Trade lane
What Saudi Arabia buys from Malaysia.
Saudi Arabia imported USD 1.5bn of manufactured and processed goods from Malaysia in 2024, up 62 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything Saudi Arabia imported in these lines, and Malaysia is its number 23 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Malaysia dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.5bnfrom Malaysia in 2024 (USD 917m in 2022)
1 per centof Saudi Arabia's imports in these lines, USD 167bn from every source
167product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#23Malaysia's rank among Saudi Arabia's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Saudi Arabia paid Malaysia for it at the border, Malaysia's share of everything Saudi Arabia imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 74 per cent of the lane.
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Buildings: modular building units, of steelHS 940620
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports74 per cent, 19 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 1,387 a tonne, 176,653 tonnesUSD 245min 2024 -
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Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 16 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 8,899 a tonne, 15,630 tonnesUSD 139min 2024 -
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Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports28 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 4k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 134min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850710
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports21 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,435 a tonne, 20,405 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS 160239
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports84 per cent, 9 source countriesChangefrom USD 255k in 2022Unit valueUSD 7,599 a tonne, 6,083 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 81 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 637,363 a tonne, 47 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports12 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,696 a tonne, 8,731 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports11 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 149 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 153,001 a tonne, 139 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 37,092 a tonne, 561 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports23 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,805 a tonne, 3,039 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its saltsHS 291736
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 7 source countriesChangeup 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 740 a tonne, 27,628 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copperHS 741110
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports10 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,516 a tonne, 2,126 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereofHS 292242
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports62 per cent, 8 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,627 a tonne, 4,700 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports1 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,672 a tonne, 463 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports5 per cent, 81 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,531 a tonne, 4,788 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 89 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,492 a tonne, 4,499 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports8 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 176 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,440 a tonne, 10,692 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, mittens and mitts other than surgical glovesHS 401519
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports44 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,688 a tonne, 1,352 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports31 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,687 a tonne, 1,906 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 82 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,659 a tonne, 3,120 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 271 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,843 a tonne, 1,028 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and estersHS 291570
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports29 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,597 a tonne, 2,849 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports16 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 331 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 81,468 a tonne, 119 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Sound signalling equipment: electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851230
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports51 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 129 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 57,393 a tonne, 168 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 247 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,059 a tonne, 479 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feedingHS 230990
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,223 a tonne, 7,763 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,796 a tonne, 1,279 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
28
Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports1 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,472 a tonne, 5,817 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 44,117 a tonne, 189 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Wood, tropical: dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed...HS 440725
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports17 per cent, 12 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,423 a tonne, 3,244 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Machinery: for liquefying air or gas, not used for domestic purposesHS 841960
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports15 per cent, 28 source countriesChangefrom USD 52k in 2022Unit valueUSD 15,975 a tonne, 459 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 382370
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports28 per cent, 18 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,634 a tonne, 4,481 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Organo-sulphur compounds: n.e.c. in heading no. 2930HS 293090
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports39 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,487 a tonne, 1,530 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,774 a tonne, 3,820 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports14 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,850 a tonne, 1,738 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports19 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,467 a tonne, 1,207 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functionsHS 847990
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 418 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,196 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for kitchen useHS 940340
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,370 a tonne, 1,346 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporising devicesHS 854340
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports24 per cent, 13 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 84,000 a tonne, 66 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Poultry-keeping machinery: other than incubators and broodersHS 843629
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports8 per cent, 24 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 8,218 a tonne, 636 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus, incorporating reception apparatusHS 852560
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports28 per cent, 36 source countriesChangefrom USD 608k in 2022Unit valueUSD 418,096 a tonne, 12 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
42
Ignition or starting equipment: generators n.e.c. in heading no. 8511, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851150
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports26 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,333 a tonne, 246 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports1 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,626 a tonne, 1,065 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
44
Machines: for mixing mineral substances with bitumenHS 847432
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports24 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,857 a tonne, 497 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
45
Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports15 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,368 a tonne, 1,118 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
46
Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 64 source countriesChangefrom USD 672k in 2022Unit valueUSD 28,985 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
47
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Saudi Arabia's importsunder 1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,871 a tonne, 153 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
48
Alcohols: polyhydric, glycerolHS 290545
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports42 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 716 a tonne, 6,578 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of Saudi Arabia's importsunder 1 per cent, 102 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,711 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Plastics: builders' ware, reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers of a capacity exceeding 300 litresHS 392510
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports13 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,396 a tonne, 1,780 tonnesUSD 4min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190USD 15m in 2024, up 176 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399USD 21m in 2024, up 149 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989USD 21m in 2024, up 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: terephthalic acid and its saltsHS 291736USD 20m in 2024, up 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850710USD 50m in 2024, up 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 21 per cent of the line.
- Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereofHS 292242USD 17m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 62 per cent of the line.
- Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143USD 17m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890USD 9m in 2024, up 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copperHS 741110USD 20m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512USD 13m in 2024, up 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 31 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590USD 11m in 2024, level with 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Where Malaysia dominates
Lines where Malaysia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Malaysia ships at least 60 per cent of what Saudi Arabia imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Buildings: modular building units, of steelHS 94062074 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 245m; 19 source countries in all.
- Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS 16023984 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 46m; 9 source countries in all.
- Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereofHS 29224262 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 17m; 8 source countries in all.
- Pharmaceutical goods: placebos and blinded (or double-blinded) clinical trial kits for a recognised clinical trial, put up in measured dosesHS 30069361 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 18 source countries in all.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Malaysia's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Saudi Arabia at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850710Malaysia: USD 50m at USD 2,435 a tonne. China: USD 60m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 1,733 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,662 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Malaysia: USD 30m at USD 637,363 a tonne. China: USD 908m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 126,104 a tonne, 80 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 355,739 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350Malaysia: USD 24m at USD 2,696 a tonne. China: USD 103m (51 per cent of the line) at USD 1,600 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,283 a tonne.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Malaysia: USD 21m at USD 153,001 a tonne. Japan: USD 51m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 104,065 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 76,426 a tonne.
- Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989Malaysia: USD 21m at USD 37,092 a tonne. Italy: USD 31m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 27,483 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 36,888 a tonne.
- Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232Malaysia: USD 21m at USD 6,805 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 39m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 5,238 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,998 a tonne.
- Amino-acids, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function, and their esters: glutamic acid and its esters: salts thereofHS 292242Malaysia: USD 17m at USD 3,627 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 8m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 1,708 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,708 a tonne.
- Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143Malaysia: USD 17m at USD 36,672 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 775m (50 per cent of the line) at USD 11,019 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,289 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360Malaysia: USD 17m at USD 3,531 a tonne. China: USD 116m (35 per cent of the line) at USD 2,383 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,406 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Malaysia: USD 16m at USD 3,492 a tonne. Thailand: USD 11m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 2,729 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,091 a tonne.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, mittens and mitts other than surgical glovesHS 401519Malaysia: USD 13m at USD 9,688 a tonne. China: USD 11m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 3,423 a tonne, 65 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,688 a tonne.
- Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590Malaysia: USD 11m at USD 3,659 a tonne. India: USD 14m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2,267 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,133 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880Malaysia: USD 11m at USD 10,843 a tonne. China: USD 26m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 2,784 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,843 a tonne.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219Malaysia: USD 10m at USD 81,468 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 14m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 61,210 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 153,468 a tonne.
- Sound signalling equipment: electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851230Malaysia: USD 10m at USD 57,393 a tonne. China: USD 6m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 18,010 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 25,661 a tonne.
- Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposesHS 841950Malaysia: USD 10m at USD 20,059 a tonne. South Korea: USD 64m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 12,706 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 24,246 a tonne.
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18HS 180690Malaysia: USD 9m at USD 6,796 a tonne. Turkey: USD 48m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 3,492 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,221 a tonne.
- Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour...HS 852872Malaysia: USD 8m at USD 44,117 a tonne. China: USD 313m (60 per cent of the line) at USD 14,399 a tonne, 67 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 34,238 a tonne.
- Wood, tropical: dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed...HS 440725Malaysia: USD 8m at USD 2,423 a tonne. Sweden: USD 22m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 518 a tonne, 79 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 603 a tonne.
- Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499Malaysia: USD 7m at USD 1,774 a tonne. China: USD 33m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 1,032 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,066 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Saudi Arabia buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to Saudi Arabia with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Malaysia's part of everything Saudi Arabia imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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