IMPORT MARKET · HS 280300 · KENYA · 2023
Carbon black imports into Kenya
Fine carbon powder used as a reinforcing filler and black pigment; bought by tyre, rubber, ink, paint and plastics makers.
Customs description: Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.
- Imported in 2023
- $1.7M
- Weight
- 757 t
- Value ÷ weight
- $2.18/kg
Where Kenya buys it from
Share of the 2023 import value, by country the goods came from.
- China $583k · 35%
- Germany $460k · 28%
- India $255k · 15%
- Rep. of Korea $129k · 8%
- United Arab Emirates $93k · 6%
- Iran $66k · 4%
The same product in the region
- Uganda · 2023 $2.5M →
- Tanzania · 2023 $261k
- Rwanda · 2022 $43k
Buying carbon black in Kenya?
Tell us the grade or spec, quantity and when you need it. We call you within one working day to confirm, then pass your request to up to three checked suppliers who quote you directly. Duty, VAT and any permit for this product are confirmed with the quote: they vary by product and some goods are exempt. How importing into Kenya works →
Request quotesSource: UN Comtrade, imports reported by Kenya for 2023, HS 280300. Values are as declared to customs; “value ÷ weight” divides the two reported totals and is not a price quote.