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United Arab Emirates: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of United Arab Emirates at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 308.1 billionGrowth −19.3% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:AE:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 309.6 billionGrowth −19.9% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:AE:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,225Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory7,850Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 32.1 billion−52.3%BACI:AE:7108:1:2024
28517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 28.9 billion−28.0%BACI:AE:8517:1:2024
38703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 20.2 billion−12.1%BACI:AE:8703:1:2024
47113 Jewellery articles and parts thereofUSD 16.5 billion+2.8%BACI:AE:7113:1:2024
52710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 10.7 billion−44.9%BACI:AE:2710:1:2024
67102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 10.0 billion−42.7%BACI:AE:7102:1:2024
78471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 8.2 billion−26.8%BACI:AE:8471:1:2024
88708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 4.3 billion−0.3%BACI:AE:8708:1:2024
98411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 4.1 billion−38.0%BACI:AE:8411:1:2024
108802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 3.1 billion+372.2%BACI:AE:8802:1:2024
113004 MedicamentsUSD 2.9 billion−23.1%BACI:AE:3004:1:2024
127208 Iron or non-alloy steelUSD 2.4 billion−4.6%BACI:AE:7208:1:2024
138481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipesUSD 2.3 billion+6.9%BACI:AE:8481:1:2024
148906 Vessels: otherUSD 2.2 billion+183.6%BACI:AE:8906:1:2024
152707 Oils and other products of the distillation of highUSD 1.9 billion+408.8%BACI:AE:2707:1:2024
168704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 1.8 billion−25.3%BACI:AE:8704:1:2024
178544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 1.8 billion−3.8%BACI:AE:8544:1:2024
184011 New pneumatic tyres, of rubberUSD 1.7 billion+5.1%BACI:AE:4011:1:2024
198905 Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranesUSD 1.6 billion−14.4%BACI:AE:8905:1:2024
208415 Air conditioning machinesUSD 1.6 billion−1.6%BACI:AE:8415:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
12709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 114.4 billion+5.3%BACI:AE:2709:2:2024
27108 GoldUSD 57.9 billion+22.7%BACI:AE:7108:2:2024
32710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 46.2 billion−16.8%BACI:AE:2710:2:2024
42711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 14.6 billion+6.6%BACI:AE:2711:2:2024
57102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or setUSD 7.7 billion−34.6%BACI:AE:7102:2:2024
67601 Aluminium: unwroughtUSD 7.4 billion+5.8%BACI:AE:7601:2:2024
77113 Jewellery articles and parts thereofUSD 4.9 billion−47.3%BACI:AE:7113:2:2024
83901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary formsUSD 4.0 billion−1.3%BACI:AE:3901:2:2024
97408 Copper wireUSD 2.5 billion−2.7%BACI:AE:7408:2:2024
107106 Silver: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 2.1 billion+182.2%BACI:AE:7106:2:2024
118802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 2.1 billion+40.7%BACI:AE:8802:2:2024
123902 Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary formsUSD 1.9 billion−10.1%BACI:AE:3902:2:2024
137110 Platinum: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 1.8 billion+1,273.3%BACI:AE:7110:2:2024
147308 Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof, platesUSD 1.4 billion+16.0%BACI:AE:7308:2:2024
153303 Perfumes and toilet watersUSD 1.3 billion−2.4%BACI:AE:3303:2:2024
168517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 1.2 billion−93.8%BACI:AE:8517:2:2024
172713 Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumenUSD 1.1 billion+3.3%BACI:AE:2713:2:2024
182503 Sulphur of all kindsUSD 1.1 billion+30.3%BACI:AE:2503:2:2024
198431 Machinery partsUSD 1.1 billion+28.1%BACI:AE:8431:2:2024
202905 Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonatedUSD 955.5 million+871.0%BACI:AE:2905:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-25. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of United Arab Emirates with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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