🇶🇦 Qatar imports of precious stones: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Qatar imported precious stones worth $11.4 million (5 tonnes). That is 76% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 76% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2023, at $47.8 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of precious stones by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.4M | 5 t |
| 2023 | $47.8M | 2 t |
| 2022 | $1.4M | 33 t |
| 2021 | $1.1M | 19 t |
| 2020 | $393K | 86 t |
| 2019 | $741K | 16 t |
| 2018 | $171K | 0 t |
| 2017 | $215K | 15 t |
Where Qatar imports precious stones from
United States alone supplied 69% of it. Among the main suppliers, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $7.9M | 69% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.7M | 24% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $357K | 3.1% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $203K | 1.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $189K | 1.7% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $16K | 0.1% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $6K | 0.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $5K | 0% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $2K | 0% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2K | 0% |
Types of precious stones under HS 7103
| 7103.91 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | 96% |
| 7103.99 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, (other than rubies, sapphires and emeralds), worked other than simply sawn or… | 3.7% |
| 7103.10 | Stones: precious (other than diamonds) and semi-precious stones, unworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped, not strung, mounted or set | 0.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7103.
Average import price of precious stones
The average declared value was about $2,427.81 per kg, 5408% above the world average of $44.08. 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.
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 7103: Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transport.
Precious stones trade in Qatar: questions
What is the value of precious stones imported by Qatar?
Qatar imported precious stones worth $11.4 million in 2024 (5 tonnes).
Where does Qatar import precious stones from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (69%), United Kingdom (24%), Kuwait (3%).
What is the average import price of precious stones in Qatar?
The average declared import value was about $2,427.81 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $44.08 per kg.
What is the HS code for precious stones?
Precious stones falls under HS heading 7103 (Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (exclu). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading precious stones with Qatar?
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