🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of cheese: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $939.3 million of cheese in 2024 (205.3 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. The value was almost unchanged from 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 cheese by year, 2017-2024
Hover or tap a year for detail.
Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $939.3M | 205.3K t |
| 2023 | $937.6M | 165.7K t |
| 2022 | $892.8M | 191.0K t |
| 2021 | $715.4M | 174.2K t |
| 2020 | $400.9M | 92.8K t |
| 2019 | $411.3M | 99.6K t |
| 2018 | $372.4M | 88.2K t |
| 2017 | $380.3M | 90.7K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports cheese from
The largest suppliers were Bahrain (24%), Denmark (12%), Poland (8%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 44%.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $221.9M | 24% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $112.0M | 12% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $77.2M | 8.2% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $69.9M | 7.4% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $65.6M | 7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $59.1M | 6.3% |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $31.1M | 3.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $29.1M | 3.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $23.7M | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $23.6M | 2.5% |
Types of cheese under HS 0406
| 0406.30 | Dairy produce: cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | 46% |
| 0406.90 | Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | 29% |
| 0406.10 | Dairy produce: fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | 17% |
| 0406.20 | Dairy produce: cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 8.4% |
| 0406.40 | Dairy produce: cheese, blue-veined and other cheese containing veins produced by Penicillium roqueforti (not grated, powdered or processed) | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0406.
Average import price of cheese
The average declared value was about $4.58 per kg, close to the world average of $5.48.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports cheese
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported cheese worth $438.7 million (95.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (24%), Kuwait (17%), Iraq (14%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $105.5M | 24% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $76.5M | 18% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $62.4M | 14% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $54.5M | 12% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $53.7M | 12% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $35.7M | 8.1% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $25.1M | 5.7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $8.0M | 1.8% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $3.7M | 0.9% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $1.6M | 0.4% |
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.
Shipment records are in the platform
Tell us what you trade and we will show you the latest records on a live call.
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 0406: Cheese and curd.
Cheese trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of cheese imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported cheese worth $939.3 million in 2024 (205.3 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import cheese from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Bahrain (24%), Denmark (12%), Poland (8%).
What is the average import price of cheese in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $4.58 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $5.48 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export cheese?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported cheese worth $438.7 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq.
What is the HS code for cheese?
Cheese falls under HS heading 0406 (Cheese and curd). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cheese 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.
Cheese trade in other countries
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
Everything we show you comes from official customs filings — records, not claims. 30 minutes. Your shipment. Your HS code. Real platform. If you don’t see something new about your market by the end of the call, we walk away. No follow-ups.