🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of oxometallic salt: 2024 trade data
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported oxometallic salt worth $2.5 million (520 tonnes). Value fell 45% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2023, at $4.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of oxometallic salt by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.5M | 520 t |
| 2023 | $4.5M | 540 t |
| 2022 | $4.3M | 602 t |
| 2021 | $3.1M | 280 t |
| 2020 | $2.2M | 372 t |
| 2019 | $1.6M | 263 t |
| 2018 | $2.1M | 425 t |
| 2017 | $1.8M | 324 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports oxometallic salt from
Most of the value came from India (46%), China (23%), Japan (12%). Among the main suppliers, Japan grew fastest (+86% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.1M | 46% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $573K | 23% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $302K | 12% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $170K | 6.9% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $136K | 5.5% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $45K | 1.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $40K | 1.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $32K | 1.3% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $20K | 0.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $18K | 0.7% |
Types of oxometallic salt under HS 2841
| 2841.70 | Salts: molybdates | 67% |
| 2841.61 | Salts: of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, potassium permanganate | 20% |
| 2841.30 | Salts: sodium dichromate | 6.5% |
| 2841.90 | Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids: n.e.c. in heading no. 2841 | 3.1% |
| 2841.69 | Salts: of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids, manganites, manganates and permanganates, other than potassium permanganate | 2.7% |
| 2841.50 | Salts: chromates, dichromates, peroxochromates: n.e.c. in heading no. 2841 | 0.9% |
| 2841.80 | Salts: tungstates (wolframates) | 0.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2841.
Average import price of oxometallic salt
The average declared value was about $4.75 per kg, 71% below the world average of $16.20, 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 oxometallic salt
Saudi Arabia exported $495 thousand of oxometallic salt in 2024 (420 tonnes). Bahrain alone took 73% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Kuwait grew fastest (+533% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $362K | 73% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $84K | 17% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $38K | 7.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $11K | 2.2% |
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 2841: Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids.
Oxometallic salt trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of oxometallic salt imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported oxometallic salt worth $2.5 million in 2024 (520 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import oxometallic salt from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were India (46%), China (23%), Japan (12%).
What is the average import price of oxometallic salt in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $4.75 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $16.20 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export oxometallic salt?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported oxometallic salt worth $495 thousand in 2024, mainly to Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates.
What is the HS code for oxometallic salt?
Oxometallic salt falls under HS heading 2841 (Salts of oxometallic or peroxometallic acids). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading oxometallic salt with Saudi Arabia?
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