🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of floating structures: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported floating structures worth $51.6 million (11.6 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 7th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 212 countries. Value fell 5% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2020, at $68.6 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of floating structures by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $51.6M | 11.6K t |
| 2023 | $54.1M | 8.6K t |
| 2022 | $19.4M | 3.3K t |
| 2021 | $21.5M | 3.6K t |
| 2020 | $68.6M | 7.4K t |
| 2019 | $26.9M | 9.4K t |
| 2018 | $19.1M | 4.6K t |
| 2017 | $43.7M | 4.0K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports floating structures from
One supplier dominates: China accounted for 51% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Saudi Arabia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $26.1M | 51% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $5.1M | 9.8% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $4.8M | 9.2% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $4.4M | 8.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.8M | 7.3% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.5M | 4.9% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.7M | 3.3% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $812K | 1.6% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $343K | 0.7% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $285K | 0.6% |
Types of floating structures under HS 8907
| 8907.90 | Floating structures: tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | 86% |
| 8907.10 | Rafts: inflatable | 14% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8907.
Average import price of floating structures
The average declared value was about $4.45 per kg, 54% below the world average of $9.62, 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.
The United Arab Emirates also exports floating structures
The United Arab Emirates exported $9.4 million of floating structures in 2024 (2.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Colombia (44%), Saudi Arabia (42%), Netherlands (5%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇴 Colombia | $4.2M | 45% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $4.0M | 43% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $443K | 4.7% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $175K | 1.9% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $114K | 1.2% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $81K | 0.9% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $69K | 0.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $62K | 0.7% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $48K | 0.5% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $44K | 0.5% |
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 8907: Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons).
Floating structures trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of floating structures imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported floating structures worth $51.6 million in 2024 (11.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import floating structures from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (51%), France (10%), Turkey (9%).
What is the average import price of floating structures in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $4.45 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $9.62 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export floating structures?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported floating structures worth $9.4 million in 2024, mainly to Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Netherlands.
What is the HS code for floating structures?
Floating structures falls under HS heading 8907 (Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading floating structures with the United Arab Emirates?
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