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

Understand reported exports from Romania 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/ROU-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Romania reported $896.7M 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 | $896.7M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 61.9% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 18 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.4 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 17% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $299.1M | 7.8% | High attention |
| 2 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $1.9B | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $815.2M | 24.9% | High attention |
| 4 | 010410 | Sheep: live | $865.3M | 64.1% | Critical attention |
| 5 | 440712 | Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm | $168.8M | 46.8% | Stable |
| 6 | 121490 | Forage products including swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, sainfoin, clover, forage kale, lupines, vetches etc., pelletised or otherwise | $283.3M | 1.4% | High attention |
| 7 | 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $4.5B | 61.5% | High attention |
| 8 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $308.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 441011 | Particle board of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | $71.5M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 847989 | Machines and mechanical appliances: n.e.s. in item no. 8479.8, having individual functions | $653.5M | 0% | 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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