Trade lane
What Saudi Arabia buys from the Netherlands.
Saudi Arabia imported USD 2.5bn of manufactured and processed goods from the Netherlands in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything Saudi Arabia imported in these lines, and the Netherlands is its number 15 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the Netherlands 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 2.5bnfrom the Netherlands in 2024 (USD 1.9bn in 2022)
2 per centof Saudi Arabia's imports in these lines, USD 167bn from every source
330product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#15the Netherlands'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 the Netherlands for it at the border, the Netherlands'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 55 per cent of the lane.
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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 imports8 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 197 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 336,077 a tonne, 444 tonnesUSD 149min 2024 -
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Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports33 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,665 a tonne, 89,125 tonnesUSD 148min 2024 -
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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 Saudi Arabia's imports14 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 212 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 268,973 a tonne, 349 tonnesUSD 94min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 11 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 3.0m a tonne, 24 tonnesUSD 70min 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 imports2 per cent, 102 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 72m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 66min 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 Saudi Arabia's imports50 per cent, 58 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 45min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 87 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 256,092 a tonne, 170 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 482 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,888 a tonne, 5,013 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryHS 843850
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports42 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,392 a tonne, 805 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Cell cultures, whether or not modified: cell therapy productsHS 300251
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports70 per cent, 8 source countriesChangefrom USD 414k in 2022Unit valueUSD 11.3m a tonne, 3.0 tonnesUSD 34min 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 imports18 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,417 a tonne, 22,672 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,648 a tonne, 5,278 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports11 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 28min 2024 -
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Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,267 a tonne, 2,877 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 193,176 a tonne, 121 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports5 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,254 a tonne, 2,489 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 11 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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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 imports1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,685 a tonne, 366 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,718 a tonne, 1,036 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, for goods or materials, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20, 8428.31, 8428.32 or 8428.33HS 842839
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports25 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 22,466 a tonne, 888 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in...HS 180620
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports9 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,614 a tonne, 4,239 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
22
Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 266 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 659,314 a tonne, 29 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 74 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,984 a tonne, 1,566 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports7 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 126,524 a tonne, 144 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports40 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 454 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6.2m a tonne, 2.9 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 327,627 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Tractors: road tractors for semi-trailers, with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel)HS 870121
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports2 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,945 a tonne, 2,225 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 843890
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports26 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 53,563 a tonne, 293 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports14 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 9.4 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Extracts, essences and concentrates: of tea or mate, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of tea or mateHS 210120
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports35 per cent, 41 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 15min 2024 -
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Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports13 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 6.5 tonnesUSD 14min 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 imports6 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,897 a tonne, 7,589 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports3 per cent, 18 source countriesChangefrom USD 514k in 2022Unit valueUSD 238,964 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or lessHS 180631
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports12 per cent, 52 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,217 a tonne, 3,347 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports22 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 126 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 154,121 a tonne, 89 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Wood pulp: chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), semi-bleached or bleached, of coniferous woodHS 470321
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports18 per cent, 15 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 719 a tonne, 18,902 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining: tall oil fatty acidsHS 382313
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports41 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 387 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,050 a tonne, 6,561 tonnesUSD 13min 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 imports2 per cent, 74 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 51,012 a tonne, 256 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 509,889 a tonne, 24 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports14 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 126,728 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 74,649 a tonne, 162 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Poultry-keeping machinery: other than incubators and broodersHS 843629
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports19 per cent, 24 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,741 a tonne, 1,751 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Amino-resins: n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI)HS 390931
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports28 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 147 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,855 a tonne, 6,328 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports34 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 291 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,922 a tonne, 777 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Quinones: anthraquinoneHS 291461
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports100 per cent, 3 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
46
Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports8 per cent, 51 source countriesChangeup 246 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 29,593 a tonne, 368 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
47
Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industriesHS 330210
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports4 per cent, 52 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,555 a tonne, 482 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquidsHS 902610
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports9 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 52,502 a tonne, 206 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Orthopaedic or fracture appliancesHS 902110
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports10 per cent, 52 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 11min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121
Share of Saudi Arabia's imports6 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,436 a tonne, 294 tonnesUSD 10min 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.
- Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690USD 35m in 2024, up 482 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819USD 19m in 2024, up 266 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- 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 847150USD 94m in 2024, up 212 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762USD 149m in 2024, up 197 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryHS 843850USD 34m in 2024, up 193 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 42 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 18m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920USD 12m in 2024, up 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays: including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, for medical, surgical or veterinary uses, not dental uses, excluding computed...HS 902214USD 14m in 2024, up 126 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 843890USD 16m in 2024, up 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180USD 21m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121USD 10m in 2024, up 79 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 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 32m in 2024, up 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 18 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170USD 12m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290USD 21m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423USD 23m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking the flow or level of liquidsHS 902610USD 11m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the body: excluding artificial jointsHS 902139USD 14m in 2024, up 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Quinones: anthraquinoneHS 291461USD 11m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 100 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip, other flat shapes thereof, self-adhesive, other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 20cmHS 391990USD 8m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110USD 24m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). The Netherlands supplies 7 per cent of the line.
Where the Netherlands dominates
Lines where the Netherlands supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the Netherlands 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.
- Cell cultures, whether or not modified: cell therapy productsHS 30025170 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 34m; 8 source countries in all.
- Quinones: anthraquinoneHS 291461100 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 11m; 3 source countries in all.
- Quinones: other than anthraquinone and coenzyme Q10 (ubidecarenone (INN))HS 29146990 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 8m; 8 source countries in all.
- Antibiotics: streptomycins and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 29412082 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 8m; 8 source countries in all.
- Heterocyclic compounds: containing an unfused thiazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structureHS 29341081 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 6m; 11 source countries in all.
- Juice: cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos): Iingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing...HS 20098173 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 4m; 23 source countries in all.
- Manganese oxides: excluding manganese dioxideHS 28209072 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 2m; 9 source countries in all.
- Vitamins: vitamin B6 and its derivatives, unmixedHS 29362567 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 1m; 12 source countries in all.
- Salts: of inorganic acids or peroxoacids, other than double or complex silicates, including aluminosilicates, whether or not chemically, excluding azidesHS 28429064 per cent of Saudi Arabia's imports of the line, USD 1m; 11 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 the Netherlands'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.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762The Netherlands: USD 149m at USD 336,077 a tonne. China: USD 908m (47 per cent of the line) at USD 126,104 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 355,739 a tonne.
- Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozenHS 200410The Netherlands: USD 148m at USD 1,665 a tonne. Belgium: USD 139m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 1,303 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,444 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The Netherlands: USD 70m at USD 3.0m a tonne. Belgium: USD 37m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.7m a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890The Netherlands: USD 44m at USD 256,092 a tonne. United States: USD 201m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 77,973 a tonne, 70 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 84,459 a tonne.
- Buildings: prefabricated, not of woodHS 940690The Netherlands: USD 35m at USD 6,888 a tonne. United Arab Emirates: USD 111m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 1,647 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,955 a tonne.
- Machinery: industrial, for the preparation of meat or poultryHS 843850The Netherlands: USD 34m at USD 42,392 a tonne. China: USD 6m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 10,588 a tonne, 75 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,000 a tonne.
- Cell cultures, whether or not modified: cell therapy productsHS 300251The Netherlands: USD 34m at USD 11.3m a tonne. United States: USD 8m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 6.8m a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11.3m a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The Netherlands: USD 30m at USD 5,648 a tonne. Denmark: USD 40m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 4,158 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,091 a tonne.
- Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219The Netherlands: USD 23m at USD 193,176 a tonne. Germany: USD 221m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 83,257 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 118,820 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870423The Netherlands: USD 23m at USD 9,254 a tonne. China: USD 215m (51 per cent of the line) at USD 3,400 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,609 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215The Netherlands: USD 23m at USD 2.1m a tonne. South Korea: USD 20m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.6m a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The Netherlands: USD 21m at USD 58,685 a tonne. Italy: USD 620m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 24,138 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,865 a tonne.
- Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industriesHS 330290The Netherlands: USD 21m at USD 20,718 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 6m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 10,980 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,718 a tonne.
- Elevators and conveyors: continuous-action, for goods or materials, n.e.c. in item no. 8428.20, 8428.31, 8428.32 or 8428.33HS 842839The Netherlands: USD 20m at USD 22,466 a tonne. China: USD 12m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 6,389 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,306 a tonne.
- Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in...HS 180620The Netherlands: USD 20m at USD 4,614 a tonne. Brazil: USD 15m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 3,403 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,533 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 659,314 a tonne. Germany: USD 115m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 449,277 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 318,928 a tonne.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449The Netherlands: USD 19m at USD 11,984 a tonne. China: USD 81m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 6,744 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,956 a tonne.
- Pumps: parts thereofHS 841391The Netherlands: USD 18m at USD 126,524 a tonne. United States: USD 36m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 29,533 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 37,828 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150The Netherlands: USD 18m at USD 6.2m a tonne. United States: USD 10m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 4.7m a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5.5m a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199The Netherlands: USD 18m at USD 327,627 a tonne. United States: USD 352m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 153,702 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 175,543 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 the Netherlands'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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