🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of cigarettes: 2024 trade data
Imports of cigarettes by Saudi Arabia reached $403.4 million in 2024 (18.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Value fell 7% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cigarettes by year, 2017-2024
Hover or tap a year for detail.
Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $403.4M | 18.5K t |
| 2023 | $432.2M | 19.0K t |
| 2022 | $492.6M | 22.0K t |
| 2021 | $452.9M | 20.9K t |
| 2020 | $441.1M | 28.7K t |
| 2019 | $263.0M | 22.4K t |
| 2018 | $182.3M | 17.9K t |
| 2017 | $481.0M | 27.8K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports cigarettes from
The largest suppliers were Poland (28%), Switzerland (19%), Ukraine (15%). Among the main suppliers, Jordan grew fastest (+340% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $112.1M | 28% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $75.8M | 19% |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $59.1M | 15% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $58.9M | 15% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $47.2M | 12% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $16.3M | 4% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $14.8M | 3.7% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $6.7M | 1.7% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $5.6M | 1.4% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.3M | 0.8% |
Types of cigarettes under HS 2402
| 2402.20 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | 100% |
| 2402.10 | Cigars, cheroots and cigarillos: containing tobacco including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | 0.5% |
| 2402.90 | Cigars, cigarillos and cheroots: containing tobacco substitutes including the weight of every band, wrapper or attachment thereto | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2402.
Average import price of cigarettes
The average declared value was about $21.81 per kg, close to the world average of $22.88.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports cigarettes
Saudi Arabia exported $1.6 million of cigarettes in 2024 (218 tonnes). Most of it went to Netherlands (45%), South Korea (26%), Somalia (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Somalia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $700K | 45% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $405K | 26% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $222K | 14% |
| Taiwan | $122K | 7.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $54K | 3.5% |
| 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $36K | 2.3% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $9K | 0.6% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $4K | 0.2% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1K | 0.1% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $1K | 0.1% |
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 2402: Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes.
Cigarettes trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of cigarettes imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported cigarettes worth $403.4 million in 2024 (18.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import cigarettes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Poland (28%), Switzerland (19%), Ukraine (15%).
What is the average import price of cigarettes in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $21.81 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $22.88 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export cigarettes?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported cigarettes worth $1.6 million in 2024, mainly to Netherlands, South Korea, Somalia.
What is the HS code for cigarettes?
Cigarettes falls under HS heading 2402 (Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cigarettes 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.
Cigarettes trade in other countries
More trade data for Saudi Arabia
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.