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

Understand reported exports from Malta 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/MLT-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Malta reported $32.6M in goods exports to Saudi Arabia. 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 | $32.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 11.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 2 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 13.2% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 210690 | Food preparations: n.e.s. in item no. 2106.10 | $918.9M | 0% | Stable |
| 2 | 190190 | Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, for uses n.e.s. in heading no. 1901 | $186.0M | 19% | Watch |
| 3 | 210230 | Baking powders: prepared | $26.8M | 0% | Stable |
| 4 | 190120 | Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | $98.6M | 5.9% | Watch |
| 5 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $15.0M | 75.4% | High attention |
| 6 | 330210 | Odoriferous substances and mixtures: of a kind used in the food or drink industries | $404.1M | 30.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 170490 | Sugar confectionery: (excluding chewing gum, including white chocolate), not containing cocoa | $190.4M | 0% | Watch |
| 8 | 841920 | Sterilizers: for medical, surgical or laboratory use, not used for domestic purposes | $14.0M | 82.9% | Watch |
| 9 | 841520 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles | $36.7M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 293499 | Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934 | $14.1M | 87.9% | 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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