🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of metal press: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $140.5 million of metal press in 2024 (19.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 12% from 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 metal press by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $140.5M | 19.7K t |
| 2023 | $159.3M | 17.3K t |
| 2022 | $81.2M | 11.6K t |
| 2021 | $59.2M | 8.6K t |
| 2020 | $51.9M | 13.0K t |
| 2019 | $45.5M | 7.1K t |
| 2018 | $54.4M | 6.3K t |
| 2017 | $46.5M | 5.0K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports metal press from
The largest suppliers were China (29%), Italy (16%), Germany (12%). Among the main suppliers, United Kingdom grew fastest (+331% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $40.2M | 29% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $22.3M | 16% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $17.3M | 12% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $15.1M | 11% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $10.5M | 7.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $8.9M | 6.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4.0M | 2.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.2M | 2.3% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $2.3M | 1.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $1.8M | 1.3% |
Types of metal press under HS 8462
| 8462.21 | Machine-tools: bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses), numerically controlled, for working metal | 24% |
| 8462.99 | Machine-tools: presses for working metal or metal carbides, n.e.c. in heading no. 8462, other than hydraulic presses | 19% |
| 8462.29 | Machine-tools: bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including presses), (other than numerically controlled), for working metal | 16% |
| 8462.91 | Machine-tools: presses for working metal or metal carbides, n.e.c. in heading no. 8462, hydraulic presses | 15% |
| 8462.10 | Machine-tools: forging or die-stamping machines (including presses) and hammers, for working metal | 13% |
| 8462.39 | Machine-tools: shearing machines (including presses), (other than combined punching and shearing machines, other than numerically controlled), for… | 5.9% |
| 8462.49 | Machine-tools: punching or notching machines (including presses), including combined punching and shearing machines, (not numerically controlled)… | 3.8% |
| 8462.31 | Machine-tools: shearing machines (including presses), (other than combined punching and shearing machines), numerically controlled, for working metal | 3.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8462.
Average import price of metal press
The average declared value was about $7.13 per kg, close to the world average of $7.35.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports metal press
Exports of metal press by Saudi Arabia reached $1.6 million in 2024 (479 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were United Arab Emirates (26%), Turkey (20%), Italy (14%). Among the main buyer markets, Turkey grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $416K | 26% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $327K | 20% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $219K | 14% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $123K | 7.6% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $106K | 6.6% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $91K | 5.7% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $82K | 5.1% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $79K | 4.9% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $73K | 4.5% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $40K | 2.5% |
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 8462: Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening,.
Metal press trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of metal press imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported metal press worth $140.5 million in 2024 (19.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import metal press from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (29%), Italy (16%), Germany (12%).
What is the average import price of metal press in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $7.13 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $7.35 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export metal press?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported metal press worth $1.6 million in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Italy.
What is the HS code for metal press?
Metal press falls under HS heading 8462 (Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); mach). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading metal press with Saudi Arabia?
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