🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of cut flowers: 2024 trade data
Imports of cut flowers by Saudi Arabia reached $105.3 million in 2024 (18.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is close to the 2023 level. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 33% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of cut flowers by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $105.3M | 18.6K t |
| 2023 | $102.9M | 18.3K t |
| 2022 | $100.3M | 17.7K t |
| 2021 | $89.4M | 16.6K t |
| 2020 | $48.7M | 9.8K t |
| 2019 | $51.9M | 11.0K t |
| 2018 | $15.8M | 2.1K t |
| 2017 | $14.5M | 2.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports cut flowers from
The largest suppliers were Kenya (42%), Ethiopia (25%), Netherlands (16%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $44.8M | 43% |
| 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $25.8M | 25% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $17.3M | 16% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $3.8M | 3.6% |
| 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $3.2M | 3.1% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $2.8M | 2.6% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.8M | 1.7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.3M | 1.2% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $1.1M | 1.1% |
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $653K | 0.6% |
Types of cut flowers under HS 0603
| 0603.11 | Flowers, cut: roses, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | 74% |
| 0603.19 | Flowers, cut: flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh, other than roses, carnations, orchids, chrysanthemums… | 22% |
| 0603.90 | Flowers, cut: flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared | 1.9% |
| 0603.13 | Flowers, cut: orchids, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | 1.1% |
| 0603.12 | Flowers, cut: carnations, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | 1% |
| 0603.14 | Flowers, cut: chrysanthemums, flowers and buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | 0.5% |
| 0603.15 | Flowers, cut: lilies (Lilium spp.), flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or ornamental purposes, fresh | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0603.
Average import price of cut flowers
The average declared value was about $5.65 per kg, close to the world average of $5.84.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports cut flowers
Exports of cut flowers by Saudi Arabia reached $444 thousand in 2024 (55 tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 65% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Sudan grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $291K | 65% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $75K | 17% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $43K | 9.6% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $27K | 6.2% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $5K | 1.2% |
| 🇪🇪 Estonia | $2K | 0.4% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $0K | 0.1% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $0K | 0.1% |
| 🇷🇸 Serbia | $0K | 0.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $0K | 0% |
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 0603: Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, bleached, impregnated or otherwise prepared.
Cut flowers trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of cut flowers imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported cut flowers worth $105.3 million in 2024 (18.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import cut flowers from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Kenya (42%), Ethiopia (25%), Netherlands (16%).
What is the average import price of cut flowers in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $5.65 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $5.84 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export cut flowers?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported cut flowers worth $444 thousand in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Sudan.
What is the HS code for cut flowers?
Cut flowers falls under HS heading 0603 (Flowers; cut flowers and flower buds of a kind suitable for bouquets or for ornamental purposes, fresh, dried, dyed, ble). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading cut flowers with Saudi Arabia?
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