Trade lane
What the United Arab Emirates buys from Taiwan.
The United Arab Emirates imported USD 1.5bn of manufactured and processed goods from Taiwan in 2024, down 22 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United Arab Emirates imported in these lines, and Taiwan is its number 18 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Taiwan dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.5bnfrom Taiwan in 2024 (USD 1.9bn in 2022)
1 per centof the United Arab Emirates's imports in these lines, USD 201bn from every source
182product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#18Taiwan'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 Taiwan for it at the border, Taiwan'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 69 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 80 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 187m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 417,087 a tonne, 421 tonnesUSD 175min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 38 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 12,908 a tonne, 8,804 tonnesUSD 114min 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 the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 374 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 960,680 a tonne, 86 tonnesUSD 82min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 61min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 227,343 a tonne, 188 tonnesUSD 43min 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 imports14 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 99m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 404,869 a tonne, 95 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 247 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,365 a tonne, 4,733 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports6 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 218,329 a tonne, 143 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports11 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,307 a tonne, 1,594 tonnesUSD 28min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4.1m a tonne, 6.5 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 78 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 42m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,689 a tonne, 3,407 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyedHS 600632
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports19 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,474 a tonne, 2,990 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 177,819 a tonne, 141 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyedHS 540752
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports3 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,572 a tonne, 4,827 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 11 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 597 a tonne, 28,729 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 298,009 a tonne, 52 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Cyclic hydrocarbons: tolueneHS 290230
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports69 per cent, 7 source countriesChangedown 64 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,049 a tonne, 12,833 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,080 a tonne, 1,854 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports16 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,771 a tonne, 4,345 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not...HS 600410
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports15 per cent, 26 source countriesChangefrom USD 383k in 2022Unit valueUSD 14,987 a tonne, 764 tonnesUSD 11min 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 imports6 per cent, 23 source countriesChangedown 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 741 a tonne, 15,369 tonnesUSD 11min 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 imports5 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 162,967 a tonne, 68 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Fabrics, woven: of synthetic staple fibres, containing 85% or more by weight of such fibres n.e.c. in heading no. 5512, other than unbleached or bleachedHS 551299
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports42 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,584 a tonne, 280 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Epoxide resins: in primary formsHS 390730
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports9 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 36m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,932 a tonne, 5,385 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: phthalic anhydrideHS 291735
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports26 per cent, 7 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,066 a tonne, 9,065 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports36 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,856 a tonne, 5,071 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Styrene polymers: (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary formsHS 390319
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports24 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 48 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,226 a tonne, 7,432 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713
Share of the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 140 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 5.4 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 414 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,560 a tonne, 2,444 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Acids: carboxylic acids, (with phenol function but without other oxygen function), their anhydrides, halides, peroxides, peroxyacids and their derivatives, n.e.c. in...HS 291829
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports40 per cent, 17 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,026 a tonne, 2,478 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 countriesChangeup 344 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
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Styrene polymers: expansible polystyrene, in primary formsHS 390311
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports22 per cent, 12 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,327 a tonne, 5,359 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Plastics: of acrylic polymers, polymethyl methacrylate, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported...HS 392051
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 84 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,986 a tonne, 2,344 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Vehicles: bumpers and parts thereof, for the vehicles of heading no. 8701 to 8705HS 870810
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports4 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 181 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,375 a tonne, 1,587 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 7min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mmHS 720838
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 9 source countriesChangeup 99 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 605 a tonne, 11,159 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 89 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,161 a tonne, 929 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports10 per cent, 20 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,770 a tonne, 2,374 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730640
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports14 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,055 a tonne, 1,083 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 44 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 745 a tonne, 8,603 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Cash registersHS 847050
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports10 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 102,747 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports28 per cent, 14 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 848,563 a tonne, 7.1 tonnesUSD 6min 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 the United Arab Emirates's importsunder 1 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,281 a tonne, 302 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Esters: phosphite esters and their salts: their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, n.e.c. in heading no. 2920HS 292029
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports25 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,701 a tonne, 2,124 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Furniture: metal, other than for office useHS 940320
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports2 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,329 a tonne, 1,302 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
46
Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 78 source countriesChangeup 249 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 75,245 a tonne, 72 tonnesUSD 5min 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 imports2 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,337 a tonne, 522 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
48
Mechanical appliances: parts of machines projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, whether or not hand-operatedHS 842490
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports5 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,654 a tonne, 155 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Acids: aromatic polycarboxylic acids: n.e.c. in item no. 2917.3HS 291739
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports19 per cent, 14 source countriesChangeup 109 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,681 a tonne, 3,184 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Compressors: of a kind used in refrigerating equipmentHS 841430
Share of the United Arab Emirates's imports1 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,758 a tonne, 928 tonnesUSD 5min 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.
- 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 82m in 2024, up 374 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829USD 35m in 2024, up 247 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 26m in 2024, up 128 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323USD 61m in 2024, up 123 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyedHS 600632USD 25m in 2024, up 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 19 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449USD 13m in 2024, up 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Polyamides: polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12, in primary formsHS 390810USD 9m in 2024, up 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyedHS 540752USD 22m in 2024, up 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730640USD 7m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 14 per cent of the line.
- Styrene polymers: expansible polystyrene, in primary formsHS 390311USD 7m in 2024, up 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Cash registersHS 847050USD 6m in 2024, up 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220USD 28m in 2024, up 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mmHS 720839USD 17m in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Taiwan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
Where Taiwan dominates
Lines where Taiwan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Taiwan 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.
- Cyclic hydrocarbons: tolueneHS 29023069 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 13m; 7 source countries in all.
- Monophenols: octylphenol, nonylphenol and their isomers, salts thereofHS 29071391 per cent of the United Arab Emirates's imports of the line, USD 3m; 3 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 Taiwan'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.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Taiwan: USD 175m at USD 417,087 a tonne. United Kingdom: USD 79m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 213,741 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 350,744 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340Taiwan: USD 114m at USD 12,908 a tonne. China: USD 817m (33 per cent of the line) at USD 10,270 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,082 a tonne.
- 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 847150Taiwan: USD 82m at USD 960,680 a tonne. China: USD 578m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 108,771 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 280,273 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Taiwan: USD 43m at USD 227,343 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 11m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 146,632 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 108,843 a tonne.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Taiwan: USD 39m at USD 404,869 a tonne. China: USD 74m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 240,606 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 590,286 a tonne.
- Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat beltsHS 870829Taiwan: USD 35m at USD 7,365 a tonne. Japan: USD 43m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 5,757 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 12,369 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Taiwan: USD 31m at USD 218,329 a tonne. Thailand: USD 71m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 159,607 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 285,786 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Taiwan: USD 26m at USD 7,689 a tonne. China: USD 277m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 5,474 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,131 a tonne.
- Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, dyedHS 600632Taiwan: USD 25m at USD 8,474 a tonne. China: USD 102m (77 per cent of the line) at USD 4,040 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,000 a tonne.
- Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141Taiwan: USD 16m at USD 298,009 a tonne. China: USD 138m (45 per cent of the line) at USD 46,747 a tonne, 84 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 203,006 a tonne.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsHS 854449Taiwan: USD 13m at USD 7,080 a tonne. Saudi Arabia: USD 13m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 5,477 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,549 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mmHS 721934Taiwan: USD 12m at USD 2,771 a tonne. China: USD 57m (76 per cent of the line) at USD 1,518 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,771 a tonne.
- Fabrics: knitted or crocheted fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, other than those of heading 60.01, containing by weight 5% or more of elastomeric yarn but not...HS 600410Taiwan: USD 11m at USD 14,987 a tonne. China: USD 56m (74 per cent of the line) at USD 5,167 a tonne, 66 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,223 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180Taiwan: USD 11m at USD 162,967 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 10m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 70,664 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 305,726 a tonne.
- Telephone sets: smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksHS 851713Taiwan: USD 9m at USD 1.7m a tonne. China: USD 5.1bn (23 per cent of the line) at USD 428,541 a tonne, 74 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.0m a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Taiwan: USD 9m at USD 3,560 a tonne. China: USD 258m (38 per cent of the line) at USD 2,518 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,344 a tonne.
- Plastics: of acrylic polymers, polymethyl methacrylate, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported...HS 392051Taiwan: USD 7m at USD 2,986 a tonne. South Korea: USD 6m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 2,060 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,592 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690Taiwan: USD 7m at USD 7,161 a tonne. China: USD 271m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 4,960 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,106 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mmHS 721933Taiwan: USD 7m at USD 2,770 a tonne. China: USD 50m (74 per cent of the line) at USD 1,652 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,404 a tonne.
- Steel, stainless: tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730640Taiwan: USD 7m at USD 6,055 a tonne. China: USD 22m (46 per cent of the line) at USD 1,912 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 7,014 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 Taiwan'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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