🇴🇲 Oman imports of breakfast cereals: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Oman imported breakfast cereals worth $12.8 million (4.0 thousand tonnes). Value fell 35% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 6% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $20.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.8M | 4.0K t |
| 2023 | $19.6M | 5.1K t |
| 2022 | $18.0M | 5.2K t |
| 2021 | $17.0M | 4.9K t |
| 2020 | $18.9M | 6.3K t |
| 2019 | $15.0M | 5.3K t |
| 2018 | $15.4M | 4.4K t |
| 2017 | $20.5M | 5.0K t |
Where Oman imports breakfast cereals from
Most of the value came from Lebanon (24%), United Kingdom (18%), Egypt (13%). Among the main suppliers, Lebanon grew fastest (+127% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $3.1M | 25% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.3M | 18% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.7M | 13% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.1M | 8.7% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.1M | 8.3% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $671K | 5.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $628K | 4.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $500K | 3.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $354K | 2.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $273K | 2.1% |
Product types under HS 1904
| 1904.10 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | 81% |
| 1904.90 | Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared | 9.2% |
| 1904.20 | Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals | 9.2% |
| 1904.30 | Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes): cereals, not maize (corn), in grain form or in… | 0.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1904.
Average import price per kg
The average declared value was about $3.22 per kg, close to the world average of $3.04.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Exports in the other direction
In 2024, Oman exported breakfast cereals worth $1.8 million (411 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Saudi Arabia (41%), Bahrain (24%), Qatar (23%). Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $757K | 41% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $443K | 24% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $427K | 23% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $131K | 7.2% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $31K | 1.7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $19K | 1% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $11K | 0.6% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $7K | 0.4% |
| Namibia | $2K | 0.1% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $0K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in Oman?
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Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 1904: Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize (corn)) in grain form or in the form of flakes or other worked grains (not flour and meal), pre-cooked or otherwise prepared, n.e.c..
Common questions
What is the value of breakfast cereals imported by Oman?
$12.8 million in 2024, or 4.0 thousand tonnes.
Where does Oman import breakfast cereals from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Lebanon (24%), United Kingdom (18%), Egypt (13%).
What is the average import price per kg?
The average declared import value was about $3.22 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.04 per kg.
Does Oman export breakfast cereals?
Yes, worth $1.8 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar.
What is the HS code for breakfast cereals?
HS heading 1904. The six-digit codes under it split the product by type; the full list is on the HS 1904 page.
How can I find the companies behind this trade?
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