🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of ferro-cerium: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $8.3 million of ferro-cerium in 2024 (3.4 thousand tonnes). It ranks 10th of 199 countries for imports of this product. Value fell 13% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of ferro-cerium by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $8.3M | 3.4K t |
| 2023 | $9.5M | 3.1K t |
| 2022 | $8.3M | 3.4K t |
| 2021 | $7.3M | 3.0K t |
| 2020 | $5.8M | 2.4K t |
| 2019 | $7.1M | 3.1K t |
| 2018 | $7.0M | 2.4K t |
| 2017 | $5.1M | 2.1K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports ferro-cerium from
Bahrain alone supplied 59% of it. Among the main suppliers, China grew fastest (+466% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $4.9M | 59% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.1M | 13% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.0M | 12% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $381K | 4.6% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $296K | 3.6% |
| 🇦🇱 Albania | $259K | 3.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $105K | 1.3% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $88K | 1.1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $70K | 0.8% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $32K | 0.4% |
Types of ferro-cerium under HS 3606
| 3606.10 | Fuels: liquid or liquefied-gas, in containers, of a kind used for filling or refilling cigarette or similar lighters, (of a capacity not exceeding… | 64% |
| 3606.90 | Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms: articles of combustible materials n.e.c. in chapter 36 | 36% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3606.
Average import price of ferro-cerium
The average declared value was about $2.43 per kg, close to the world average of $2.56.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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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 3606: Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials n.e.c. in chapter 36.
Ferro-cerium trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of ferro-cerium imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported ferro-cerium worth $8.3 million in 2024 (3.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import ferro-cerium from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Bahrain (59%), United Kingdom (13%), China (12%).
What is the average import price of ferro-cerium in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $2.43 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.56 per kg.
What is the HS code for ferro-cerium?
Ferro-cerium falls under HS heading 3606 (Ferro-cerium and other pyrophoric alloys in all forms; articles of combustible materials n.e.c. in chapter 36). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading ferro-cerium 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.
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