IMPORT MARKET · HS 281512 · KENYA · 2023
Caustic soda liquid (soda lye) imports into Kenya
Sodium hydroxide in solution for soap making, cleaning, water treatment and processing; bought by soap, chemical and paper plants.
Customs description: Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)
- Imported in 2023
- $17.6M
- Weight
- 60,791 t
- Value ÷ weight
- $0.29/kg
Where Kenya buys it from
Share of the 2023 import value, by country the goods came from.
- India $10.6M · 60%
- Qatar $4.7M · 27%
- Malaysia $1.1M · 6%
- Singapore $1.1M · 6%
- USA $45k · 0%
- United Kingdom $10k · 0%
The same product in the region
- Rwanda · 2022 $372k
- Uganda · 2023 $79k
- Tanzania · 2023 $40k
Buying caustic soda liquid (soda lye) 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 281512. Values are as declared to customs; “value ÷ weight” divides the two reported totals and is not a price quote.