🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates imports of wine: 2024 trade data
In 2024, the United Arab Emirates imported wine worth $302.7 million (27.4 thousand tonnes). Its share of world imports was 1%. Value fell 5% from 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of wine by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $302.7M | 27.4K t |
| 2023 | $318.1M | 43.1K t |
| 2022 | $320.4M | 47.6K t |
| 2021 | $187.6M | 31.2K t |
| 2020 | $128.4M | 32.8K t |
| 2019 | $231.2M | 34.6K t |
| 2018 | $256.5M | 41.1K t |
| 2017 | $186.8M | 22.3K t |
Where the United Arab Emirates imports wine from
France alone supplied 66% of it.
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | $200.3M | 66% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $29.0M | 9.6% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | $15.0M | 5% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $13.6M | 4.5% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $6.4M | 2.1% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | $6.1M | 2% |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $5.4M | 1.8% |
| 🇨🇱 Chile | $4.7M | 1.6% |
| 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $4.4M | 1.5% |
| 🇦🇷 Argentina | $4.0M | 1.3% |
Types of wine under HS 2204
| 2204.21 | Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less | 55% |
| 2204.10 | Wine: sparkling | 43% |
| 2204.22 | Wine: still, in containers holding more than 2 litres but not more than 10 litres | 2.2% |
| 2204.30 | Grape must: n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, n.e.c. in item no. 2204.2 | 0.1% |
| 2204.29 | Wine: still, in containers holding more than 10 litres | 0.1% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 2204.
Average import price of wine
The average declared value was about $11.04 per kg, 196% above the world average of $3.73. 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 wine
The United Arab Emirates exported $13.0 million of wine in 2024 (436 tonnes). Seychelles alone took 75% of it. Among the main buyer markets, Seychelles grew fastest, more than tenfold on the year before.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $9.8M | 75% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $1.7M | 13% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $596K | 4.6% |
| 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $175K | 1.3% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $123K | 0.9% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $111K | 0.9% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $109K | 0.8% |
| 🇹🇭 Thailand | $90K | 0.7% |
| 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $79K | 0.6% |
| 🇩🇰 Denmark | $61K | 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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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 2204: Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading no. 2009.
Wine trade in the United Arab Emirates: questions
What is the value of wine imported by the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates imported wine worth $302.7 million in 2024 (27.4 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Arab Emirates import wine from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were France (66%), Italy (10%), South Africa (5%).
What is the average import price of wine in the United Arab Emirates?
The average declared import value was about $11.04 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $3.73 per kg.
Does the United Arab Emirates export wine?
Yes. The United Arab Emirates exported wine worth $13.0 million in 2024, mainly to Seychelles, Hong Kong, Switzerland.
What is the HS code for wine?
Wine falls under HS heading 2204 (Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified wines; grape must other than that of heading no. 2009). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading wine 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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