What import duty does Kuwait charge on diesel road tractors for semi-trailers?

Kuwait charges 5% on diesel road tractors for semi-trailers of Turkish origin (on the CIF value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.

Are Türkiye's exports of diesel road tractors for semi-trailers to Kuwait growing?

Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €1.75m of goods under HS 8701 went from Türkiye to Kuwait: +255.8% on the 12 months before.

How to export diesel road tractors for semi-trailers to Kuwait? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers

Türkiye's exports of heading 8701 to Kuwait came to €1.75m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026). Against the 12 months before: +255.8%.

Figures are for heading 8701: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.

Türkiye's exports to Kuwait

Heading 8701 · September 2025 – August 2026

€1.75m+255.8% on the 12 months before

The 12 months before: €490k

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 8701.21checked on 2 November 2026Official source(opens in a new tab)

The code

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

GTİP 8701.21

Tractors; road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)

Official Turkish title: Yarı römorkler için çekiciler; sadece sıkıştırma ateşlemeli içten yanmalı pistonlu motorlu olanlar (dizel veya yarı dizel)

Heading 8701Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)

Türkiye exported €648m of HS 8701.21 in 2025: rank 50 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.

2 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 diesel road tractors for semi-trailers?: Kuwait charges 5% on diesel road tractors for semi-trailers of Turkish origin (on the CIF value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.
Are Türkiye's exports of diesel road tractors for semi-trailers to Kuwait growing?: Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), €1.75m of goods under HS 8701 went from Türkiye to Kuwait: +255.8% on the 12 months before.