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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, Saudi Arabia reported $7.7B in goods exports to Taiwan. 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 | $7.7B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 2 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 11 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.6 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 39.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 270900 | Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | $24.4B | 38.1% | Stable |
| 2 | 290511 | Alcohols: saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | $275.2M | 45.5% | Stable |
| 3 | 740400 | Copper: waste and scrap | $618.4M | 17% | Stable |
| 4 | 720712 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel: containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section | $458.5M | 10.8% | High attention |
| 5 | 290919 | Ethers: acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | $137.7M | 73.1% | High attention |
| 6 | 281410 | Ammonia: anhydrous | $165.2M | 75.1% | High attention |
| 7 | 760110 | Aluminium: unwrought, (not alloyed) | $719.8M | 71.7% | Critical attention |
| 8 | 390110 | Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | $336.8M | 36% | Stable |
| 9 | 271113 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, butanes | $191.6M | 60.3% | Watch |
| 10 | 271019 | Not reported | $5.5B | 97% | 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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