🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of collector items: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates imported $40.4 million of collector items in 2024 (82 tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Value rose 143% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 14% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of collector items by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $40.4M | 82 t |
| 2023 | $16.6M | 40 t |
| 2022 | $18.7M | 192 t |
| 2021 | $27.7M | 16 t |
| 2020 | $23.3M | 152 t |
| 2019 | $35.8M | 11 t |
| 2018 | $37.2M | 20 t |
| 2017 | $16.3M | 35 t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports collector items from
One supplier dominates: Switzerland accounted for 60% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Saudi Arabia grew fastest (+678% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $24.4M | 60% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $4.8M | 12% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $4.3M | 11% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $2.0M | 5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.7M | 4.3% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.3M | 3.3% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1.0M | 2.6% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $210K | 0.5% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $189K | 0.5% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $171K | 0.4% |
Average import price of collector items
The average declared value was about $493.59 per kg, 852% above the world average of $51.86. 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 collector items
Exports of collector items by the United Arab Emirates reached $5.9 million in 2024 (402 tonnes). Most of it went to Netherlands (31%), Germany (26%), Saudi Arabia (15%). Among the main buyer markets, Belgium grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1.8M | 31% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.5M | 26% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $889K | 15% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $732K | 13% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $462K | 7.9% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $163K | 2.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $77K | 1.3% |
| 🇬🇷 Greece | $52K | 0.9% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $42K | 0.7% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $35K | 0.6% |
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 9705: Collections and collectors' pieces; of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, anatomical, palaeontological or numismatic interest.
Collector items trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of collector items imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported collector items worth $40.4 million in 2024 (82 tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import collector items from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Switzerland (60%), United Kingdom (12%), United States (11%).
What is the average import price of collector items in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $493.59 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $51.86 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export collector items?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported collector items worth $5.9 million in 2024, mainly to Netherlands, Germany, Saudi Arabia.
What is the HS code for collector items?
Collector items falls under HS heading 9705 (Collections and collectors' pieces; of archaeological, ethnographic, historical, zoological, botanical, mineralogical, a). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading collector items with the United Arab Emirates?
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