🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of float glass: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported float glass worth $95.8 million (174.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. That is 28% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of float glass by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95.8M | 174.4K t |
| 2023 | $74.8M | 110.4K t |
| 2022 | $73.3M | 98.0K t |
| 2021 | $116.5M | 210.4K t |
| 2020 | $76.1M | 179.5K t |
| 2019 | $77.3M | 187.0K t |
| 2018 | $74.1M | 183.6K t |
| 2017 | $66.7M | 183.8K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports float glass to
Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (21%), Jordan (19%), Egypt (15%). Among the main buyer markets, Qatar grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $20.5M | 21% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $18.0M | 19% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $14.8M | 16% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $8.2M | 8.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $4.2M | 4.4% |
| 🇵🇸 Palestine | $4.0M | 4.2% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.9M | 4.1% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $3.1M | 3.2% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $2.6M | 2.7% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $1.8M | 1.8% |
Types of float glass under HS 7005
| 7005.10 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer | 65% |
| 7005.29 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified… | 33% |
| 7005.21 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or… | 2.8% |
| 7005.30 | Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, wired glass, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layer | 0.2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7005.
Average export price of float glass
The average declared value was about $0.55 per kg, close to the world average of $0.55.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also imports float glass
Saudi Arabia imported $93.7 million of float glass in 2024 (192.2 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. The largest suppliers were United Arab Emirates (46%), China (32%), Egypt (8%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $43.1M | 46% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $29.6M | 32% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $7.3M | 7.8% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $3.2M | 3.4% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $2.4M | 2.6% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.9M | 2% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $1.5M | 1.7% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $1.4M | 1.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.1M | 1.2% |
| 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $366K | 0.4% |
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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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 7005: Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked.
Float glass trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of float glass imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported float glass worth $93.7 million in 2024 (192.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import float glass from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Arab Emirates (46%), China (32%), Egypt (8%).
What is the average import price of float glass in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $0.49 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.55 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export float glass?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported float glass worth $95.8 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Egypt.
What is the HS code for float glass?
Float glass falls under HS heading 7005 (Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or no). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading float glass with Saudi Arabia?
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