🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of battery: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $51.0 million of battery in 2024 (6.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 6% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of battery by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51.0M | 6.4K t |
| 2023 | $48.3M | 3.9K t |
| 2022 | $40.9M | 4.1K t |
| 2021 | $31.7M | 3.8K t |
| 2020 | $44.4M | 4.9K t |
| 2019 | $34.7M | 2.3K t |
| 2018 | $41.4M | 3.0K t |
| 2017 | $30.0M | 2.2K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports battery from
China alone supplied 58% of it. Among the main suppliers, Singapore grew fastest (+42% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $29.4M | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $7.8M | 15% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $2.0M | 3.9% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $1.8M | 3.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.5M | 2.9% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $1.1M | 2.2% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $1.1M | 2.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $744K | 1.5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $625K | 1.2% |
Types of battery under HS 8506
| 8506.10 | Cells and batteries: primary, manganese dioxide | 50% |
| 8506.50 | Cells and batteries: primary, lithium | 31% |
| 8506.80 | Cells and batteries: primary, (other than manganese dioxide, mercuric oxide, silver oxide, lithium or air-zinc) | 14% |
| 8506.60 | Cells and batteries: primary, air-zinc | 2.4% |
| 8506.40 | Cells and batteries: primary, silver oxide | 1.6% |
| 8506.90 | Cells and batteries: primary, parts thereof | 0.6% |
| 8506.30 | Cells and batteries: primary, mercuric oxide | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8506.
Average import price of battery
The average declared value was about $7.94 per kg, close to the world average of $7.83.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports battery
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported battery worth $2.8 million (517 tonnes). Most of it went to Iraq (24%), United Arab Emirates (9%), Italy (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 41%. Among the main buyer markets, Bahrain grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $658K | 24% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $245K | 8.8% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $243K | 8.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $230K | 8.2% |
| 🇸🇾 Syria | $220K | 7.9% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $199K | 7.1% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $182K | 6.5% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $167K | 6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $108K | 3.9% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $98K | 3.5% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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 8506: Cells and batteries; primary.
Battery trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of battery imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported battery worth $51.0 million in 2024 (6.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import battery from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (58%), United States (15%), Indonesia (4%).
What is the average import price of battery in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $7.94 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $7.83 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export battery?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported battery worth $2.8 million in 2024, mainly to Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Italy.
What is the HS code for battery?
Battery falls under HS heading 8506 (Cells and batteries; primary). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading battery with Saudi Arabia?
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