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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United Arab Emirates reported $1.7B in goods exports to Nigeria. The overall review level is High attention.

## 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 | $1.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 95% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 4 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 78 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.8 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 29.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.1B | 46.5% | High attention |
| 2 | 271019 | Not reported | $3.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $161.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $995.2M | 62.7% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $60.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $217.5M | 40.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $837.8M | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $82.3M | 11.3% | High attention |
| 9 | 240220 | Cigarettes: containing tobacco | $60.0M | 23.4% | High attention |
| 10 | 100510 | Cereals: maize (corn), seed | $54.0M | 0% | High attention |

## 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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