🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of ferro-alloys: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $130.1 million of ferro-alloys in 2024 (118.4 thousand tonnes). That is 56% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 26% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of ferro-alloys by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $130.1M | 118.4K t |
| 2023 | $83.2M | 53.1K t |
| 2022 | $132.3M | 71.6K t |
| 2021 | $104.0M | 59.3K t |
| 2020 | $53.8M | 48.6K t |
| 2019 | $71.0M | 46.8K t |
| 2018 | $64.9M | 43.8K t |
| 2017 | $26.1M | 22.2K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports ferro-alloys from
Most of the value came from China (32%), India (26%), South Korea (8%). Among the main suppliers, Brazil grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $41.0M | 32% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $34.2M | 26% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $10.3M | 8% |
| 🇷🇺 Russia | $8.4M | 6.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $7.1M | 5.5% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $6.9M | 5.3% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $6.5M | 5% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $4.9M | 3.8% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $4.4M | 3.4% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $1.6M | 1.3% |
Types of ferro-alloys under HS 7202
| 7202.49 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon | 33% |
| 7202.30 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silico-manganese | 23% |
| 7202.21 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon | 12% |
| 7202.70 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-molybdenum | 10% |
| 7202.93 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-niobium | 5.2% |
| 7202.60 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-nickel | 4.8% |
| 7202.19 | Ferro-alloys: ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon | 4% |
| 7202.99 | Ferro-alloys: n.e.c. in heading no. 7202 | 2.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7202.
Average import price of ferro-alloys
The average declared value was about $1.10 per kg, 34% below the world average of $1.66, which often means bulk or lower-grade product.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports ferro-alloys
Exports of ferro-alloys by Saudi Arabia reached $36.1 million in 2024 (33.9 thousand tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 58% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Oman grew fastest (+349% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $21.1M | 58% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $7.4M | 21% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.5M | 6.9% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1.4M | 4% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $830K | 2.3% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $601K | 1.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $474K | 1.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $439K | 1.2% |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | $227K | 0.6% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $222K | 0.6% |
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 7202: Ferro-alloys.
Ferro-alloys trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of ferro-alloys imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported ferro-alloys worth $130.1 million in 2024 (118.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import ferro-alloys from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (32%), India (26%), South Korea (8%).
What is the average import price of ferro-alloys in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $1.10 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.66 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export ferro-alloys?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported ferro-alloys worth $36.1 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Oman, Spain.
What is the HS code for ferro-alloys?
Ferro-alloys falls under HS heading 7202 (Ferro-alloys). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading ferro-alloys with Saudi Arabia?
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