# Saudi Arabia Import Opportunities

Explore Saudi Arabia's import opportunities by product, supplier concentration, demand growth, and market size.

- Latest import year: 2024
- Latest imports: $214.8B
- Import CAGR: +13.5%
- Trade openness: 58.8%

## Top Import Opportunities

| Rank | Product | Description | Market size | Demand growth | Suppliers | Concentration |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | HS 710812 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $8.0B | +11.5% | 23 | 4850 |
| 2 | HS 271012 | Not reported | $10.5B | +23.7% | 42 | 1713 |
| 3 | HS 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $4.4B | +19.1% | 70 | 5281 |
| 4 | HS 854140 | Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light emitting diodes | $1.8B | +25.4% | 54 | 9780 |
| 5 | HS 870322 | Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc | $6.7B | +16.6% | 36 | 1644 |
| 6 | 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 | $1.0B | +47.2% | 26 | 9895 |
| 7 | HS 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $2.2B | +15.3% | 12 | 3507 |
| 8 | HS 100630 | Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed | $1.8B | +6.9% | 39 | 5892 |
| 9 | 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 | $2.4B | +14.6% | 83 | 2367 |
| 10 | 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 | $1.2B | +11.4% | 38 | 8522 |
| 11 | 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 | $1.4B | +15.0% | 72 | 4973 |
| 12 | HS 720310 | Ferrous products: obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | $886.9M | +34.3% | 21 | 6180 |
| 13 | HS 870323 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 1500cc but not exceeding 3000cc | $4.5B | +8.1% | 42 | 1499 |
| 14 | HS 740811 | Copper: wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | $1.9B | +35.8% | 19 | 2113 |
| 15 | HS 870321 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not exceeding 1000cc | $1.7B | +18.7% | 44 | 2368 |
| 16 | HS 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $2.1B | +10.7% | 87 | 2647 |
| 17 | HS 100119 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | $557.7M | +35.8% | 8 | 9052 |
| 18 | HS 711319 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.8B | +6.0% | 57 | 2685 |
| 19 | HS 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $597.4M | +20.2% | 55 | 8917 |
| 20 | HS 870324 | Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity exceeding 3000cc | $2.5B | +5.1% | 34 | 2231 |
| 21 | HS 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $1.1B | +8.8% | 35 | 4826 |
| 22 | HS 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons: benzene | $598.2M | +14.1% | 9 | 9331 |
| 23 | HS 871000 | Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles: motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles | $864.8M | +2.3% | 8 | 8300 |
| 24 | HS 020714 | Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen | $774.3M | +13.7% | 11 | 5709 |
| 25 | HS 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $635.2M | +9.1% | 70 | 8837 |
| 26 | HS 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $1.9B | +9.7% | 87 | 1416 |
| 27 | 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 | $1.1B | +34.8% | 19 | 2361 |
| 28 | HS 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | $834.9M | +10.0% | 8 | 4886 |
| 29 | HS 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues: whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | $719.8M | +7.5% | 12 | 6657 |
| 30 | HS 890690 | Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships | $1.1B | +17.4% | 33 | 2380 |
| 31 | 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 | $585.1M | +10.6% | 29 | 7703 |
| 32 | HS 870210 | Vehicles: public transport type (carries 10 or more passengers), compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) | $856.7M | +10.7% | 24 | 3452 |
| 33 | 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 | $3.6B | +9.4% | 102 | 720 |
| 34 | HS 100590 | Cereals: maize (corn), other than seed | $1.1B | +7.6% | 28 | 3407 |
| 35 | HS 850440 | Electrical static converters | $722.7M | +15.3% | 80 | 3305 |
| 36 | HS 720719 | Iron or non-alloy steel: semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section | $472.8M | +10.4% | 23 | 9296 |
| 37 | 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 | $555.1M | +7.5% | 12 | 7691 |
| 38 | HS 730890 | Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.s. in heading no. 7308 | $889.7M | +9.6% | 71 | 3076 |
| 39 | HS 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $872.2M | +12.2% | 13 | 3633 |
| 40 | HS 890610 | Vessels: warships | $303.0M | +124.4% | 1 | 10000 |
| 41 | HS 880310 | Aircraft and spacecraft: propellers and rotors and parts thereof | $618.3M | +7.5% | 20 | 5582 |
| 42 | HS 842952 | Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure | $498.2M | +16.4% | 25 | 4847 |
| 43 | HS 100390 | Cereals: barley, other than seed | $815.2M | +2.6% | 17 | 3666 |
| 44 | HS 401120 | Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries | $613.9M | +5.0% | 31 | 4871 |
| 45 | HS 843049 | Boring and sinking machinery: not self-propelled | $834.3M | +19.2% | 26 | 2637 |
| 46 | HS 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | $363.9M | +9.2% | 13 | 9929 |
| 47 | HS 100199 | Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | $299.1M | +17.0% | 8 | 9685 |
| 48 | HS 300439 | Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $824.6M | +12.0% | 44 | 2527 |
| 49 | HS 853529 | Electrical apparatus: automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of 72.5kV or more | $451.2M | +12.6% | 28 | 5286 |
| 50 | HS 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron): line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | $968.1M | +18.0% | 25 | 1762 |

## 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.