🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of floating structures: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported floating structures worth $45.0 million (11.2 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 8th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 212 countries. That is 85% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of floating structures by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.0M | 11.2K t |
| 2023 | $24.3M | 7.4K t |
| 2022 | $23.8M | 3.5K t |
| 2021 | $50.1M | 6.8K t |
| 2020 | $10.4M | 689 t |
| 2019 | $19.4M | 3.8K t |
| 2018 | $21.0M | 2.4K t |
| 2017 | $29.0M | 4.9K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports floating structures from
China alone supplied 50% of it. Among the main suppliers, Spain grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $22.6M | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $5.5M | 12% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $4.0M | 8.9% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $3.5M | 7.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $3.2M | 7.1% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $1.9M | 4.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.2M | 2.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $660K | 1.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $400K | 0.9% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $331K | 0.7% |
Types of floating structures under HS 8907
| 8907.90 | Floating structures: tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | 72% |
| 8907.10 | Rafts: inflatable | 28% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8907.
Average import price of floating structures
The average declared value was about $4.02 per kg, 58% below the world average of $9.62, 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 floating structures
Exports of floating structures by Saudi Arabia reached $2.4 million in 2024 (980 tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 71% of it. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $1.7M | 71% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $340K | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $142K | 5.8% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $75K | 3.1% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $66K | 2.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $64K | 2.6% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $13K | 0.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $8K | 0.3% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $6K | 0.3% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $3K | 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.
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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 8907: Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons).
Floating structures trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of floating structures imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported floating structures worth $45.0 million in 2024 (11.2 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import floating structures from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (50%), United States (12%), United Arab Emirates (9%).
What is the average import price of floating structures in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $4.02 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.62 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export floating structures?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported floating structures worth $2.4 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, United States.
What is the HS code for floating structures?
Floating structures falls under HS heading 8907 (Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading floating structures with Saudi Arabia?
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