Trade lane
What Qatar buys from the United Arab Emirates.
Qatar imported USD 1.1bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Arab Emirates in 2024, down 73 per cent on 2022. That is 4 per cent of everything Qatar imported in these lines, and the United Arab Emirates is its number 8 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Arab Emirates 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 1.1bnfrom the United Arab Emirates in 2024 (USD 4.0bn in 2022)
4 per centof Qatar's imports in these lines, USD 28bn from every source
140product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#8the United Arab Emirates's rank among Qatar's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Qatar paid the United Arab Emirates for it at the border, the United Arab Emirates's share of everything Qatar imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 74 per cent of the lane.
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1
Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811
Share of Qatar's imports100 per cent, 3 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 315m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 401min 2024 -
2
Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425HS 843110
Share of Qatar's imports84 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 89min 2024 -
3
Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular...HS 480300
Share of Qatar's imports45 per cent, 25 source countriesChangeup 434 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,730 a tonne, 11,389 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
4
Sugars: sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matterHS 170199
Share of Qatar's imports32 per cent, 27 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 669 a tonne, 27,000 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Perfumes and toilet watersHS 330300
Share of Qatar's imports12 per cent, 51 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,684 a tonne, 2,055 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Food preparations: waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190532
Share of Qatar's imports49 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 96k in 2022Unit valueUSD 10,858 a tonne, 1,256 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
7
Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more persons, including driver), with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or...HS 870210
Share of Qatar's imports28 per cent, 12 source countriesChangefrom USD 73k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,649 a tonne, 2,251 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510
Share of Qatar's imports30 per cent, 45 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,278 a tonne, 1,627 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of Qatar's imports9 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 86 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,160 a tonne, 1,275 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
10
Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-proppingHS 730840
Share of Qatar's imports23 per cent, 42 source countriesChangefrom USD 324k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1,043 a tonne, 10,714 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232
Share of Qatar's imports33 per cent, 25 source countriesChangefrom USD 21k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,053 a tonne, 1,690 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419
Share of Qatar's imports17 per cent, 30 source countriesChangeup 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,560 a tonne, 851 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of Qatar's imports3 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,957 a tonne, 3,783 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
14
Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameterHS 721391
Share of Qatar's imports31 per cent, 4 source countriesChangeup 102 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 657 a tonne, 9,509 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
15
Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602HS 160290
Share of Qatar's imports87 per cent, 10 source countriesChangefrom USD 62k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 6min 2024 -
16
Nuts and other seeds: whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit (excluding ground-nuts except in mixtures)HS 200819
Share of Qatar's imports28 per cent, 50 source countriesChangefrom USD 780k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,919 a tonne, 1,045 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
17
Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730690
Share of Qatar's imports53 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 806 a tonne, 7,487 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of Qatar's imports18 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,294 a tonne, 804 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or moreHS 721633
Share of Qatar's imports44 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,287 a tonne, 4,548 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Plastics: tableware and kitchenwareHS 392410
Share of Qatar's imports14 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,280 a tonne, 2,546 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Ice cream and other edible ice: whether or not containing cocoaHS 210500
Share of Qatar's imports25 per cent, 33 source countriesChangefrom USD 73k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,949 a tonne, 961 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305HS 330590
Share of Qatar's imports19 per cent, 51 source countriesChangedown 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,497 a tonne, 750 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
23
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreHS 390120
Share of Qatar's imports58 per cent, 13 source countriesChangeup 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,100 a tonne, 5,079 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
24
Paints and varnishes: based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumHS 320890
Share of Qatar's imports35 per cent, 39 source countriesChangeup 325 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,608 a tonne, 2,120 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Paints and varnishes: (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous mediumHS 320990
Share of Qatar's imports56 per cent, 23 source countriesChangefrom USD 105k in 2022Unit valueUSD 980 a tonne, 5,388 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721310
Share of Qatar's imports100 per cent, 1 source countryChangefrom USD 314k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
27
Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations: personal deodorants and antiperspirantsHS 330720
Share of Qatar's imports32 per cent, 35 source countriesChangedown 70 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,879 a tonne, 327 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)HS 252310
Share of Qatar's imports27 per cent, 4 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46 a tonne, 111,705 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
29
Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Qatar's imports6 per cent, 69 source countriesChangefrom USD 450k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
30
Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of Qatar's imports9 per cent, 44 source countriesChangefrom USD 469k in 2022Unit valueUSD 17,772 a tonne, 281 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
31
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 Qatar's imports9 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,717 a tonne, 1,802 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
32
Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffeeHS 210112
Share of Qatar's imports32 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 377 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,707 a tonne, 729 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
33
Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Qatar's imports1 per cent, 59 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 3.9 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
34
Soap and organic surface-active products: in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap...HS 340111
Share of Qatar's imports21 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,166 a tonne, 1,019 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
35
Iron or non-alloy steel: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)HS 721049
Share of Qatar's imports14 per cent, 11 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 927 a tonne, 4,475 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
36
Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soapHS 340130
Share of Qatar's imports20 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,706 a tonne, 705 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
37
Boring or sinking machinery: parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49HS 843143
Share of Qatar's imports3 per cent, 50 source countriesChangefrom USD 238k in 2022Unit valueUSD 20,039 a tonne, 201 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
38
Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Qatar's imports6 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,913 a tonne, 1,376 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
39
Meat preparations: of bovine animals, meat or meat offal, prepared or preserved (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)HS 160250
Share of Qatar's imports41 per cent, 21 source countriesChangefrom USD 366k in 2022Unit valueUSD 3,718 a tonne, 1,061 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
40
Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Qatar's imports3 per cent, 54 source countriesChangefrom USD 432k in 2022Unit valueUSD 39,940 a tonne, 98 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
41
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of Qatar's imports1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 78 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 66,957 a tonne, 55 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
42
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 Qatar's imports4 per cent, 66 source countriesChangefrom USD 62k in 2022Unit valueUSD 4,224 a tonne, 869 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
43
Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390
Share of Qatar's imports7 per cent, 50 source countriesChangeup 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,621 a tonne, 1,353 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
44
Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unitHS 841582
Share of Qatar's imports14 per cent, 31 source countriesChangefrom USD 50k in 2022Unit valueUSD 8,175 a tonne, 423 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
45
Soups and broths and preparations thereforHS 210410
Share of Qatar's imports45 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,610 a tonne, 432 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
46
Paints and varnishes: based on polyesters, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous mediumHS 320810
Share of Qatar's imports20 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 330 per cent on 2022 (USD 752k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,927 a tonne, 1,104 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
47
Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94HS 390110
Share of Qatar's imports27 per cent, 19 source countriesChangeup 229 per cent on 2022 (USD 981k in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,745 a tonne, 1,851 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
48
Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leatherHS 640399
Share of Qatar's imports5 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 59,120 a tonne, 54 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
49
Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, agarbatti and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning (including those used...HS 330741
Share of Qatar's imports70 per cent, 23 source countriesChangeup 138 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,875 a tonne, 137 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
50
Electrical apparatus: parts (e.g. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, other bases), for goods of heading no. 8537, not equipped with their apparatusHS 853810
Share of Qatar's imports13 per cent, 42 source countriesChangefrom USD 113k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,188 a tonne, 603 tonnesUSD 3min 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.
- Hair preparations: shampoosHS 330510USD 12m in 2024, up 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Arab Emirates supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419USD 8m in 2024, up 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Arab Emirates supplies 17 per cent of the line.
- Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811USD 401m in 2024, up 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 315m in 2022). The United Arab Emirates supplies 100 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73HS 730690USD 6m in 2024, up 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Arab Emirates supplies 53 per cent of the line.
Where the United Arab Emirates dominates
Lines where the United Arab Emirates supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Arab Emirates ships at least 60 per cent of what Qatar imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mmHS 740811100 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 401m; 3 source countries in all.
- Machinery: parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425HS 84311084 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 89m; 40 source countries in all.
- Meat preparations: of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602HS 16029087 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 6m; 10 source countries in all.
- Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling...HS 721310100 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 5m; 1 source country in all.
- Perfumes and deodorizers: perfuming or deodorizing preparations for rooms, agarbatti and other odoriferous preparations which operate by burning (including those used...HS 33074170 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 3m; 23 source countries in all.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), non-cellular rubber, in forms other than plates, sheets or stripHS 40082967 per cent of Qatar's imports of the line, USD 1m; 25 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 United Arab Emirates's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to Qatar 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.
- Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar: for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular...HS 480300The United Arab Emirates: USD 20m at USD 1,730 a tonne. China: USD 6m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 1,156 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,376 a tonne.
- Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)HS 160232The United Arab Emirates: USD 9m at USD 5,053 a tonne. Turkey: USD 5m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 3,776 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4,685 a tonne.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelinesHS 730419The United Arab Emirates: USD 8m at USD 9,560 a tonne. China: USD 18m (37 per cent of the line) at USD 1,426 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3,928 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Qatar 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 Qatar 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 United Arab Emirates's part of everything Qatar 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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