What import duty does Kuwait charge on refined sunflower oil?

Kuwait charges 5% on refined sunflower oil of Turkish origin (on the CIF value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.

Are Türkiye's exports of refined sunflower oil to Kuwait growing?

Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €3.14m of goods under HS 1512 went from Türkiye to Kuwait: +90.7% on the 12 months before.

How to export refined sunflower oil to Kuwait? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers

Türkiye's exports of heading 1512 to Kuwait came to €3.14m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026). Against the 12 months before: +90.7%.

Figures are for heading 1512: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.

Türkiye's exports to Kuwait

Heading 1512 · September 2025 – August 2026

€3.14m+90.7% on the 12 months before

The 12 months before: €1.65m

Türkiye's own declarations: there are no import statistics for Kuwait we may use, so the market's total imports and Türkiye's share are not shown.

Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341. Growth rates and shares are calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for them.

Licence(opens in a new tab)Dataset DS-059341(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 16 October 2026.

The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.

Customs duty

5%on the CIF value

The market's general (MFN) rateFrom the WTO's tariff data (its Integrated Data Base), WTO 2025, HS 2022No free trade agreement; Türkiye–GCC talks under wayMinistry of Trade, checked 2 November 2026

The rate set for HS 1512.19checked on 2 November 2026Official source(opens in a new tab)

Rules notified to the WTO

Rules for this product in Kuwait as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.

G/TBT/N/KWT/717/Add.1Technical rules (TBT)Addendum
Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads.
Products: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds
Notified on 12 March 2025
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
G/TBT/N/KWT/717Technical rules (TBT)New rule
Standard for Fat Spreads And Blended Spreads.
Products: Edible oils and fats. Oilseeds
Notified on 4 March 2025Comments until 3 May 2025
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)

2 notifications in all; none open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.

Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.

The code

HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country

GTİP 1512.19

Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Official Turkish title: Ayçiçeği tohumu ve aspir yağları ve bunların fraksiyonları (ham olanlar HARİÇ)

Heading 1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified

Türkiye exported €954m of HS 1512.19 in 2025: rank 24 of 5,132 subheadings.

Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.

3 national tariff lines (12 digits)

Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.

Its page in the codes guide TÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)

Frequently asked questions

What import duty does Kuwait charge on refined sunflower oil?: Kuwait charges 5% on refined sunflower oil of Turkish origin (on the CIF value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.
Are Türkiye's exports of refined sunflower oil to Kuwait growing?: Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €3.14m of goods under HS 1512 went from Türkiye to Kuwait: +90.7% on the 12 months before.