🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of textile machinery parts: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $11.1 million of textile machinery parts in 2024 (452 tonnes). Value fell 20% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of textile machinery parts by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.1M | 452 t |
| 2023 | $13.8M | 404 t |
| 2022 | $13.4M | 518 t |
| 2021 | $12.3M | 598 t |
| 2020 | $8.1M | 227 t |
| 2019 | $10.2M | 729 t |
| 2018 | $10.5M | 261 t |
| 2017 | $8.3M | 321 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports textile machinery parts from
Most of the value came from Switzerland (16%), Turkey (11%), Germany (10%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 37%. Among the main suppliers, Portugal grew fastest (+339% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $1.8M | 16% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $1.2M | 11% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.1M | 10% |
| 🇦🇹 Austria | $978K | 8.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $952K | 8.6% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $890K | 8% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $870K | 7.8% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $763K | 6.9% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $752K | 6.8% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $357K | 3.2% |
Types of textile machinery parts under HS 8448
| 8448.49 | Weaving machines (looms): parts including their auxiliary machinery, and accessories thereof n.e.c. in item no. 8448.4 | 53% |
| 8448.20 | Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8444 | 12% |
| 8448.19 | Machinery, auxiliary: for machines of heading no. 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447, n.e.c. in item no. 8448.11 | 9.1% |
| 8448.59 | Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8447, other than sinkers, needles and other articles used in… | 7.6% |
| 8448.39 | Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery of heading no. 8445, n.e.c. in item no. 8448.3 | 5.1% |
| 8448.32 | Machines: parts and accessories of machines or auxiliary machinery for preparing textile fibres, other than card clothing | 4.8% |
| 8448.11 | Machinery, auxiliary: dobbies and jacquards, card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith | 3.8% |
| 8448.31 | Machines, card clothing: parts and accessories | 1.9% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8448.
Average import price of textile machinery parts
The average declared value was about $24.51 per kg, close to the world average of $24.04.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
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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 8448: Machinery, auxiliary; for use with machines of heading no. 8444 to 8447 (e.g. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms) parts, accessories for machines of heading no. 8444, 8447.
Textile machinery parts trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of textile machinery parts imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported textile machinery parts worth $11.1 million in 2024 (452 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import textile machinery parts from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Switzerland (16%), Turkey (11%), Germany (10%).
What is the average import price of textile machinery parts in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $24.51 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $24.04 per kg.
What is the HS code for textile machinery parts?
Textile machinery parts falls under HS heading 8448 (Machinery, auxiliary; for use with machines of heading no. 8444 to 8447 (e.g. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
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