🇶🇦 Qatar imports of lasers: 2024 trade data
Qatar imported $19.0 million of lasers in 2024 (62 tonnes). Value rose 255% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 14% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of lasers by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.0M | 62 t |
| 2023 | $5.4M | 23 t |
| 2022 | $14.8M | 78 t |
| 2021 | $9.0M | 748 t |
| 2020 | $12.4M | 72 t |
| 2019 | $13.5M | 19 t |
| 2018 | $14.4M | 41 t |
| 2017 | $7.7M | 15 t |
Where Qatar imports lasers from
United States alone supplied 52% of it. Among the main suppliers, United Kingdom grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $9.9M | 52% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $4.6M | 24% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.9M | 10% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $1.1M | 5.6% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $403K | 2.1% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $268K | 1.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $157K | 0.8% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $86K | 0.5% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $85K | 0.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $66K | 0.4% |
Types of lasers under HS 9013
| 9013.20 | Lasers: other than laser diodes | 51% |
| 9013.80 | Optical devices, appliances and instruments: n.e.c. in heading no. 9013 (including liquid crystal devices) | 32% |
| 9013.90 | Optical appliances and instruments: parts and accessories for articles of heading no. 9013 | 9.3% |
| 9013.10 | Optical appliances and instruments: telescopic sights for fitting to arms: periscopes: telescopes designed to form parts of machines, appliances… | 8% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9013.
Average import price of lasers
The average declared value was about $305.78 per kg, 29% above the world average of $236.30. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Qatar also exports lasers
In 2024, Qatar exported lasers worth $510 thousand (2 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were India (45%), Netherlands (38%), Denmark (6%). Among the main buyer markets, Germany grew fastest (+997% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $228K | 45% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $194K | 38% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $29K | 5.6% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $17K | 3.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $14K | 2.8% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $12K | 2.3% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $7K | 1.3% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $6K | 1.2% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $4K | 0.8% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $0K | 0% |
Who is behind these numbers in Qatar?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Mirror data: built from the shipment records of the countries that trade with it.
Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
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 9013: Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments n.e.c. in this chapter.
Lasers trade in Qatar: questions
What is the value of lasers imported by Qatar?
Qatar imported lasers worth $19.0 million in 2024 (62 tonnes).
Where does Qatar import lasers from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (52%), United Kingdom (24%), China (10%).
What is the average import price of lasers in Qatar?
The average declared import value was about $305.78 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $236.30 per kg.
Does Qatar export lasers?
Yes. Qatar exported lasers worth $510 thousand in 2024, mainly to India, Netherlands, Denmark.
What is the HS code for lasers?
Lasers falls under HS heading 9013 (Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments n.e.c. in this chapter). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading lasers with Qatar?
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