🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of tool sets: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported tool sets worth $16.8 million (1.9 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 15% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of tool sets by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $16.8M | 1.9K t |
| 2023 | $19.6M | 2.3K t |
| 2022 | $18.6M | 2.9K t |
| 2021 | $15.5M | 1.7K t |
| 2020 | $10.2M | 1.3K t |
| 2019 | $12.7M | 2.2K t |
| 2018 | $11.6M | 1.5K t |
| 2017 | $13.5M | 1.6K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports tool sets from
China alone supplied 56% of it. Among the main suppliers, United Kingdom grew fastest (+73% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $9.4M | 56% |
| Taiwan | $2.1M | 12% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.5M | 8.8% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $843K | 5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $774K | 4.6% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $390K | 2.3% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $268K | 1.6% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $240K | 1.4% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $188K | 1.1% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $143K | 0.9% |
Average import price of tool sets
The average declared value was about $8.94 per kg, 48% above the world average of $6.05. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports tool sets
Exports of tool sets by the United Arab Emirates reached $1.3 million in 2024 (153 tonnes). Most of it went to Cote d'Ivoire (45%), Pakistan (11%), Saudi Arabia (10%). Among the main buyer markets, Cote d'Ivoire grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire | $588K | 45% |
| 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $145K | 11% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $133K | 10% |
| 🇶🇦 Qatar | $96K | 7.4% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $53K | 4.1% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $37K | 2.9% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $31K | 2.4% |
| 🇸🇳 Senegal | $31K | 2.4% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | $30K | 2.3% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $29K | 2.2% |
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 8206: Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale.
Tool sets trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of tool sets imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported tool sets worth $16.8 million in 2024 (1.9 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import tool sets from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (56%), Taiwan (12%), Germany (9%).
What is the average import price of tool sets in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $8.94 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $6.05 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export tool sets?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported tool sets worth $1.3 million in 2024, mainly to Cote d'Ivoire, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia.
What is the HS code for tool sets?
Tool sets falls under HS heading 8206 (Tools, hand; two or more of heading no. 8202 to 8205, put up in sets for retail sale). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading tool sets 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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