2025 Kuwait Regulatory - HS Code

In order to align with international standards and enhance trade facilitation for shipments entering Kuwait, the Kuwait Customs Authority (KCA) have mandated that effective January 1^st, 2025, the Harmonized System (HS) code standard for Kuwait will change from an 8-digit HS code to a 12-digit HS code.

In summary, the change requires that the shipper should provide a valid Kuwait 12-digit HS code when shipping to Kuwait .

• Business-to-Business (B2B) Import Shipments (for shipments from Rest of World to Kuwait )
• Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Import Shipments (for shipments from Rest of World to Kuwait )
• Consumer-to-Consumer (C2C) Import Shipments (for shipments from Rest of World to Kuwait )

In order to avoid delays, we recommend shippers to:

• Provide valid Kuwait 12-digit HS codes electronically to DHL via DHL Express Electronic Shipping Solutions when preparing a shipment for Kuwait, so that DHL can provide to the Kuwait Customs Authority. 
• Provide complete and accurate Commercial / Pro-Forma Invoice data electronically via DHL Express Electronic Shipping Solutions, such as: goods descriptions, itemized values, country of origin, etc.