🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of margarine: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported margarine worth $73.0 million (40.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 53% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 15% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of margarine by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $73.0M | 40.4K t |
| 2023 | $47.8M | 22.1K t |
| 2022 | $44.0M | 17.0K t |
| 2021 | $31.7M | 15.0K t |
| 2020 | $23.3M | 17.4K t |
| 2019 | $22.5M | 17.8K t |
| 2018 | $27.2M | 17.7K t |
| 2017 | $27.7M | 20.8K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports margarine from
The largest suppliers were Indonesia (32%), Spain (17%), Malaysia (15%). Among the main suppliers, Italy grew fastest (+358% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $23.7M | 33% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $12.5M | 17% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $11.2M | 15% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $8.8M | 12% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $2.4M | 3.3% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $2.1M | 2.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $2.1M | 2.9% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $1.9M | 2.7% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.7M | 2.3% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1.3M | 1.8% |
Types of margarine under HS 1517
| 1517.90 | Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats… | 93% |
| 1517.10 | Margarine: excluding liquid margarine | 7.3% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 1517.
Average import price of margarine
The average declared value was about $1.81 per kg, close to the world average of $1.68.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports margarine
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported margarine worth $54.8 million (36.8 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Saudi Arabia (41%), Morocco (36%), Kuwait (10%). Among the main buyer markets, Bahrain grew fastest (+92% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $22.4M | 41% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $19.6M | 36% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $5.3M | 9.6% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $2.0M | 3.6% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.4M | 2.5% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $912K | 1.7% |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $842K | 1.5% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $725K | 1.3% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $249K | 0.5% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $210K | 0.4% |
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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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 1517: Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this Chapter, other than edible fats and oils or their fractions of heading 15.16.
Margarine trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of margarine imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported margarine worth $73.0 million in 2024 (40.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import margarine from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Indonesia (32%), Spain (17%), Malaysia (15%).
What is the average import price of margarine in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $1.81 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.68 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export margarine?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported margarine worth $54.8 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Kuwait.
What is the HS code for margarine?
Margarine falls under HS heading 1517 (Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different f). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading margarine 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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