🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of net fabric: 2024 trade data
Imports of net fabric by Saudi Arabia reached $9.4 million in 2024 (1.5 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 27% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 it shrank by about 8% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2017, at $16.9 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of net fabric by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.4M | 1.5K t |
| 2023 | $13.0M | 753 t |
| 2022 | $9.5M | 1.3K t |
| 2021 | $8.6M | 891 t |
| 2020 | $11.1M | 1.2K t |
| 2019 | $14.8M | 2.3K t |
| 2018 | $11.4M | 1.6K t |
| 2017 | $16.9M | 2.1K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports net fabric from
China alone supplied 72% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $6.8M | 72% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $532K | 5.6% |
| Taiwan | $516K | 5.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $344K | 3.6% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $212K | 2.2% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $176K | 1.9% |
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $149K | 1.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $105K | 1.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $79K | 0.8% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $76K | 0.8% |
Types of net fabric under HS 5804
| 5804.10 | Tulles and other net fabrics: excluding woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02 to 60.06) | 52% |
| 5804.21 | Lace: mechanically made, of man-made fibres in the piece, in strips or in motifs, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02 to 60.06) | 41% |
| 5804.29 | Lace: mechanically made, of textile materials, (other than man-made fibres), in the piece, in strips or motifs, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02… | 4.7% |
| 5804.30 | Lace: hand-made, in the piece, in strips or motifs, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02 to 60.06) | 3.1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 5804.
Average import price of net fabric
The average declared value was about $6.44 per kg, 35% below the world average of $9.95, 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 net fabric
Exports of net fabric by Saudi Arabia reached $2.7 million in 2024 (1.2 thousand tonnes). Yemen alone took 78% of it. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $2.1M | 78% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $299K | 11% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $289K | 11% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $7K | 0.3% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $4K | 0.2% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $1K | 0% |
| 🇸🇴 Somalia | $1K | 0% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $1K | 0% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1K | 0% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $0K | 0% |
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 5804: Tulles and other net fabrics; not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips or in motifs, (other than fabrics of headings 60.02 to 60.06).
Net fabric trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of net fabric imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported net fabric worth $9.4 million in 2024 (1.5 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import net fabric from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (72%), India (6%), Taiwan (5%).
What is the average import price of net fabric in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $6.44 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.95 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export net fabric?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported net fabric worth $2.7 million in 2024, mainly to Yemen, Sudan, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for net fabric?
Net fabric falls under HS heading 5804 (Tulles and other net fabrics; not including woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics; lace in the piece, in strips or in moti). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading net fabric 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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