🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of vices and clamps: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported vices and clamps worth $108.7 million (12.7 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value rose 10% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of vices and clamps by year, 2017-2024
Hover or tap a year for detail.
Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $108.7M | 12.7K t |
| 2023 | $98.5M | 23.0K t |
| 2022 | $86.7M | 20.5K t |
| 2021 | $70.5M | 18.6K t |
| 2020 | $64.5M | 16.6K t |
| 2019 | $71.9M | 18.1K t |
| 2018 | $72.5M | 16.7K t |
| 2017 | $74.9M | 10.3K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports vices and clamps from
China alone supplied 51% of it. Among the main suppliers, Germany grew fastest (+46% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇳 China | $54.9M | 51% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $15.2M | 14% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $6.3M | 5.8% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $6.3M | 5.8% |
| Taiwan | $4.8M | 4.5% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $2.9M | 2.7% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $2.2M | 2.1% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $1.9M | 1.8% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $1.5M | 1.4% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $1.2M | 1.1% |
Types of vices and clamps under HS 8205
| 8205.59 | Tools, hand: other hand tools (including glaziers diamonds), excluding household tools, drilling, threading or tapping tools, hammers and sledge… | 51% |
| 8205.51 | Tools, hand: household tools | 17% |
| 8205.40 | Tools, hand: screwdrivers | 9.7% |
| 8205.90 | Tools, hand: n.e.c. in heading 8205, including anvils, portable forges, hand or pedal-operated grinding wheels with frameworks, and sets of articles… | 7.5% |
| 8205.20 | Tools, hand: hammers and sledge hammers | 6.5% |
| 8205.70 | Tools, hand: vices, clamps and the like | 5% |
| 8205.30 | Tools, hand: planes, chisels, gauges and similar cutting tools for working wood | 2.1% |
| 8205.10 | Tools, hand: drilling, threading or tapping tools | 1.7% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 8205.
Average import price of vices and clamps
The average declared value was about $8.57 per kg, close to the world average of $8.40.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Arab Emirates also exports vices and clamps
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates exported vices and clamps worth $7.3 million (2.5 thousand tonnes). The largest buyer markets were Saudi Arabia (36%), Angola (12%), Germany (8%). Among the main buyer markets, Angola grew fastest (+349% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $2.6M | 36% |
| 🇦🇴 Angola | $898K | 12% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $579K | 8% |
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $403K | 5.5% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $192K | 2.6% |
| 🇺🇬 Uganda | $190K | 2.6% |
| 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $187K | 2.6% |
| 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $147K | 2% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $126K | 1.7% |
| 🇮🇳 India | $124K | 1.7% |
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.
Shipment records are in the platform
Tell us what you trade and we will show you the latest records on a live call.
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 8205: Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other than accessories for and parts of, machine-tools or water-jet cutting machines; anvils; portable forges; hand or pedal operated grinding wheels with frameworks.
Vices and clamps trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of vices and clamps imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported vices and clamps worth $108.7 million in 2024 (12.7 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import vices and clamps from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were China (51%), Germany (14%), United States (6%).
What is the average import price of vices and clamps in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $8.57 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $8.40 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export vices and clamps?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported vices and clamps worth $7.3 million in 2024, mainly to Saudi Arabia, Angola, Germany.
What is the HS code for vices and clamps?
Vices and clamps falls under HS heading 8205 (Tools, hand; (including glaziers' diamonds) n.e.c.; blow lamps; vices, clamps etc, other than accessories for and parts). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading vices and clamps 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.
Vices and clamps trade in other countries
More trade data for the United Arab Emirates
See what your buyers are buying.Then decide.
Everything we show you comes from official customs filings — records, not claims. 30 minutes. Your shipment. Your HS code. Real platform. If you don’t see something new about your market by the end of the call, we walk away. No follow-ups.