Trade lane
What the United Arab Emirates buys from Saudi Arabia.
The United Arab Emirates imported USD 13bn of manufactured and processed goods from Saudi Arabia in 2024, up 93 per cent on 2022. That is 6 per cent of everything the United Arab Emirates imported in these lines, and Saudi Arabia is its number 4 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Saudi Arabia 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 13bnfrom Saudi Arabia in 2024 (USD 6.5bn in 2022)
6 per centof the United Arab Emirates's imports in these lines, USD 201bn from every source
450product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#4Saudi Arabia'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 Saudi Arabia for it at the border, Saudi Arabia'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 80 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 imports19 per cent, 69 source countriesChangefrom USD 52m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.5m a tonne, 2,847 tonnesUSD 4.3bnin 2024 -
2
Telephone sets: other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851714
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports73 per cent, 44 source countriesChangefrom USD 208m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 1,038 tonnesUSD 2.0bnin 2024 -
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Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 290919
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports61 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 281m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 908 a tonne, 403,048 tonnesUSD 366min 2024 -
4
Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductorsHS 854420
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports81 per cent, 56 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 282m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 252min 2024 -
5
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports75 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 442m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,095 a tonne, 209,874 tonnesUSD 230min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports79 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 300m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 978 a tonne, 223,156 tonnesUSD 218min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports59 per cent, 32 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 124m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,290 a tonne, 14,193 tonnesUSD 203min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports8 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 39,914 a tonne, 4,190 tonnesUSD 167min 2024 -
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Engines: parts of aircraft engines (spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines)HS 840910
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports93 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 496k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 72 tonnesUSD 126min 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 imports4 per cent, 80 source countriesChangefrom USD 10m in 2022Unit valueUSD 470,103 a tonne, 261 tonnesUSD 123min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 223m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,127 a tonne, 6,821 tonnesUSD 110min 2024 -
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Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports51 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 206m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,180 a tonne, 92,931 tonnesUSD 110min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports59 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 178m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,119 a tonne, 96,148 tonnesUSD 108min 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 imports2 per cent, 77 source countriesChangefrom USD 6m in 2022Unit valueUSD 130,513 a tonne, 618 tonnesUSD 81min 2024 -
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Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steelHS 730411
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports82 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 75min 2024 -
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Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 347 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,760 a tonne, 2,127 tonnesUSD 74min 2024 -
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Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)HS 290511
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports99 per cent, 10 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 67min 2024 -
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Food preparations: rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190540
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports87 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 59m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,331 a tonne, 28,363 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901HS 390190
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports46 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,082 a tonne, 60,839 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Engines: reaction engines, other than turbo-jetsHS 841210
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports98 per cent, 15 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 64min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts of the vehicles of heading no. 8709HS 870990
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports86 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 62m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,909 a tonne, 1,924 tonnesUSD 61min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports12 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 452 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,231 a tonne, 3,782 tonnesUSD 61min 2024 -
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Propylene, other olefin polymers: propylene copolymers in primary formsHS 390230
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports50 per cent, 19 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,108 a tonne, 50,763 tonnesUSD 56min 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 imports19 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,736 a tonne, 12,932 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 840710
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports27 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 934,775 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports69 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 95k in 2022Unit valueUSD 149,736 a tonne, 313 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers: poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary formsHS 390410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports23 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 845 a tonne, 54,898 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
28
Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumHS 320910
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports70 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,973 a tonne, 11,394 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
29
Pocket watches and other watches, including stop-watches: (excluding wrist-watches), other than those of heading no. 9101, other than electrically operatedHS 910299
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports86 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 44min 2024 -
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Nitrogen-function compounds: n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanatesHS 292910
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports40 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 79m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,844 a tonne, 22,879 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 290250
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports92 per cent, 7 source countriesChangedown 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 106m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 991 a tonne, 42,400 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports19 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 73m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,188 a tonne, 35,057 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 200990
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports80 per cent, 51 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,353 a tonne, 29,996 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
34
Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports7 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 75,788 a tonne, 531 tonnesUSD 40min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 21 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,992 a tonne, 18,657 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports27 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,474 a tonne, 8,262 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports49 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,370 a tonne, 10,955 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
38
Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 16 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 12,707 a tonne, 2,889 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
39
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 imports25 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,723 a tonne, 21,214 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports36 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 758 a tonne, 47,801 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular...HS 730511
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 176 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,691 a tonne, 21,349 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
42
Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage exceeding 1000 voltsHS 854460
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,613 a tonne, 5,402 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
43
Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 30 source countriesChangefrom USD 841k in 2022Unit valueUSD 10,219 a tonne, 3,448 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
44
Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 63 source countriesChangefrom USD 300k in 2022Unit valueUSD 16,668 a tonne, 2,092 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
45
Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of polymers of ethylene, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined...HS 392010
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports34 per cent, 46 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,345 a tonne, 25,552 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
46
Aluminium: (not alloyed), bars, rods and profilesHS 760410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports47 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,628 a tonne, 9,179 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
47
Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015HS 901590
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports15 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 123,148 a tonne, 246 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
48
Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703HS 870390
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 15 source countriesChangefrom USD 458k in 2022Unit valueUSD 26,912 a tonne, 1,123 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
49
Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary formsHS 390210
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports37 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 190m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,041 a tonne, 28,047 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
50
Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulatedHS 741300
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports88 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,505 a tonne, 4,430 tonnesUSD 29min 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 4.3bn in 2024, from USD 52m in 2022. Saudi Arabia supplies 19 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 81m in 2024, from USD 6m in 2022. Saudi Arabia supplies 2 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 123m in 2024, from USD 10m in 2022. Saudi Arabia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Telephone sets: other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851714USD 2.0bn in 2024, from USD 208m in 2022. Saudi Arabia supplies 73 per cent of the line.
- Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143USD 61m in 2024, up 452 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300USD 74m in 2024, up 347 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- 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 853710USD 25m in 2024, up 236 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 40m in 2024, up 235 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Surveying equipment: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9015HS 901590USD 30m in 2024, up 232 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 15 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular...HS 730511USD 36m in 2024, up 176 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602HS 160290USD 28m in 2024, up 169 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 98 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 14m in 2024, up 159 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steelHS 730411USD 75m in 2024, up 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 82 per cent of the line.
- Acids: unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids: acrylic acid and its saltsHS 291611USD 23m in 2024, up 134 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 73 per cent of the line.
- Stoppers: caps and lids, of base metalHS 830990USD 13m in 2024, up 116 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 9 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 10m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Paper pulp, paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4823HS 482390USD 12m in 2024, up 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layerHS 700510USD 17m in 2024, up 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Colouring matter: pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matterHS 320611USD 23m in 2024, up 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531USD 15m in 2024, up 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Saudi Arabia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
Where Saudi Arabia dominates
Lines where Saudi Arabia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Saudi Arabia 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.
- Telephone sets: other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networksHS 85171473 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 2.0bn; 44 source countries in all.
- Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl etherHS 29091961 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 366m; 13 source countries in all.
- Insulated electric conductors: co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductorsHS 85442081 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 252m; 56 source countries in all.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 39011075 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 230m; 32 source countries in all.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 39012079 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 218m; 32 source countries in all.
- Engines: parts of aircraft engines (spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines)HS 84091093 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 126m; 33 source countries in all.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steelHS 73041182 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 75m; 25 source countries in all.
- Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)HS 29051199 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 67m; 10 source countries in all.
- Food preparations: rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoaHS 19054087 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 66m; 39 source countries in all.
- Engines: reaction engines, other than turbo-jetsHS 84121098 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 64m; 15 source countries in all.
- Vehicles: parts of the vehicles of heading no. 8709HS 87099086 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 61m; 31 source countries in all.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 30039069 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 47m; 26 source countries in all.
- Paints and varnishes: based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumHS 32091070 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 45m; 45 source countries in all.
- Pocket watches and other watches, including stop-watches: (excluding wrist-watches), other than those of heading no. 9101, other than electrically operatedHS 91029986 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 44m; 40 source countries in all.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons: styreneHS 29025092 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 42m; 7 source countries in all.
- Juices: mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matterHS 20099080 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 41m; 51 source countries in all.
- Copper: stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulatedHS 74130088 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 29m; 30 source countries in all.
- Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602HS 16029098 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 28m; 19 source countries in all.
- Colours: in sets, of a kind used by artists, students or signboard paintersHS 32131084 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 27m; 25 source countries in all.
- Asphalt or similar material: articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rollsHS 68071073 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 26m; 16 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 Saudi Arabia'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 851713Saudi Arabia: USD 4.3bn at USD 1.5m a tonne. China: USD 5.1bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 428,541 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Telephone sets: other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851714Saudi Arabia: USD 2.0bn at USD 1.9m a tonne. United States: USD 462m (17 per cent of the line) at USD 561,342 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 561,376 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Saudi Arabia: USD 167m at USD 39,914 a tonne. Italy: USD 50m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 20,749 a tonne, 48 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 59,575 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 851762Saudi Arabia: USD 123m at USD 470,103 a tonne. United States: USD 420m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 350,751 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 350,744 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322Saudi Arabia: USD 110m at USD 16,127 a tonne. China: USD 1.5bn (55 per cent of the line) at USD 8,597 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,394 a tonne.
- Washing and cleaning preparations: powders, flakes and granules, surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail...HS 340250Saudi Arabia: USD 110m at USD 1,180 a tonne. China: USD 22m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 692 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,078 a tonne.
- Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390140Saudi Arabia: USD 108m at USD 1,119 a tonne. United States: USD 46m (26 per cent of the line) at USD 698 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,219 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 847130Saudi Arabia: USD 81m at USD 130,513 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 78m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 30,936 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 153,688 a tonne.
- Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143Saudi Arabia: USD 61m at USD 16,231 a tonne. China: USD 113m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 6,813 a tonne, 58 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,856 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 190590Saudi Arabia: USD 48m at USD 3,736 a tonne. India: USD 17m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 1,821 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,112 a tonne.
- Medicaments: (not containing antibiotics, hormones, alkaloids or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, (not packaged for retail sale)HS 300390Saudi Arabia: USD 47m at USD 149,736 a tonne. China: USD 5m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 19,265 a tonne, 87 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 72,369 a tonne.
- Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any materialHS 961900Saudi Arabia: USD 37m at USD 4,474 a tonne. China: USD 19m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 3,115 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,923 a tonne.
- Food preparations: pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise preparedHS 190219Saudi Arabia: USD 37m at USD 3,370 a tonne. Italy: USD 14m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 1,553 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,103 a tonne.
- Electrical transformers: liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000kVAHS 850423Saudi Arabia: USD 37m at USD 12,707 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 8m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 7,770 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,506 a tonne.
- Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199Saudi Arabia: USD 36m at USD 758 a tonne. Brazil: USD 7m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 521 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 635 a tonne.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular...HS 730511Saudi Arabia: USD 36m at USD 1,691 a tonne. India: USD 175m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 1,142 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,089 a tonne.
- Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goodsHS 870410Saudi Arabia: USD 35m at USD 10,219 a tonne. China: USD 30m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 4,381 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 10,581 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Saudi Arabia: USD 35m at USD 16,668 a tonne. Japan: USD 11m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 11,775 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,396 a tonne.
- Vehicles: for transport of persons (other than those of heading no. 8702) n.e.c. in heading no. 8703HS 870390Saudi Arabia: USD 30m at USD 26,912 a tonne. United States: USD 126m (58 per cent of the line) at USD 14,636 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,263 a tonne.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Saudi Arabia: USD 24m at USD 5,108 a tonne. China: USD 142m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 2,625 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,009 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 Saudi Arabia'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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