🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates exports of sulphur: 2024 trade data
Exports of sulphur by the United Arab Emirates reached $1.10 billion in 2024 (9.21 million tonnes). It ranks 1st of 107 countries for exports of this product. Value rose 32% on 2023. Over 2017-2024 the trade grew strongly, by about 11% a year on average. The peak in this period was 2022, at $1.59 billion.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Exports of sulphur by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.10B | 9.21M t |
| 2023 | $830.1M | 6.01M t |
| 2022 | $1.59B | 5.23M t |
| 2021 | $1.11B | 6.29M t |
| 2020 | $461.4M | 6.18M t |
| 2019 | $797.9M | 6.77M t |
| 2018 | $916.1M | 6.48M t |
| 2017 | $538.2M | 5.15M t |
Where the United Arab Emirates exports sulphur to
Morocco alone took 50% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Morocco grew fastest (+77% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | $553.5M | 50% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $200.9M | 18% |
| 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $112.6M | 10% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $65.8M | 6% |
| 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $35.9M | 3.3% |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | $35.3M | 3.2% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $32.0M | 2.9% |
| 🇿🇲 Zambia | $19.4M | 1.8% |
| Namibia | $17.7M | 1.6% |
| 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $14.4M | 1.3% |
Average export price of sulphur
The average declared value was about $0.12 per kg, close to the world average of $0.11.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also imports sulphur
The United Arab Emirates imported $22.8 million of sulphur in 2024 (220.6 thousand tonnes). Qatar alone supplied 99% of it. Among the main suppliers, Qatar grew fastest (+50% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $22.5M | 99% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $121K | 0.5% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $76K | 0.3% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $49K | 0.2% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $25K | 0.1% |
| 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $19K | 0.1% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | $4K | 0% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $3K | 0% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $2K | 0% |
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 2503: Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur.
Sulphur trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of sulphur imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported sulphur worth $22.8 million in 2024 (220.6 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import sulphur from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Qatar (99%), India (1%), Spain (0%).
What is the average import price of sulphur in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $0.10 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $0.11 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export sulphur?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported sulphur worth $1.10 billion in 2024, mainly to Morocco, China, Indonesia.
What is the HS code for sulphur?
Sulphur falls under HS heading 2503 (Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading sulphur 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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