# United Arab Emirates Import Opportunities

Explore United Arab Emirates's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $379.9B
- Import CAGR: +10.5%
- Trade openness: 149.5%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $27.0B | +20.6% | 103 | 3770 |
| 2 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $80.0B | +43.7% | 111 | 520 |
| 3 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $12.3B | +21.6% | 71 | 1976 |
| 4 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $15.8B | +11.6% | 90 | 1498 |
| 5 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $14.1B | +16.6% | 67 | 1860 |
| 6 | HS 847130 | Data processing machines: portable, digital and automatic, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display | $4.9B | +16.2% | 103 | 6493 |
| 7 | HS 880310 | Aircraft and spacecraft: propellers and rotors and parts thereof | $2.9B | +26.4% | 49 | 6870 |
| 8 | HS 710239 | Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | $5.2B | +17.4% | 48 | 2864 |
| 9 | HS 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas | $2.2B | +22.0% | 7 | 9722 |
| 10 | HS 740311 | Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | $3.4B | +21.3% | 20 | 4819 |
| 11 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $9.1B | +11.7% | 84 | 1723 |
| 12 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $7.4B | +11.1% | 73 | 2016 |
| 13 | HS 870380 | Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion | $1.8B | +45.1% | 44 | 6443 |
| 14 | HS 271019 | Not reported | $5.3B | +12.5% | 114 | 1309 |
| 15 | HS 710231 | Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | $5.2B | +41.0% | 37 | 1216 |
| 16 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $3.0B | +16.6% | 30 | 3192 |
| 17 | HS 710813 | Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $2.4B | +25.7% | 61 | 2308 |
| 18 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $2.3B | +12.1% | 63 | 2810 |
| 19 | HS 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $847.3M | +23.2% | 30 | 9141 |
| 20 | HS 170114 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $728.7M | +25.9% | 36 | 9609 |
| 21 | HS 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) | $789.7M | +23.3% | 26 | 6926 |
| 22 | HS 870340 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $1.9B | +43.3% | 48 | 2210 |
| 23 | HS 170113 | Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | $616.4M | +28.5% | 24 | 9906 |
| 24 | HS 321590 | Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solid | $674.3M | +20.5% | 52 | 9007 |
| 25 | HS 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $2.2B | +11.5% | 122 | 1639 |
| 26 | HS 950450 | Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30 | $688.7M | +13.9% | 74 | 8303 |
| 27 | HS 841510 | Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, window or wall types, self-contained or split-system | $947.3M | +7.8% | 52 | 5841 |
| 28 | HS 151190 | Vegetable oils: palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | $799.5M | +10.9% | 28 | 6364 |
| 29 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $700.7M | +14.0% | 38 | 6249 |
| 30 | HS 910221 | Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding | $650.2M | +9.9% | 64 | 8470 |
| 31 | HS 840130 | Fuel elements (cartridges): non-irradiated | $404.6M | +34.3% | 2 | 9999 |
| 32 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $479.0M | +20.3% | 68 | 8789 |
| 33 | HS 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $1.5B | +9.5% | 145 | 1940 |
| 34 | HS 847150 | Digital processing units: other than those of subheadings 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units | $1.3B | +12.5% | 79 | 1919 |
| 35 | HS 240120 | Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped | $995.3M | +21.8% | 54 | 2196 |
| 36 | HS 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | $664.1M | +17.4% | 20 | 4779 |
| 37 | HS 720851 | Iron or non-alloy steel: (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $781.4M | +11.3% | 36 | 4262 |
| 38 | HS 910121 | Wrist-watches: (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | $503.1M | +14.3% | 51 | 8130 |
| 39 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $1.8B | +8.4% | 28 | 1977 |
| 40 | HS 260600 | Aluminium ores and concentrates | $362.8M | +32.1% | 12 | 8908 |
| 41 | HS 841451 | Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125W | $543.0M | +10.3% | 62 | 8403 |
| 42 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $955.8M | +14.6% | 119 | 2407 |
| 43 | HS 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | $632.9M | +12.2% | 17 | 5199 |
| 44 | HS 930690 | Ammunition: n.e.s. in chapter 93 | $543.3M | +11.3% | 17 | 6727 |
| 45 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $1.2B | +7.7% | 113 | 1918 |
| 46 | HS 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $486.7M | +49.1% | 14 | 4242 |
| 47 | HS 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $2.3B | +12.1% | 100 | 815 |
| 48 | HS 020230 | Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | $653.7M | +10.2% | 37 | 4560 |
| 49 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $636.4M | +5.3% | 58 | 5564 |
| 50 | HS 330300 | Perfumes and toilet waters | $1.0B | +6.2% | 103 | 2140 |

## Supply Gaps

Products with higher supplier concentration may deserve closer continuity and sourcing review. This is a screening signal, not a recommendation by itself.

## Method

Reported trade observations and calculated indicators are shown separately. Validate suppliers, tariffs, standards, logistics, pricing, and continuity before acting.

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-30). [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)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.