🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of breakfast cereals: 2024 trade data
Imports of breakfast cereals by Saudi Arabia reached $168.1 million in 2024 (53.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. That is 13% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 10% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of breakfast cereals by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $168.1M | 53.5K t |
| 2023 | $148.2M | 48.6K t |
| 2022 | $135.5M | 43.9K t |
| 2021 | $132.8M | 47.8K t |
| 2020 | $134.7M | 51.5K t |
| 2019 | $112.1M | 47.9K t |
| 2018 | $94.3M | 44.9K t |
| 2017 | $85.7M | 42.6K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports breakfast cereals from
The largest suppliers were Bahrain (22%), United Kingdom (17%), Poland (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 48%. Among the main suppliers, United States grew fastest (+149% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $37.3M | 22% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $28.2M | 17% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $15.9M | 9.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $11.9M | 7.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $9.7M | 5.8% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $9.3M | 5.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $7.8M | 4.6% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $7.6M | 4.6% |
| 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $6.6M | 3.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $5.0M | 3% |
Types of breakfast cereals under HS 1904
| 1904.10 | Food preparations: obtained by the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products | 53% |
| 1904.90 | Food preparations: cereal or cereal products (excluding maize), in grain form, pre-cooked or otherwise prepared | 39% |
| 1904.20 | Food preparations: obtained from unroasted cereal flakes or from mixtures of unroasted cereal flakes and roasted cereal flakes or swelled cereals | 4.9% |
| 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… | 3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1904.
Average import price of breakfast cereals
The average declared value was about $3.15 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.
Saudi Arabia also exports breakfast cereals
Saudi Arabia exported $1.4 million of breakfast cereals in 2024 (409 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Iraq (30%), United Arab Emirates (14%), Yemen (12%). Among the main buyer markets, Iraq grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $422K | 30% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $200K | 14% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $175K | 13% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $166K | 12% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $91K | 6.5% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $86K | 6.1% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $80K | 5.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $79K | 5.6% |
| Taiwan | $29K | 2.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $16K | 1.1% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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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..
Breakfast cereals trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of breakfast cereals imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported breakfast cereals worth $168.1 million in 2024 (53.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import breakfast cereals from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Bahrain (22%), United Kingdom (17%), Poland (9%).
What is the average import price of breakfast cereals in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $3.15 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.04 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export breakfast cereals?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported breakfast cereals worth $1.4 million in 2024, mainly to Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.
What is the HS code for breakfast cereals?
Breakfast cereals falls under HS heading 1904 (Prepared foods obtained by swelling or roasting cereals or cereal products (e.g. corn flakes); cereals (other than maize). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading breakfast cereals with Saudi Arabia?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds Saudi Arabia trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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