🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia exports of specialist vessels: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia exported $2.32 billion of specialist vessels in 2024 (105.8 thousand tonnes). It ranks 3rd of 97 countries for exports of this product. Value rose 14% on 2023. Over 2018-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 80% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of specialist vessels by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.32B | 105.8K t |
| 2023 | $2.03B | 107.4K t |
| 2022 | $1.23B | 83.6K t |
| 2021 | $1.56B | 94.7K t |
| 2019 | $17K | 6 t |
| 2018 | $68.7M | 24 t |
Where Saudi Arabia exports specialist vessels to
Most of it went to United Arab Emirates (34%), Bahrain (30%), China (19%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $790.4M | 34% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $693.5M | 30% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $441.6M | 19% |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Isds | $115.0M | 5% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $115.0M | 5% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $100.3M | 4.3% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $25.4M | 1.1% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $16.9M | 0.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $9.0M | 0.4% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $7.1M | 0.3% |
Types of specialist vessels under HS 8905
| 8905.20 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | 50% |
| 8905.90 | Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | 47% |
| 8905.10 | Dredgers | 2.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8905.
Average export price of specialist vessels
The average declared value was about $21.89 per kg, 218% above the world average of $6.89. 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 imports specialist vessels
In 2024, Saudi Arabia imported specialist vessels worth $425.1 million (47.0 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. One supplier dominates: China accounted for 69% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Indonesia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $291.4M | 69% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $102.4M | 24% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $9.7M | 2.3% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $6.8M | 1.6% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $4.0M | 0.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.8M | 0.7% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2.4M | 0.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.2M | 0.5% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $1.8M | 0.4% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $1.3M | 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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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 8905: Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms.
Specialist vessels trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of specialist vessels imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported specialist vessels worth $425.1 million in 2024 (47.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import specialist vessels from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (69%), Indonesia (24%), Netherlands (2%).
What is the average import price of specialist vessels in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $9.04 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.89 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export specialist vessels?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported specialist vessels worth $2.32 billion in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, China.
What is the HS code for specialist vessels?
Specialist vessels falls under HS heading 8905 (Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main fu). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading specialist vessels with Saudi Arabia?
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