🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of seeds for sowing: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $65.2 million of seeds for sowing in 2024 (4.0 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 38% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $116.5 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of seeds for sowing by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $65.2M | 4.0K t |
| 2023 | $104.5M | 12.5K t |
| 2022 | $116.5M | 13.0K t |
| 2021 | $96.1M | 12.0K t |
| 2020 | $91.2M | 13.3K t |
| 2019 | $78.9M | 10.6K t |
| 2018 | $70.0M | 9.6K t |
| 2017 | $82.4M | 8.9K t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports seeds for sowing from
Most of the value came from Netherlands (22%), United States (18%), Egypt (7%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 47%. Among the main suppliers, China grew fastest (+177% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $14.5M | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $12.0M | 18% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $4.3M | 6.6% |
| 🇵🇪 Peru | $4.2M | 6.4% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $3.9M | 6.1% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $3.4M | 5.3% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $2.4M | 3.6% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | $2.2M | 3.4% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $1.7M | 2.6% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $1.7M | 2.6% |
Types of seeds for sowing under HS 1209
| 1209.91 | Seeds: vegetable seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 71% |
| 1209.99 | Seeds: n.e.c. in heading 1209, of a kind used for sowing | 11% |
| 1209.21 | Seeds of forage plants: lucerne (alfalfa) seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 10% |
| 1209.30 | Seeds of herbaceous plants: cultivated principally for their flowers, of a kind used for sowing | 5% |
| 1209.29 | Seeds of forage plants: other than lucerne, clover, fescue, Kentucky blue grass, and rye grass seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 1.7% |
| 1209.22 | Seeds of forage plants: clover (Trifolium spp.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 1.4% |
| 1209.25 | Seeds of forage plants: rye grass (Lolium multiflorum Lam., Lolium perenne L.) seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 0.5% |
| 1209.23 | Seeds of forage plants: fescue seeds, of a kind used for sowing | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1209.
Average import price of seeds for sowing
The average declared value was about $16.25 per kg, 73% above the world average of $9.38. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
Saudi Arabia also exports seeds for sowing
Saudi Arabia exported $655 thousand of seeds for sowing in 2024 (87 tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Yemen (20%), Bahrain (19%), Qatar (15%). Among the main buyer markets, Yemen grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇾🇪 Yemen | $131K | 20% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $123K | 19% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $100K | 15% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $87K | 13% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $57K | 8.7% |
| 🇸🇩 Sudan | $36K | 5.5% |
| 🇯🇴 Jordan | $28K | 4.2% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $21K | 3.2% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $18K | 2.8% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $16K | 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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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 1209: Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing.
Seeds for sowing trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of seeds for sowing imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported seeds for sowing worth $65.2 million in 2024 (4.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import seeds for sowing from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Netherlands (22%), United States (18%), Egypt (7%).
What is the average import price of seeds for sowing in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $16.25 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.38 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export seeds for sowing?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported seeds for sowing worth $655 thousand in 2024, mainly to Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar.
What is the HS code for seeds for sowing?
Seeds for sowing falls under HS heading 1209 (Seeds, fruit and spores; of a kind used for sowing). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading seeds for sowing with Saudi Arabia?
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