# Former Arab Republic of Yemen exports to Saudi Arabia: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from Former Arab Republic of Yemen 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/YEM-SAU/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, Former Arab Republic of Yemen reported $144.6M 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 | $144.6M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 42.5% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 8 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 1 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 30.6% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 070310 | Vegetables, alliaceous: onions and shallots, fresh or chilled | $56.1M | 20.6% | Stable |
| 2 | 030245 | Fish: fresh or chilled, jack and horse mackerel (Trachurus spp.), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $22.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 3 | 030244 | Fish: fresh or chilled, mackerel (Scomber scombrus, Scomber australasicus, Scomber japonicus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | $22.1M | 77.2% | Critical attention |
| 4 | 080450 | Fruit, edible: guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried | $70.1M | 19% | Watch |
| 5 | 081090 | Fruit, edible: fruits n.e.c. in heading no. 0801 to 0810, fresh | $57.3M | 32.9% | Stable |
| 6 | 090240 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | $133.5M | 25.9% | Stable |
| 7 | 040291 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | $255.3M | 50.2% | High attention |
| 8 | 090121 | Coffee: roasted, not decaffeinated | $168.8M | 58.1% | High attention |
| 9 | 040590 | Dairy produce: fats and oils derived from milk (other than butter or dairy spreads) | $111.8M | 0% | Watch |
| 10 | 160420 | Fish preparations: fish minced or in forms n.e.c. in heading no. 1604, prepared or preserved | $11.1M | 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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