IMPORT MARKET · HS 292241 · KENYA · 2023
Lysine imports into Kenya
Essential amino acid used as a feed additive for poultry and pigs; bought by animal-feed millers.
Customs description: Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters; lysine and its esters; salts thereof
- Imported in 2023
- $1.8M
- Weight
- 1,308 t
- Value ÷ weight
- $1.37/kg
Where Kenya buys it from
Share of the 2023 import value, by country the goods came from.
- China $1.5M · 82%
- USA $98k · 5%
- Brazil $77k · 4%
- France $58k · 3%
- Indonesia $37k · 2%
- India $36k · 2%
The same product in the region
- Tanzania · 2023 $558k →
- Uganda · 2023 $150k
- Rwanda · 2022 $35k
Buying lysine 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 292241. Values are as declared to customs; “value ÷ weight” divides the two reported totals and is not a price quote.