Trade lane
What the United Arab Emirates buys from Malaysia.
The United Arab Emirates imported USD 1.6bn of manufactured and processed goods from Malaysia in 2024, down 13 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United Arab Emirates imported in these lines, and Malaysia is its number 17 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 1.6bnfrom Malaysia in 2024 (USD 1.8bn in 2022)
1 per centof the United Arab Emirates's imports in these lines, USD 201bn from every source
230product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#17Malaysia's rank among the United Arab Emirates's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United Arab Emirates paid Malaysia for it at the border, Malaysia's share of everything the United Arab Emirates imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 62 per cent of the lane.
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangefrom USD 41m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 268min 2024 -
2
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 the United Arab Emirates's imports10 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 27,174 a tonne, 2,230 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
3
Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports8 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,968 a tonne, 20,336 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 382370
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports71 per cent, 17 source countriesChangeup 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,487 a tonne, 23,538 tonnesUSD 35min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports10 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 266 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,852 a tonne, 8,616 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1HS 851718
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 194 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 170,654 a tonne, 139 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
7
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 the United Arab Emirates's imports98 per cent, 3 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 24min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports12 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,876 a tonne, 7,787 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 390769
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports16 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 955 a tonne, 21,618 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
10
Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports8 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 227 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,792 a tonne, 11,267 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports13 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,968 a tonne, 1,835 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakersHS 851830
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 200,251 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 69 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 184,768 a tonne, 102 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,305 a tonne, 2,975 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports35 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 143 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 17min 2024 -
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Soap: in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11HS 340120
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports24 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 913 a tonne, 17,826 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Cocoa: powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 180500
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports31 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 230 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,392 a tonne, 4,487 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 390,811 a tonne, 37 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,604 a tonne, 8,323 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Navigational instruments and appliances: for aeronautical or space navigation (excluding compasses)HS 901420
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 140k in 2022Unit valueUSD 9.2m a tonne, 1.4 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,503 a tonne, 1,128 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports24 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,130 a tonne, 1,407 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports10 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,830 a tonne, 382 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports29 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,837 a tonne, 2,054 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,721 a tonne, 563 tonnesUSD 12min 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 the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 90 per cent on 2022 (USD 113m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 350,745 a tonne, 32 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports25 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,220 a tonne, 9,184 tonnesUSD 11min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports81 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,870 a tonne, 2,100 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryersHS 851632
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports7 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 50,627 a tonne, 189 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Alcohols: polyhydric, glycerolHS 290545
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports47 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 660 a tonne, 13,870 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 77 source countriesChangeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 307,270 a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
32
Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.5g/cm3 but not 0.8g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substancesHS 441193
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports19 per cent, 10 source countriesChangeup 367 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 374 a tonne, 24,073 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Loudspeakers: multiple, mounted in the same enclosureHS 851822
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,796 a tonne, 212 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Acids: saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: palmitic acid, stearic acid, their salts and estersHS 291570
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports29 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 120 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,275 a tonne, 6,318 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
35
Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 93 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 280,275 a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 8min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,372 a tonne, 2,280 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 325,671 a tonne, 23 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with an auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine, of cylinder capacity exceeding 50cc but not exceeding...HS 871120
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 29 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 24,932 a tonne, 299 tonnesUSD 7min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports28 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,821 a tonne, 1,452 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
40
Copper: tubes and pipes, of refined copperHS 741110
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 30 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,153 a tonne, 762 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, n.e.c. in item no. 8508.1HS 850819
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,943 a tonne, 410 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporising devicesHS 854340
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports13 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 109,033 a tonne, 62 tonnesUSD 7min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports8 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
44
Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853720
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,755 a tonne, 270 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
45
Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125WHS 841451
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,534 a tonne, 376 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Cranes: portal or pedestal jib cranesHS 842630
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports62 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,675 a tonne, 479 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangefrom USD 838k in 2022Unit valueUSD 13,207 a tonne, 494 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
48
Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: stearic acidHS 382311
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports55 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,095 a tonne, 5,750 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
49
Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 40 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 6,800 a tonne, 917 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Plastics: of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 392020
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,792 a tonne, 1,559 tonnesUSD 6min 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.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713USD 268m in 2024, from USD 41m in 2022. Malaysia supplies 1 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 25m in 2024, up 266 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.c. in heading no. 1901HS 190190USD 20m in 2024, up 227 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1HS 851718USD 24m in 2024, up 194 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 382370USD 35m in 2024, up 162 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 71 per cent of the line.
- Electronic integrated circuits: memoriesHS 854232USD 17m in 2024, up 143 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 35 per cent of the line.
- Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650USD 13m in 2024, up 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111USD 20m in 2024, up 108 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690USD 60m in 2024, up 98 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130USD 9m in 2024, up 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Malaysia supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS 160239USD 10m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 81 per cent of the line.
- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319USD 11m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890USD 13m in 2024, up 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360USD 19m in 2024, up 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Cranes: portal or pedestal jib cranesHS 842630USD 7m in 2024, up 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 62 per cent of the line.
- Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729USD 12m in 2024, up 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: stearic acidHS 382311USD 6m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 55 per cent of the line.
- Poly(ethylene terephthalate): in primary forms, having a viscosity of less than 78ml/gHS 390769USD 21m in 2024, up 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 16 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512USD 7m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 28 per cent of the line.
- Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350USD 22m in 2024, up 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 12 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 the United Arab Emirates imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Industrial fatty alcoholsHS 38237071 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 35m; 17 source countries in all.
- 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 44072598 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 24m; 3 source countries in all.
- Meat preparations: of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS 16023981 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 10m; 23 source countries in all.
- Cranes: portal or pedestal jib cranesHS 84263062 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 7m; 18 source countries in all.
- Heaters: instantaneous gas water heaters, for domestic or other purposesHS 84191161 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 3m; 16 source countries in all.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, dodecan-1-ol (lauryl alcohol), hexadecan-1-ol (cetyl alcohol) and octadecan-1-ol (stearyl alcohol)HS 29051762 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 2m; 13 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 30069392 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 2m; 14 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 the United Arab Emirates 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.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713Malaysia: USD 268m at USD 1.1m a tonne. China: USD 5.1bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 428,541 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m 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 61m at USD 27,174 a tonne. China: USD 274m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 17,528 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,139 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690Malaysia: USD 60m at USD 2,968 a tonne. India: USD 89m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2,200 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,995 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850710Malaysia: USD 25m at USD 2,852 a tonne. China: USD 59m (24 per cent of the line) at USD 1,855 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,031 a tonne.
- Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1HS 851718Malaysia: USD 24m at USD 170,654 a tonne. Germany: USD 9m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 117,370 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 170,648 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350Malaysia: USD 22m at USD 2,876 a tonne. China: USD 83m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 2,196 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,608 a tonne.
- Extracts, essences and concentrates: of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210111Malaysia: USD 20m at USD 10,968 a tonne. India: USD 28m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 8,039 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,866 a tonne.
- Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakersHS 851830Malaysia: USD 19m at USD 200,251 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 10m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 74,525 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 200,252 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370Malaysia: USD 19m at USD 184,768 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 17m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 133,827 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 168,217 a tonne.
- Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360Malaysia: USD 19m at USD 6,305 a tonne. China: USD 94m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 3,128 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,305 a tonne.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Malaysia: USD 14m at USD 390,811 a tonne. China: USD 74m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 240,606 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 590,286 a tonne.
- Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590Malaysia: USD 13m at USD 11,503 a tonne. China: USD 152m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 6,205 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,475 a tonne.
- Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650Malaysia: USD 13m at USD 9,130 a tonne. China: USD 35m (66 per cent of the line) at USD 4,010 a tonne, 56 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,676 a tonne.
- Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729Malaysia: USD 12m at USD 31,830 a tonne. China: USD 81m (68 per cent of the line) at USD 6,905 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,830 a tonne.
- Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112Malaysia: USD 12m at USD 5,837 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 17m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 3,737 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,793 a tonne.
- Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811Malaysia: USD 12m at USD 20,721 a tonne. China: USD 61m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 11,386 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,016 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 11m at USD 350,745 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 79m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 213,741 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 350,744 a tonne.
- Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic, other than hair dryersHS 851632Malaysia: USD 10m at USD 50,627 a tonne. China: USD 33m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 12,203 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 50,620 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130Malaysia: USD 9m at USD 307,270 a tonne. China: USD 2.5bn (48 per cent of the line) at USD 179,656 a tonne, 42 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 153,688 a tonne.
- Fibreboard (other than MDF) of a density exceeding 0.5g/cm3 but not 0.8g/cm3, of wood or other ligneous materials, bonded or not with resins or other organic substancesHS 441193Malaysia: USD 9m at USD 374 a tonne. Thailand: USD 35m (76 per cent of the line) at USD 270 a tonne, 28 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 374 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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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