Kenyan export products

Ten product categories sourced across Kenya's highlands, coast and industrial centres. Choose a category for varieties, specifications, growing areas and destination-specific information.

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1. Kenyan Tea

Kenya is the world's leading exporter of black tea. Grown on high-altitude volcanic soils on both sides of the Great Rift Valley, Kenyan tea is prized by blenders for its bright colour, brisk strength and fast infusion.

Varieties: CTC Black Tea · Secondary grades · Orthodox Black Tea · Green Tea · Purple Tea · White Tea / Silver Tips

Main destinations: Pakistan, Egypt, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Russia

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2. Kenyan Arabica Coffee

Kenyan Arabica is one of the most sought-after coffees in the world — famous for its blackcurrant and citrus acidity, juicy body and clean, wine-like finish.

Varieties: Kenya AA · Kenya AB · Kenya PB · Kenya E · Kenya C, TT, T · Kenya MH / ML · Roasted Coffee

Main destinations: Germany, Belgium, United States, Switzerland, Netherlands

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3. Fresh Kenyan Avocados

Kenya is Africa's largest avocado exporter. Grown on rich volcanic soils at altitude, Kenyan Hass and Fuerte avocados offer creamy texture, high oil content and long shelf life for sea freight.

Varieties: Hass Avocado · Organic Hass Avocado · Fuerte Avocado · Processing Avocado

Main destinations: Netherlands, France, Spain, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China

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4. Kenyan Avocado Oil

Kenya is one of the world's largest producers of avocado oil, pressing Hass and Fuerte fruit into crude, extra virgin and refined oils for food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

Varieties: Extra Virgin Avocado Oil · Virgin / Crude Avocado Oil · Refined Avocado Oil · Cosmetic Grade Avocado Oil

Main destinations: United Kingdom, Germany, United States

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5. Kenyan Cut Flowers

Kenya is one of the world's top cut-flower exporters and the leading supplier of roses to the European Union. High-altitude equatorial sunshine produces bright colours, big heads and long vase life.

Varieties: T-Hybrid Roses · Intermediate Roses · Sweetheart Roses · Spray Roses · Carnations · Summer Flowers & Fillers

Main destinations: Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany

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6. Fresh Vegetables & Fruits

Kenya is a leading supplier of fresh vegetables to Europe — especially fine French beans, mangetout and sugar snap peas — and a growing exporter of tropical fruits and Asian vegetables to the UK and the Gulf.

Varieties: French Beans · Bobby Beans · Mangetout · Sugar Snap Peas · Garden Peas · Asian Vegetables · Fresh Herbs · Mangoes · Pineapples · Purple Passion Fruit

Main destinations: United Kingdom, Netherlands, France, United Arab Emirates

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7. Nuts & Oilseeds

Kenya is one of the world's top macadamia producers, alongside a growing trade in cashews, sesame, groundnuts and sunflower seed from its coastal, eastern and western regions.

Varieties: Macadamia Kernels · Macadamia Nut-in-Shell · Cashew Kernels · Sesame Seed · Groundnuts · Sunflower Seed

Main destinations: China, United States, Germany

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8. Minerals & Gemstones

Kenya hosts world-famous coloured gemstones — notably tsavorite green garnet, first discovered in Taita Taveta — together with industrial minerals such as soda ash from Lake Magadi, and artisanal and small-scale gold.

Varieties: Tsavorite · Ruby & Sapphire · Rhodolite & Other Garnets · Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Amethyst & Kyanite · Gold · Soda Ash · Diatomite · Fluorspar / Industrial Minerals

Main destinations: United Arab Emirates, China, India

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9. Textiles & Apparel

Kenya's Export Processing Zones host large, compliance-audited garment factories producing knitwear, denim and workwear for global apparel brands — with competitive lead times and preferential market access.

Varieties: Knitted T-Shirts & Polo Shirts · Sweatshirts, Hoodies & Joggers · Denim Jeans & Trousers · Workwear, Uniforms & Corporate Wear · Activewear & Sportswear · Home Textiles & Kikoy / Kitenge

Main destinations: United States, Uganda

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10. Manufactured & Processed Goods

Kenya is East Africa's manufacturing hub, supplying construction materials, consumer goods, processed foods and pharmaceuticals across the region along the Northern Corridor.

Varieties: Cement · Steel Reinforcement Bars · Roofing Sheets & Steel Profiles · Plastics & Packaging · Chemicals, Paints & Detergents · Processed Foods & Beverages · Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies

Main destinations: Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, DR Congo, Ethiopia

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