🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of medical dressing: 2024 trade data
Imports of medical dressing by Saudi Arabia reached $142.3 million in 2024 (7.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 7% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of medical dressing by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $142.3M | 7.6K t |
| 2023 | $152.8M | 8.2K t |
| 2022 | $135.3M | 8.4K t |
| 2021 | $111.0M | 5.1K t |
| 2020 | $97.7M | 5.6K t |
| 2019 | $87.3M | 6.0K t |
| 2018 | $76.4M | 4.5K t |
| 2017 | $87.0M | 5.7K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports medical dressing from
The largest suppliers were China (23%), Finland (19%), United States (10%). Among the main suppliers, Japan grew fastest (+70% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $33.1M | 23% |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | $27.3M | 19% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $14.1M | 9.9% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $11.8M | 8.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $9.9M | 7% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $7.7M | 5.4% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $7.1M | 5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $5.2M | 3.7% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $4.0M | 2.8% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $3.7M | 2.6% |
Types of medical dressing under HS 3005
| 3005.10 | Dressings, adhesive: and other articles having an adhesive layer, packed for retail sale for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes | 56% |
| 3005.90 | Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles: (excluding adhesive dressings), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, packaged for… | 44% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3005.
Average import price of medical dressing
The average declared value was about $18.81 per kg, close to the world average of $16.84.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports medical dressing
Saudi Arabia exported $4.8 million of medical dressing in 2024 (295 tonnes). Belgium alone took 62% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Belgium grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $3.0M | 62% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $751K | 16% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $443K | 9.2% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $181K | 3.8% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $128K | 2.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $96K | 2% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $82K | 1.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $55K | 1.2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $38K | 0.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $30K | 0.6% |
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 3005: Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances or in forms or packings for retail sale, for medical, surgical or veterinary use.
Medical dressing trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of medical dressing imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported medical dressing worth $142.3 million in 2024 (7.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import medical dressing from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (23%), Finland (19%), United States (10%).
What is the average import price of medical dressing in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $18.81 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $16.84 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export medical dressing?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported medical dressing worth $4.8 million in 2024, mainly to Belgium, United Arab Emirates, United States.
What is the HS code for medical dressing?
Medical dressing falls under HS heading 3005 (Wadding, gauze, bandages (dressings, adhesive plasters, poultices), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading medical dressing 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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