🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of plastic flooring: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates imported $122.9 million of plastic flooring in 2024 (81.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 50% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 11% a year on average.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of plastic flooring by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $122.9M | 81.4K t |
| 2023 | $81.7M | 58.2K t |
| 2022 | $80.3M | 50.7K t |
| 2021 | $52.6M | 45.9K t |
| 2020 | $45.8M | 35.5K t |
| 2019 | $53.0M | 29.3K t |
| 2018 | $47.7M | 28.9K t |
| 2017 | $59.3M | 29.5K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports plastic flooring from
China alone supplied 61% of it. Among the main suppliers, United States grew fastest (+102% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $74.9M | 61% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $8.5M | 6.9% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $8.1M | 6.6% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $6.2M | 5% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $5.6M | 4.6% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $4.3M | 3.5% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $4.1M | 3.3% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $1.7M | 1.4% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.5M | 1.2% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $1.3M | 1.1% |
Types of plastic flooring under HS 3918
| 3918.10 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of polymers of vinyl chloride, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | 75% |
| 3918.90 | Floor, wall or ceiling coverings: of plastics (excluding polymers of vinyl chloride), whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles | 25% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3918.
Average import price of plastic flooring
The average declared value was about $1.51 per kg, 23% below the world average of $1.97, 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 plastic flooring
The United Arab Emirates exported $6.0 million of plastic flooring in 2024 (2.4 thousand tonnes). Most of it went to United States (33%), Hong Kong (18%), Seychelles (11%). Among the main buyer markets, United States grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $2.0M | 33% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $1.1M | 18% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $662K | 11% |
| 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $502K | 8.4% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $268K | 4.5% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $258K | 4.3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $223K | 3.7% |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $149K | 2.5% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $101K | 1.7% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $87K | 1.5% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Arab Emirates?
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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 3918: Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of a width not less than 45cm.
Plastic flooring trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of plastic flooring imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported plastic flooring worth $122.9 million in 2024 (81.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import plastic flooring from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (61%), France (7%), India (7%).
What is the average import price of plastic flooring in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $1.51 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.97 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export plastic flooring?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported plastic flooring worth $6.0 million in 2024, mainly to United States, Hong Kong, Seychelles.
What is the HS code for plastic flooring?
Plastic flooring falls under HS heading 3918 (Floor coverings of plastics, self-adhesive or not, in rolls or tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, in rolls of). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading plastic flooring 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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