🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of natural resins: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $16.6 million of natural resins in 2024 (4.9 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is close to the 2023 level. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 23% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2022, at $25.3 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of natural resins by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.6M | 4.9K t |
| 2023 | $17.1M | 3.5K t |
| 2022 | $25.3M | 4.9K t |
| 2021 | $17.6M | 4.0K t |
| 2020 | $5.4M | 2.6K t |
| 2019 | $7.0M | 3.3K t |
| 2018 | $6.9M | 4.0K t |
| 2017 | $3.8M | 1.3K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports natural resins from
The largest suppliers were Indonesia (16%), Greece (13%), China (11%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 39%. Among the main suppliers, India grew fastest (+39% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $2.6M | 16% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $2.1M | 13% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.9M | 11% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $1.5M | 9.3% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $1.5M | 9% |
| 🇮🇶 Iraq | $1.1M | 6.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.0M | 6.3% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $771K | 4.6% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $650K | 3.9% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $623K | 3.8% |
Types of natural resins under HS 1301
| 1301.90 | Natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins, n.e.c. in heading no. 1301 | 91% |
| 1301.20 | Gum Arabic | 8.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1301.
Average import price of natural resins
The average declared value was about $3.37 per kg, close to the world average of $3.26.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports natural resins
Saudi Arabia exported $431 thousand of natural resins in 2024 (51 tonnes). Most of it went to Yemen (47%), Sudan (15%), Bahrain (12%). Among the main buyer markets, France grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $204K | 47% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $65K | 15% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $51K | 12% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $45K | 10% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $37K | 8.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $15K | 3.5% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $5K | 1.2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $4K | 0.9% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $2K | 0.5% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $1K | 0.3% |
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 1301: Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams).
Natural resins trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of natural resins imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported natural resins worth $16.6 million in 2024 (4.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import natural resins from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Indonesia (16%), Greece (13%), China (11%).
What is the average import price of natural resins in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $3.37 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.26 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export natural resins?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported natural resins worth $431 thousand in 2024, mainly to Yemen, Sudan, Bahrain.
What is the HS code for natural resins?
Natural resins falls under HS heading 1301 (Lac; natural gums, resins, gum-resins and oleoresins (for example, balsams)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading natural resins 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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