# India exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from India 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/IND-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, India reported $11.7B 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 | $11.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 55% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 11 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 312 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 15.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.8B | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $2.2B | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $6.7B | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | $598.2M | 28.4% | High attention |
| 5 | 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $1.9B | 33.1% | Watch |
| 6 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.4B | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $968.1M | 24.8% | Watch |
| 8 | 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $515.6M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 843049 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | $834.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 271019 | Not reported | $912.5M | 95.8% | 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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