🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia imports of vacuum tubes: 2024 trade data
Saudi Arabia imported $15.4 million of vacuum tubes in 2024 (605 tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 28% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of vacuum tubes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $15.4M | 605 t |
| 2023 | $12.1M | 170 t |
| 2022 | $9.8M | 164 t |
| 2021 | $12.4M | 101 t |
| 2020 | $9.6M | 32 t |
| 2019 | $12.1M | 41 t |
| 2018 | $6.6M | 233 t |
| 2017 | $9.5M | 12 t |
Where Saudi Arabia imports vacuum tubes from
Most of the value came from United States (37%), China (19%), United Kingdom (12%). Among the main suppliers, Poland grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $5.7M | 37% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $2.9M | 19% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.8M | 12% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $1.4M | 8.8% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $537K | 3.5% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $398K | 2.6% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $300K | 1.9% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $280K | 1.8% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $266K | 1.7% |
| 🇵🇭 Philippines | $256K | 1.7% |
Types of vacuum tubes under HS 8540
| 8540.81 | Valves and tubes: receiver or amplifier | 35% |
| 8540.89 | Valves and tubes: n.e.c. in heading no. 8540 | 21% |
| 8540.40 | Tubes: data/graphic display tubes, monochrome: data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4mm | 20% |
| 8540.71 | Tubes: microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubes | 9.3% |
| 8540.60 | Tubes: cathode ray, n.e.c. in heading no. 8540 | 5.9% |
| 8540.79 | Tubes: microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes | 3.1% |
| 8540.11 | Tubes: cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour | 2.2% |
| 8540.99 | Valves and tubes: parts of the valves and tubes of heading no. 8540, excluding parts of cathode-ray tubes | 2% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8540.
Average import price of vacuum tubes
The average declared value was about $25.53 per kg, 70% below the world average of $84.23, 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 vacuum tubes
In 2024, Saudi Arabia exported vacuum tubes worth $531 thousand (174 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: United Arab Emirates accounted for 57% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+80% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $302K | 57% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $95K | 18% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $80K | 15% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $37K | 6.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $8K | 1.5% |
| 🇲🇹 Malta | $5K | 0.9% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $4K | 0.7% |
| 🇴🇲 Oman | $1K | 0.2% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1K | 0.1% |
| Namibia | $0K | 0% |
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 8540: Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray and television camera tubes).
Vacuum tubes trade in Saudi Arabia: questions
What is the value of vacuum tubes imported by Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia imported vacuum tubes worth $15.4 million in 2024 (605 tonnes).
Where does Saudi Arabia import vacuum tubes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (37%), China (19%), United Kingdom (12%).
What is the average import price of vacuum tubes in Saudi Arabia?
The average declared import value was about $25.53 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $84.23 per kg.
Does Saudi Arabia export vacuum tubes?
Yes. Saudi Arabia exported vacuum tubes worth $531 thousand in 2024, mainly to United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, China.
What is the HS code for vacuum tubes?
Vacuum tubes falls under HS heading 8540 (Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury ar). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading vacuum tubes with Saudi Arabia?
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