🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of vacuum tubes: 2024 trade data
The United Arab Emirates imported $14.4 million of vacuum tubes in 2024 (839 tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 28% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable. The peak in this period was 2022, at $41.2 million.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of vacuum tubes by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $14.4M | 839 t |
| 2023 | $20.1M | 772 t |
| 2022 | $41.2M | 625 t |
| 2021 | $25.7M | 168 t |
| 2020 | $8.7M | 308 t |
| 2019 | $10.2M | 277 t |
| 2018 | $11.8M | 163 t |
| 2017 | $9.0M | 168 t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports vacuum tubes from
Most of the value came from France (27%), Netherlands (16%), United Kingdom (12%). Among the main suppliers, Kuwait grew fastest (+895% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | $3.9M | 27% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $2.3M | 16% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $1.7M | 12% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.6M | 11% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $1.3M | 8.9% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $968K | 6.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $633K | 4.4% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $397K | 2.8% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $302K | 2.1% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $220K | 1.5% |
Types of vacuum tubes under HS 8540
| 8540.71 | Tubes: microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubes | 36% |
| 8540.79 | Tubes: microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes | 32% |
| 8540.11 | Tubes: cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour | 10% |
| 8540.20 | Tubes: television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes | 7.6% |
| 8540.89 | Valves and tubes: n.e.c. in heading no. 8540 | 4.1% |
| 8540.81 | Valves and tubes: receiver or amplifier | 3.2% |
| 8540.99 | Valves and tubes: parts of the valves and tubes of heading no. 8540, excluding parts of cathode-ray tubes | 3% |
| 8540.40 | Tubes: data/graphic display tubes, monochrome: data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4mm | 1.5% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8540.
Average import price of vacuum tubes
The average declared value was about $17.20 per kg, 80% below the world average of $84.23, 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 vacuum tubes
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported vacuum tubes worth $1.0 million (32 tonnes). One buyer market dominates: India accounted for 51% of the value. Among the main buyer markets, Seychelles grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇳 India | $520K | 51% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $280K | 27% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $132K | 13% |
| 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $21K | 2% |
| 🇵🇹 Portugal | $21K | 2% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $10K | 1% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $10K | 1% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $5K | 0.5% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $5K | 0.5% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $5K | 0.5% |
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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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 8540: Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray and television camera tubes).
Vacuum tubes trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of vacuum tubes imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported vacuum tubes worth $14.4 million in 2024 (839 tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import vacuum tubes from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were France (27%), Netherlands (16%), United Kingdom (12%).
What is the average import price of vacuum tubes in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $17.20 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $84.23 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export vacuum tubes?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported vacuum tubes worth $1.0 million in 2024, mainly to India, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles.
What is the HS code for vacuum tubes?
Vacuum tubes falls under HS heading 8540 (Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury ar). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading vacuum tubes with the United Arab Emirates?
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