🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of frozen vegetables: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported frozen vegetables worth $72.6 million (53.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 16% more than in 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 17% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of frozen vegetables by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $72.6M | 53.7K t |
| 2023 | $62.5M | 42.4K t |
| 2022 | $62.6M | 56.4K t |
| 2021 | $48.7M | 55.2K t |
| 2020 | $26.1M | 25.6K t |
| 2019 | $24.6M | 26.6K t |
| 2018 | $26.9M | 28.0K t |
| 2017 | $24.5M | 25.8K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports frozen vegetables from
Most of the value came from Egypt (46%), India (12%), Netherlands (8%). Among the main suppliers, China grew fastest (+119% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $33.0M | 46% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $8.8M | 12% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $5.9M | 8.2% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $5.7M | 7.8% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $5.5M | 7.6% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $2.0M | 2.8% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $1.9M | 2.6% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $1.4M | 2% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $1.4M | 1.9% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $1.2M | 1.7% |
Types of frozen vegetables under HS 0710
| 0710.80 | Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, n.e.c. in heading no. 0710, frozen | 37% |
| 0710.40 | Vegetables: sweetcorn, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 15% |
| 0710.90 | Vegetable mixtures: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 15% |
| 0710.21 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 13% |
| 0710.10 | Vegetables: potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 6.2% |
| 0710.22 | Vegetables, leguminous: beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 6.1% |
| 0710.29 | Vegetables, leguminous: (other than peas or beans), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 3.8% |
| 0710.30 | Vegetables: spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 3.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0710.
Average import price of frozen vegetables
The average declared value was about $1.35 per kg, close to the world average of $1.36.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports frozen vegetables
Saudi Arabia exported $4.6 million of frozen vegetables in 2024 (3.0 thousand tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 51% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest (+163% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $2.4M | 51% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $542K | 12% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $472K | 10% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $400K | 8.6% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $341K | 7.3% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $211K | 4.6% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $86K | 1.9% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $63K | 1.4% |
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $56K | 1.2% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $50K | 1.1% |
Who is behind these numbers in Saudi Arabia?
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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 0710: Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen.
Frozen vegetables trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of frozen vegetables imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported frozen vegetables worth $72.6 million in 2024 (53.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import frozen vegetables from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Egypt (46%), India (12%), Netherlands (8%).
What is the average import price of frozen vegetables in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $1.35 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.36 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export frozen vegetables?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported frozen vegetables worth $4.6 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Oman.
What is the HS code for frozen vegetables?
Frozen vegetables falls under HS heading 0710 (Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading frozen vegetables with Saudi Arabia?
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