IMPORT MARKET · HS 291560 · KENYA · 2023
Butanoic and pentanoic acids and esters imports into Kenya
Short-chain acids, salts and esters used in flavours, feed additives and plasticisers; bought by food and chemical firms.
Customs description: Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; butanoic acids, pentanoic acids, their salts and esters
- Imported in 2023
- $967k
- Weight
- 496 t
- Value ÷ weight
- $1.95/kg
Where Kenya buys it from
Share of the 2023 import value, by country the goods came from.
- China $768k · 79%
- USA $72k · 7%
- Netherlands $53k · 6%
- Belgium $44k · 5%
- India $17k · 2%
- Portugal $11k · 1%
The same product in the region
- Uganda · 2023 $753k →
- Tanzania · 2023 $342k
- Rwanda · 2022 $126k
Buying butanoic and pentanoic acids and esters 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 291560. Values are as declared to customs; “value ÷ weight” divides the two reported totals and is not a price quote.