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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United Arab Emirates reported $18.9B in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. 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 | $18.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 58% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 15 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 487 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $8.0B | 1.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 271012 | Not reported | $10.5B | 42.5% | Watch |
| 3 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.8B | 2.4% | High attention |
| 4 | 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $2.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.1B | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $593.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 330499 | Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations) | $820.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 843049 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | $834.3M | 38.7% | High attention |
| 9 | 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $1.4B | 50.6% | Critical attention |
| 10 | 851770 | Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts | $307.2M | 31.4% | 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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