🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of paper notebooks and albums: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $68.6 million of paper notebooks and albums in 2024 (20.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 20% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2019, at $100.0 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of paper notebooks and albums by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $68.6M | 20.6K t |
| 2023 | $85.3M | 20.0K t |
| 2022 | $73.9M | 20.7K t |
| 2021 | $29.5M | 8.9K t |
| 2020 | $47.6M | 17.2K t |
| 2019 | $100.0M | 25.6K t |
| 2018 | $52.6M | 18.7K t |
| 2017 | $54.4M | 22.1K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports paper notebooks and albums from
One supplier dominates: China accounted for 79% of the value.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $54.1M | 79% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $5.3M | 7.7% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $3.1M | 4.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $1.9M | 2.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $777K | 1.1% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $475K | 0.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $403K | 0.6% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $338K | 0.5% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $311K | 0.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $277K | 0.4% |
Types of paper notebooks and albums under HS 4820
| 4820.10 | Paper and paperboard: registers, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles | 70% |
| 4820.20 | Paper and paperboard: exercise books | 19% |
| 4820.30 | Paper and paperboard: binders, folders and file covers | 7.8% |
| 4820.90 | Paper or paperboard: stationery n.e.c. in heading no. 4820 | 1.2% |
| 4820.50 | Paper and paperboard: albums for samples or for collections | 1% |
| 4820.40 | Paper and paperboard: manifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | 0.6% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 4820.
Average import price of paper notebooks and albums
The average declared value was about $3.34 per kg, close to the world average of $3.44.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports paper notebooks and albums
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported paper notebooks and albums worth $391 thousand (49 tonnes). United Arab Emirates alone took 52% of it. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+52% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $203K | 52% |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $30K | 7.8% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $18K | 4.6% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $17K | 4.4% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $17K | 4.3% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $17K | 4.3% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $10K | 2.6% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $10K | 2.5% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $9K | 2.4% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $8K | 2.1% |
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 4820: Registers, account books, diaries and similar; albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard.
Paper notebooks and albums trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of paper notebooks and albums imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported paper notebooks and albums worth $68.6 million in 2024 (20.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import paper notebooks and albums from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (79%), Indonesia (8%), Malaysia (4%).
What is the average import price of paper notebooks and albums in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $3.34 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.44 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export paper notebooks and albums?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported paper notebooks and albums worth $391 thousand in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Mauritius, Bahrain.
What is the HS code for paper notebooks and albums?
Paper notebooks and albums falls under HS heading 4820 (Registers, account books, diaries and similar; albums for samples or collections, of paper or paperboard). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading paper notebooks and albums with Saudi Arabia?
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