# Saudi Arabia exports to the United Kingdom: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $2.1B in goods exports to the United Kingdom. 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 | $2.1B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 11.8% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 19 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 28.6% | 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 | $20.4B | 30% | Stable |
| 2 | 270799 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.s. in heading no. 2707 | $966.0M | 0% | Watch |
| 3 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $204.5M | 49.6% | High attention |
| 4 | 390120 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | $620.9M | 60.3% | Watch |
| 5 | 840910 | Engines: parts of aircraft engines (spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines) | $148.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 6 | 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | $162.1M | 0% | Watch |
| 7 | 760612 | Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | $1.7B | 0% | High attention |
| 8 | 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $3.3B | 71.7% | High attention |
| 9 | 841210 | Engines: reaction engines, other than turbo-jets | $29.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers: polypropylene in primary forms | $301.4M | 53.3% | 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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