# Mauritania Export Playbook for Middle East

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Compare buyer markets, access conditions, and calculated product opportunities in Middle East. Use this guide to prioritize research, not to treat calculated indicators as guaranteed sales.

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## Overview

- Exporter: Mauritania (MRT)
- Region: Middle East
- Latest trade year: 2024
- Buyer markets: 7
- Calculated three-year opportunity: $61.2B
- Reported FTA markets: 0
- Average reported distance: 6,143 km
- Average business entry indicator: 11 days

## Market comparison

| Market | ISO3 | Opportunity | Products | FTA | Distance | Entry days | Top product |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| United Arab Emirates | ARE | $34.3B | 16 | Not reported | 7,257 km | 4 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Turkey | TUR | $21.5B | 11 | Not reported | 4,963 km | 7 | Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) |
| Kuwait | KWT | $2.6B | 4 | Not reported | 6,558 km | 19 | Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof |
| Saudi Arabia | SAU | $1.4B | 2 | Not reported | 6,488 km | 10 | Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 |
| Qatar | QAT | $812.9M | 1 | Not reported | 6,956 km | 9 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks |
| Jordan | JOR | $468.5M | 1 | Not reported | 5,400 km | 13 | Commodities not specified according to kind |
| Lebanon | LBN | $197.0M | 1 | Not reported | 5,377 km | 15 | 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 |

## Product and market opportunities

| Rank | Market | Product | Opportunity | Buyer growth | Current share |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $20.0B | +43.7% | +0.2% |
| 2 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $17.5B | +32.1% | +0.7% |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $6.9B | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 271019 - Product description unavailable | $2.1B | +12.5% | +0.0% |
| 5 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 720449 - Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.s. in heading no. 7204 | $2.0B | +7.5% | +0.0% |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 710813 - Metals: gold, semi-manufactured | $1.9B | +25.7% | +0.0% |
| 7 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 711319 - Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | $1.2B | +8.8% | +0.0% |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 843143 - Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41 | $1.2B | +10.7% | +0.0% |
| 9 | Kuwait (KWT) | HS 710812 - Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | $1.0B | +10.2% | +0.0% |
| 10 | Qatar (QAT) | HS 851712 - Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $812.9M | +20.4% | +0.0% |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $763.6M | +9.5% | +0.0% |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 260111 - Iron ores and concentrates: non-agglomerated | $496.1M | +9.4% | +1.6% |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 711291 - Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | $489.2M | +37.6% | +0.3% |
| 14 | Jordan (JOR) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $468.5M | +32.7% | +0.3% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 999999 - Commodities not specified according to kind | $412.1M | +2.8% | +0.0% |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 420221 - Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather, of composition leather or of patent leather | $347.7M | +15.0% | +0.0% |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | HS 420212 - Cases and containers: trunks, suit-cases, vanity-cases, executive-cases, brief-cases, school satchels and similar containers, with outer surface of plastics or of textile materials | $271.9M | +6.2% | +0.0% |
| 18 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 870899 - Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $251.7M | +6.1% | +0.0% |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia (SAU) | HS 620442 - Dresses: women's or girls', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $232.7M | +11.6% | +0.0% |
| 20 | Turkey (TUR) | HS 120740 - Oil seeds: sesamum seeds, whether or not broken | $224.7M | +11.7% | +0.2% |

## Sector opportunities

| Sector | Products | Reported buyer imports | Opportunity | Average growth |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| HS2 71 - HS2 sector 71 | 8 | $121.3B | $49.2B | +22.7% |
| HS2 00 - HS2 sector 00 | 1 | $5.3B | $2.1B | +12.5% |
| HS2 72 - HS2 sector 72 | 1 | $6.8B | $2.0B | +7.5% |
| HS2 84 - HS2 sector 84 | 1 | $2.1B | $1.2B | +10.7% |
| HS2 87 - HS2 sector 87 | 3 | $3.6B | $1.2B | +6.9% |
| HS2 99 - HS2 sector 99 | 3 | $755.0M | $1.1B | +30.1% |
| HS2 85 - HS2 sector 85 | 3 | $1.3B | $1.1B | +10.0% |
| HS2 42 - HS2 sector 42 | 4 | $1.3B | $907.2M | +10.7% |

## Frequently asked questions

### Should Mauritania focus on Middle East?

Use the market ranking as a starting point, then check product fit, buyer requirements, route costs, tariffs, standards, and competitive conditions.

### What does calculated opportunity mean?

It is a screening indicator built from demand and exporter-position signals. It is not a confirmed order, sales forecast, or guarantee of market entry.

### How should exporters use this page?

Prioritize one market and product combination, then validate buyers, compliance, logistics, pricing, and continuity before making a commercial decision.

## Method

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

Yugalinks presents derived views for research and planning. [Read the full methodology](https://www.yugalinks.com/methodology).

## 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.