🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of sporting firearms: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $12.3 million of sporting firearms in 2024 (142 tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. That is 66% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2018, at $17.6 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of sporting firearms by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $12.3M | 142 t |
| 2023 | $7.4M | 74 t |
| 2022 | $5.5M | 53 t |
| 2021 | $10.3M | 64 t |
| 2020 | $11.9M | 74 t |
| 2019 | $15.1M | 64 t |
| 2018 | $17.6M | 98 t |
| 2017 | $10.3M | 45 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports sporting firearms from
The largest suppliers were Switzerland (29%), Turkey (21%), United States (19%). Among the main suppliers, Switzerland grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $3.6M | 29% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2.6M | 21% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.3M | 19% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $1.2M | 10% |
| 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $1.0M | 8.1% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $366K | 3% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $360K | 2.9% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $319K | 2.6% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $229K | 1.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $229K | 1.9% |
Types of sporting firearms under HS 9303
| 9303.20 | Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting shotguns, including combination shotgun-rifles | 37% |
| 9303.30 | Firearms: sporting, hunting or target-shooting rifles n.e.c. in heading no. 9303 | 34% |
| 9303.90 | Firearms: n.e.c. in heading no. 9303 | 30% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 9303.
Average import price of sporting firearms
The average declared value was about $86.67 per kg, 41% below the world average of $146.93, 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 sporting firearms
Exports of sporting firearms by Saudi Arabia reached $682 thousand in 2024. One buyer market dominates: Ireland accounted for 100% of the value.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $680K | 100% |
| 🇫🇮 Finland | $2K | 0.4% |
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 9303: Firearms; other similar devices (e.g. sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols, devices for firing flares or blank ammunition, captive bolt humane killers, line throwing guns).
Sporting firearms trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of sporting firearms imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported sporting firearms worth $12.3 million in 2024 (142 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import sporting firearms from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Switzerland (29%), Turkey (21%), United States (19%).
What is the average import price of sporting firearms in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $86.67 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $146.93 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export sporting firearms?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported sporting firearms worth $682 thousand in 2024, mainly to Ireland, Finland.
What is the HS code for sporting firearms?
Sporting firearms falls under HS heading 9303 (Firearms; other similar devices (e.g. sporting shotguns and rifles, muzzle-loading firearms, very pistols, devices for f). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading sporting firearms 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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