🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of chemical product: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported chemical product worth $466.4 million (252.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 4% less than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 9% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of chemical product by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $466.4M | 252.6K t |
| 2023 | $484.5M | 162.4K t |
| 2022 | $536.9M | 182.3K t |
| 2021 | $272.6M | 105.1K t |
| 2020 | $306.1M | 156.3K t |
| 2019 | $392.4M | 179.2K t |
| 2018 | $335.8M | 180.8K t |
| 2017 | $260.8M | 138.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports chemical product from
The largest suppliers were China (20%), United States (17%), Germany (10%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 47%. Among the main suppliers, South Korea grew fastest (+323% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $95.5M | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $77.8M | 17% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $46.0M | 9.9% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $32.0M | 6.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $31.6M | 6.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $30.4M | 6.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $23.5M | 5% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $15.6M | 3.4% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $14.3M | 3.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $10.4M | 2.2% |
Types of chemical product under HS 3824
| 3824.99 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824 | 76% |
| 3824.40 | Cements, mortars or concretes: their prepared additives | 12% |
| 3824.78 | Mixtures containing halogenated derivatives of methane, ethane or propane: containing perfluorocarbons (PFCs) or hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), but not… | 5.4% |
| 3824.10 | Binders, prepared: for foundry moulds or cores | 3% |
| 3824.50 | Mortars and concretes: non-refractory | 1.7% |
| 3824.60 | Sorbitol: other than that of subheading no. 2905.44 | 0.9% |
| 3824.30 | Metal carbides, non-agglomerated: mixed together or with metallic binders | 0.6% |
| 3824.81 | Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: containing goods specified in Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter: containing oxirane (ethylene oxide) | 0.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3824.
Average import price of chemical product
The average declared value was about $1.85 per kg, close to the world average of $2.21.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports chemical product
Saudi Arabia exported $110.5 million of chemical product in 2024 (108.2 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to Singapore (22%), United Arab Emirates (17%), Kuwait (8%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 47%. Among the main buyer markets, Brazil grew fastest (+170% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $23.8M | 22% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $18.8M | 17% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $9.4M | 8.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $7.7M | 7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $6.9M | 6.2% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $6.3M | 5.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $6.1M | 5.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $5.0M | 4.6% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $4.8M | 4.3% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $2.7M | 2.4% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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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 3824: Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included.
Chemical product trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of chemical product imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported chemical product worth $466.4 million in 2024 (252.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import chemical product from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (20%), United States (17%), Germany (10%).
What is the average import price of chemical product in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $1.85 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.21 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export chemical product?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported chemical product worth $110.5 million in 2024, mainly to Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for chemical product?
Chemical product falls under HS heading 3824 (Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (i). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading chemical product with Saudi Arabia?
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