🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of other steel bars: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates imported $45.8 million of other steel bars in 2024 (33.3 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 2%. Value fell 6% from 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 30% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of other steel bars by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $45.8M | 33.3K t |
| 2023 | $49.0M | 31.6K t |
| 2022 | $47.7M | 42.2K t |
| 2021 | $31.4M | 23.3K t |
| 2020 | $21.8M | 17.5K t |
| 2019 | $34.3M | 23.7K t |
| 2018 | $21.7M | 13.7K t |
| 2017 | $7.2M | 6.3K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports other steel bars from
India alone supplied 88% of it. Among the main suppliers, Turkey grew fastest (+145% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $40.4M | 88% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2.2M | 4.9% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.8M | 3.8% |
| Taiwan | $389K | 0.9% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $283K | 0.6% |
| 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $226K | 0.5% |
| 🇷🇴 Romania | $222K | 0.5% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $76K | 0.2% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $61K | 0.1% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $60K | 0.1% |
Types of other steel bars under HS 7215
| 7215.90 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, n.e.c. in heading no. 7215 | 88% |
| 7215.50 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting) | 11% |
| 7215.10 | Iron or non-alloy steel: bars and rods, of free-cutting steel, cold-formed or cold-finished, n.e.c. in chapter 72 | 0.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 7215.
Average import price of other steel bars
The average declared value was about $1.38 per kg, close to the world average of $1.32.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports other steel bars
The United Arab Emirates exported $5.6 million of other steel bars in 2024 (8.0 thousand tonnes). Mauritius alone took 78% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Australia grew fastest (+160% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $4.3M | 78% |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | $523K | 9.4% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $384K | 6.9% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $173K | 3.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $55K | 1% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $25K | 0.4% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $16K | 0.3% |
| 🇭🇷 Croatia | $14K | 0.3% |
| 🇳🇪 Niger | $13K | 0.2% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $11K | 0.2% |
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 7215: Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72.
Other steel bars trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of other steel bars imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported other steel bars worth $45.8 million in 2024 (33.3 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import other steel bars from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were India (88%), Turkey (5%), China (4%).
What is the average import price of other steel bars in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $1.38 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.32 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export other steel bars?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported other steel bars worth $5.6 million in 2024, mainly to Mauritius, Maldives, Australia.
What is the HS code for other steel bars?
Other steel bars falls under HS heading 7215 (Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading other steel bars with the United Arab Emirates?
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