🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of material testing machines: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $26.6 million of material testing machines in 2024 (908 tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 8% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of material testing machines by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $26.6M | 909 t |
| 2023 | $24.7M | 265 t |
| 2022 | $24.0M | 650 t |
| 2021 | $22.7M | 754 t |
| 2020 | $15.4M | 303 t |
| 2019 | $15.7M | 257 t |
| 2018 | $18.2M | 390 t |
| 2017 | $17.9M | 239 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports material testing machines from
The largest suppliers were United States (26%), China (17%), Germany (12%). Among the main suppliers, Switzerland grew fastest (+213% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $6.8M | 26% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $4.4M | 17% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $3.2M | 12% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.2M | 8.4% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.9M | 7.2% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.6M | 5.9% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $902K | 3.4% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $593K | 2.2% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $560K | 2.1% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $531K | 2% |
Types of material testing machines under HS 9024
| 9024.80 | Machines and appliances: for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials other than metals | 54% |
| 9024.10 | Machines and appliances: for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of metals | 26% |
| 9024.90 | Machines and appliances: parts and accessories for those testing hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of… | 21% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9024.
Average import price of material testing machines
The average declared value was about $29.33 per kg, 58% below the world average of $70.43, 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 material testing machines
Saudi Arabia exported $2.1 million of material testing machines in 2024 (70 tonnes). Most of it went to United States (30%), United Arab Emirates (26%), Kuwait (9%). Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $635K | 30% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $554K | 26% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $200K | 9.4% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $146K | 6.8% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $121K | 5.7% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $87K | 4.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $80K | 3.7% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $78K | 3.6% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $48K | 2.3% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $44K | 2.1% |
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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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 9024: Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity of other mechanical properties of materials (e.g. metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics).
Material testing machines trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of material testing machines imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported material testing machines worth $26.6 million in 2024 (908 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import material testing machines from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (26%), China (17%), Germany (12%).
What is the average import price of material testing machines in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $29.33 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $70.43 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export material testing machines?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported material testing machines worth $2.1 million in 2024, mainly to United States, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for material testing machines?
Material testing machines falls under HS heading 9024 (Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity of other mechanical properties o). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading material testing machines with Saudi Arabia?
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