🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of artificial flowers: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported artificial flowers worth $54.5 million (5.9 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 5% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $85.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of artificial flowers by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $54.5M | 5.9K t |
| 2023 | $57.5M | 6.3K t |
| 2022 | $85.2M | 7.4K t |
| 2021 | $53.8M | 6.7K t |
| 2020 | $48.0M | 5.0K t |
| 2019 | $44.7M | 5.2K t |
| 2018 | $23.0M | 3.6K t |
| 2017 | $36.4M | 3.2K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports artificial flowers from
China alone supplied 92% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $50.2M | 92% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $516K | 1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $492K | 0.9% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $476K | 0.9% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $441K | 0.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $357K | 0.7% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $306K | 0.6% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $281K | 0.5% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $249K | 0.5% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $227K | 0.4% |
Types of artificial flowers under HS 6702
| 6702.10 | Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of plastics | 74% |
| 6702.90 | Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof: articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit, of materials other than plastics | 26% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 6702.
Average import price of artificial flowers
The average declared value was about $9.16 per kg, 22% above the world average of $7.50. 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.
The United Arab Emirates also exports artificial flowers
The United Arab Emirates exported $760 thousand of artificial flowers in 2024 (411 tonnes). Most of it went to United States (42%), Saudi Arabia (16%), Seychelles (8%). Among the main buyer markets, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $322K | 42% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $121K | 16% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $61K | 8% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $56K | 7.4% |
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | $33K | 4.3% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $28K | 3.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $23K | 3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $22K | 2.8% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $15K | 1.9% |
| 🇲🇼 Malawi | $9K | 1.1% |
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 6702: Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit.
Artificial flowers trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of artificial flowers imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported artificial flowers worth $54.5 million in 2024 (5.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import artificial flowers from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (92%), Spain (1%), France (1%).
What is the average import price of artificial flowers in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $9.16 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $7.50 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export artificial flowers?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported artificial flowers worth $760 thousand in 2024, mainly to United States, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles.
What is the HS code for artificial flowers?
Artificial flowers falls under HS heading 6702 (Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading artificial flowers with the United Arab Emirates?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX builds the United Arab Emirates trade from the records of its trading partners, updated weekly, so you can see who ships this product there.
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