- Export statistics do not include the following:


1- Personal luggage.

2- Materials sold on board of foreign ships, & aircrafts.

3- Assets in transit area.

4- Foreign currencies.

5- Temporary entry which includes returnable exhibition samples, containers and cylinders used for packing.

6- Machines and equipment sent for repair.

7- Gold ingots used by the Central Bank.

CSB announces that Foreign Trade Statistics will be published according to general trade system in cooperation with General Administration of Customs as from 2024 data according to international recommendations.
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