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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $4.9B in goods exports to France. 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 | $4.9B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 6.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 0 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 18 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1.2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 16.4% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271019 | Not reported | $24.9B | 0% | Watch |
| 2 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $26.5B | 89.4% | Watch |
| 3 | 840910 | Engines: parts of aircraft engines (spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines) | $170.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 4 | 999999 | Commodities not specified according to kind | $106.5M | 0% | High attention |
| 5 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $128.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 290211 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: cyclohexane | $148.1M | 34.3% | High attention |
| 7 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $372.0M | 18.4% | Stable |
| 8 | 390140 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $335.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 9 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $5.5B | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $573.3M | 55.3% | 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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