# Afghanistan exports to the United Arab Emirates: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Afghanistan to the United Arab Emirates, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/AFG-ARE/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Afghanistan reported $27.0M in goods exports to the United Arab Emirates. The overall review level is Watch.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $27.0M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 49.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 6 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.5 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 13.9% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $133.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 080420 | Fruit, edible: figs, fresh or dried | $19.1M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 080212 | Nuts, edible: almonds, fresh or dried, shelled | $337.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 090931 | Spices: cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground | $85.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 710391 | Stones: rubies, sapphires and emeralds, worked (other than simply sawn or roughly shaped), not strung, mounted or set | $142.8M | 56.3% | Watch |
| 6 | 080620 | Fruit, edible: grapes, dried | $40.2M | 80.2% | High attention |
| 7 | 120770 | Oil seeds: melon seeds, whether or not broken | $10.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 080290 | Nuts, edible: n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 and 0802, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | $13.2M | 69% | High attention |
| 9 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $143.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 091020 | Spices: saffron | $17.1M | 12.3% | Watch |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

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