🇶🇦 Qatar imports of storage media: 2024 trade data
Imports of storage media by Qatar reached $89.4 million in 2024 (973 tonnes). Value fell 22% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 19% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2019, at $182.6 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of storage media by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $89.4M | 973 t |
| 2023 | $115.0M | 817 t |
| 2022 | $146.9M | 435 t |
| 2021 | $53.4M | 454 t |
| 2020 | $154.3M | 1.5K t |
| 2019 | $182.6M | 656 t |
| 2018 | $36.0M | 172 t |
| 2017 | $26.0M | 150 t |
Where Qatar imports storage media from
Netherlands alone supplied 51% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $45.6M | 51% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $15.3M | 17% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $6.6M | 7.4% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $5.2M | 5.9% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $3.0M | 3.4% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.6M | 2.9% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $2.1M | 2.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.1M | 1.3% |
| Taiwan | $1.1M | 1.2% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $768K | 0.9% |
Types of storage media under HS 8523
| 8523.80 | Media n.e.c. in heading 8523, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 54% |
| 8523.49 | Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 23% |
| 8523.52 | Semiconductor media: smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 11% |
| 8523.51 | Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 7.3% |
| 8523.29 | Magnetic media: other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 2.6% |
| 8523.59 | Semiconductor media: other than smart cards, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 1% |
| 8523.41 | Optical media: unrecorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0.7% |
| 8523.21 | Magnetic media: cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 0.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8523.
Average import price of storage media
The average declared value was about $91.87 per kg, 52% below the world average of $190.33, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Qatar also exports storage media
Qatar exported $382 thousand of storage media in 2024 (1 tonnes). Most of it went to Hong Kong (49%), Austria (18%), Hungary (8%). Among the main buyer markets, Hong Kong grew fastest (+191% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $188K | 49% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $68K | 18% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $30K | 7.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $23K | 6.1% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $16K | 4.3% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $13K | 3.4% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $9K | 2.3% |
| 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $7K | 1.7% |
| 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $6K | 1.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4K | 1.1% |
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 8523: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37.
Storage media trade in Qatar: questions
What is the value of storage media imported by Qatar?
Qatar imported storage media worth $89.4 million in 2024 (973 tonnes).
Where does Qatar import storage media from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Netherlands (51%), Italy (17%), China (7%).
What is the average import price of storage media in Qatar?
The average declared import value was about $91.87 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $190.33 per kg.
Does Qatar export storage media?
Yes. Qatar exported storage media worth $382 thousand in 2024, mainly to Hong Kong, Austria, Hungary.
What is the HS code for storage media?
Storage media falls under HS heading 8523 (Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of oth). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading storage media with Qatar?
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