🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates exports of aluminium ingots: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates exported $7.36 billion of aluminium ingots in 2024 (2.78 million tonnes). It ranks 2nd of 161 countries for exports of this product. Value rose 6% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of aluminium ingots by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $7.36B | 2.78M t |
| 2023 | $6.92B | 2.63M t |
| 2022 | $8.45B | 2.66M t |
| 2021 | $6.69B | 2.64M t |
| 2020 | $4.65B | 2.40M t |
| 2019 | $5.00B | 2.38M t |
| 2018 | $6.03B | 2.49M t |
| 2017 | $5.36B | 2.48M t |
Where the United Arab Emirates exports aluminium ingots to
Most of it went to United States (17%), Japan (13%), Turkey (12%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 42%. Among the main buyer markets, Turkey grew fastest (+254% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.22B | 17% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $975.0M | 13% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $874.6M | 12% |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico | $569.6M | 7.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $503.5M | 6.8% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $336.6M | 4.6% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $297.6M | 4% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $277.3M | 3.8% |
| Taiwan | $231.5M | 3.1% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $223.4M | 3% |
Types of aluminium ingots under HS 7601
| 7601.20 | Aluminium: unwrought, alloys | 69% |
| 7601.10 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | 31% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7601.
Average export price of aluminium ingots
The average declared value was about $2.65 per kg, close to the world average of $2.57.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also imports aluminium ingots
The United Arab Emirates imported $39.1 million of aluminium ingots in 2024 (13.9 thousand tonnes). The largest suppliers were United Kingdom (31%), China (21%), Turkey (9%). Among the main suppliers, Bahrain grew fastest (+428% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $12.0M | 31% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $8.2M | 21% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $3.4M | 8.7% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $3.2M | 8.2% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $3.2M | 8.1% |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | $2.3M | 5.9% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $2.1M | 5.4% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $1.5M | 3.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $957K | 2.5% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $744K | 1.9% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
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 7601: Aluminium; unwrought.
Aluminium ingots trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of aluminium ingots imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported aluminium ingots worth $39.1 million in 2024 (13.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import aluminium ingots from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United Kingdom (31%), China (21%), Turkey (9%).
What is the average import price of aluminium ingots in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $2.80 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $2.57 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export aluminium ingots?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported aluminium ingots worth $7.36 billion in 2024, mainly to United States, Japan, Turkey.
What is the HS code for aluminium ingots?
Aluminium ingots falls under HS heading 7601 (Aluminium; unwrought). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading aluminium ingots with the United Arab Emirates?
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