🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of lead ingots: 2024 trade data
Exports of lead ingots by Saudi Arabia reached $178.3 million in 2024 (85.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Value rose 45% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 18% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of lead ingots by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $178.3M | 85.5K t |
| 2023 | $123.4M | 54.9K t |
| 2022 | $144.4M | 63.9K t |
| 2021 | $91.1M | 40.4K t |
| 2020 | $51.5M | 26.9K t |
| 2019 | $66.9M | 32.7K t |
| 2018 | $44.7M | 19.1K t |
| 2017 | $54.7M | 23.9K t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports lead ingots to
Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (36%), Turkey (17%), Pakistan (16%). Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+537% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $63.8M | 36% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $30.4M | 17% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $28.6M | 16% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $17.7M | 9.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $9.3M | 5.2% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $7.0M | 3.9% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $4.8M | 2.7% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $4.1M | 2.3% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $3.4M | 1.9% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $2.8M | 1.6% |
Types of lead ingots under HS 7801
| 7801.10 | Lead: unwrought, refined | 84% |
| 7801.99 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, not containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | 9.4% |
| 7801.91 | Lead: unwrought, unrefined, containing by weight antimony as the principal other element | 6.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7801.
Average export price of lead ingots
The average declared value was about $2.08 per kg, close to the world average of $2.31.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also imports lead ingots
Saudi Arabia imported $15.1 million of lead ingots in 2024 (6.4 thousand tonnes). United Kingdom alone supplied 86% of it. Among the main suppliers, United Kingdom grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $13.0M | 86% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $1.2M | 8.3% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $410K | 2.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $141K | 0.9% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $131K | 0.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $69K | 0.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $48K | 0.3% |
| 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $30K | 0.2% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $13K | 0.1% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | $8K | 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 7801: Lead; unwrought.
Lead ingots trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of lead ingots imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported lead ingots worth $15.1 million in 2024 (6.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import lead ingots from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Kingdom (86%), Spain (8%), Belgium (3%).
What is the average import price of lead ingots in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $2.37 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.31 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export lead ingots?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported lead ingots worth $178.3 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Pakistan.
What is the HS code for lead ingots?
Lead ingots falls under HS heading 7801 (Lead; unwrought). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading lead ingots 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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