🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of pharmaceutical good: 2024 trade data
Imports of pharmaceutical good by the United Arab Emirates reached $95.0 million in 2024 (1.4 thousand tonnes). That is close to the 2023 level. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of pharmaceutical good by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $95.0M | 1.4K t |
| 2023 | $96.8M | 1.2K t |
| 2022 | $80.7M | 933 t |
| 2021 | $73.5M | 945 t |
| 2020 | $54.1M | 914 t |
| 2019 | $51.2M | 694 t |
| 2018 | $50.2M | 626 t |
| 2017 | $60.6M | 866 t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports pharmaceutical good from
The largest suppliers were Belgium (18%), Germany (18%), United States (10%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 46%. Among the main suppliers, Belgium grew fastest (+323% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $17.5M | 18% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $16.7M | 18% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $9.9M | 10% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $5.9M | 6.2% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $5.3M | 5.6% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $5.1M | 5.3% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $4.7M | 4.9% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $4.5M | 4.7% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $4.3M | 4.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.7M | 2.9% |
Types of pharmaceutical good under HS 3006
| 3006.40 | Pharmaceutical goods: dental cements and other dental fillings, bone reconstruction cements | 35% |
| 3006.10 | Pharmaceutical goods: sterile surgical catgut, suture materials, tissue adhesives, laminaria, laminaria tents, absorbable surgical or dental… | 27% |
| 3006.30 | Pharmaceutical goods: opacifying preparations for x-ray examinations, diagnostic reagents designed to be administered to the patient | 15% |
| 3006.50 | Pharmaceutical goods: first aid boxes and kits | 7.1% |
| 3006.60 | Pharmaceutical goods: chemical contraceptive preparations based on hormones, on other products of heading 2937 or on spermicides | 4.5% |
| 3006.70 | Pharmaceutical goods: Gel preparations designed to be used in human or veterinary medicine as a lubricant for parts of the body for surgical… | 4.1% |
| 3006.20 | Pharmaceutical goods: blood-grouping reagents | 3.9% |
| 3006.91 | Pharmaceutical goods: appliances identifiable for ostomy use | 3.1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3006.
Average import price of pharmaceutical good
The average declared value was about $69.13 per kg, close to the world average of $86.10.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports pharmaceutical good
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported pharmaceutical good worth $2.2 million (157 tonnes). Most of it went to Belgium (37%), Zambia (10%), Uzbekistan (9%). Among the main buyer markets, Zambia grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $813K | 37% |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | $211K | 9.6% |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $198K | 9% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $164K | 7.5% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $162K | 7.4% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $123K | 5.6% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $76K | 3.5% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $41K | 1.9% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $39K | 1.8% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $39K | 1.8% |
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 3006: Pharmaceutical goods.
Pharmaceutical good trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of pharmaceutical good imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported pharmaceutical good worth $95.0 million in 2024 (1.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import pharmaceutical good from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Belgium (18%), Germany (18%), United States (10%).
What is the average import price of pharmaceutical good in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $69.13 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $86.10 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export pharmaceutical good?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported pharmaceutical good worth $2.2 million in 2024, mainly to Belgium, Zambia, Uzbekistan.
What is the HS code for pharmaceutical good?
Pharmaceutical good falls under HS heading 3006 (Pharmaceutical goods). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading pharmaceutical good 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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