United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Imports 2023

Complete list of United Arab Emirates's 223 import sources and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$377.96B
Total imports (2023)
#19
Global import rank
223
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

United Arab Emirates imported $377.96 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #19 largest importer. Goods came from 223 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 53.9% of total import value. The leading import was gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder), valued at $62.15 billion 16.4% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All import sources

223 countries and territories. Click for the full bilateral page.

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$71.70B18.97%
2India$31.41B8.31%
3USA$25.61B6.78%
4Saudi Arabia$12.58B3.33%
5Japan$12.25B3.24%
6Switzerland$11.05B2.92%
7Viet Nam$11.05B2.92%
8Germany$9.54B2.52%
9Türkiye$9.44B2.50%
10Guinea$9.05B2.39%
11United Kingdom$9.00B2.38%
12Italy$7.60B2.01%
13Russian Federation$6.45B1.71%
14France$6.45B1.71%
15Iraq$5.65B1.50%
16Ghana$4.93B1.30%
17Thailand$4.88B1.29%
18China, Hong Kong SAR$4.87B1.29%
19Mali$4.83B1.28%
20Rep. of Korea$4.63B1.22%
21Zimbabwe$3.98B1.05%
22South Africa$3.77B1.00%
23Belgium$3.75B0.99%
24Pakistan$3.75B0.99%
25Brazil$3.74B0.99%
26Oman$3.69B0.98%
27Australia$3.48B0.92%
28Indonesia$3.45B0.91%
29Malaysia$3.14B0.83%
30Kuwait$3.07B0.81%
31Bahrain$3.05B0.81%
32Singapore$2.76B0.73%
33Angola$2.73B0.72%
34Congo$2.70B0.72%
35Togo$2.65B0.70%
36Netherlands$2.58B0.68%
37Egypt$2.46B0.65%
38Canada$2.26B0.60%
39Qatar$2.24B0.59%
40Armenia$2.24B0.59%
41Spain$2.17B0.58%
42Uganda$2.11B0.56%
43Mexico$2.05B0.54%
44Other Asia, nes$1.94B0.51%
45Zambia$1.88B0.50%
46Libya$1.85B0.49%
47Botswana$1.74B0.46%
48Dem. Rep. of the Congo$1.45B0.38%
49Sweden$1.41B0.37%
50Poland$1.39B0.37%
51United Rep. of Tanzania$1.37B0.36%
52Nigeria$1.37B0.36%
53Austria$1.17B0.31%
54Chad$1.11B0.29%
55Sudan$1.09B0.29%
56Peru$1.05B0.28%
57Czechia$1.04B0.28%
58Lebanon$1.03B0.27%
59Cameroon$899.02M0.24%
60Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$896.49M0.24%
61Rwanda$895.33M0.24%
62Burkina Faso$851.27M0.23%
63Slovakia$837.93M0.22%
64Philippines$823.57M0.22%
65Bangladesh$820.46M0.22%
66Ireland$818.67M0.22%
67Jordan$814.39M0.22%
68Hungary$814.25M0.22%
69Denmark$710.42M0.19%
70New Zealand$684.83M0.18%
71Mozambique$670.18M0.18%
72Guyana$663.25M0.18%
73Israel$654.20M0.17%
74Benin$654.07M0.17%
75Suriname$651.21M0.17%
76Romania$641.30M0.17%
77Ecuador$612.45M0.16%
78Uzbekistan$550.19M0.15%
79Niger$532.90M0.14%
80Mauritania$463.30M0.12%
81Iran$453.10M0.12%
82Kenya$430.01M0.11%
83Portugal$413.95M0.11%
84Finland$411.48M0.11%
85Norway$409.86M0.11%
86Greece$400.23M0.11%
87Sri Lanka$381.68M0.10%
88Somalia$359.53M0.10%
89Argentina$343.46M0.09%
90Ethiopia$332.29M0.09%
91Cambodia$319.98M0.08%
92Colombia$317.21M0.08%
93Kazakhstan$297.80M0.08%
94Yemen$293.83M0.08%
95Kyrgyzstan$292.94M0.08%
96Namibia$283.88M0.08%
97Ukraine$249.51M0.07%
98Morocco$236.85M0.06%
99Chile$225.62M0.06%
100Bulgaria$223.38M0.06%
101Senegal$200.96M0.05%
102Lithuania$196.46M0.05%
103Luxembourg$180.47M0.05%
104Tunisia$176.04M0.05%
105Slovenia$169.48M0.04%
106Paraguay$153.26M0.04%
107Eritrea$137.11M0.04%
108Azerbaijan$127.72M0.03%
109Central African Rep.$122.91M0.03%
110Burundi$117.49M0.03%
111Myanmar$114.05M0.03%
112Serbia$107.42M0.03%
113Madagascar$103.53M0.03%
114Estonia$98.00M0.03%
115Guatemala$96.32M0.03%
116Latvia$96.15M0.03%
117Lesotho$95.53M0.03%
118Côte d'Ivoire$95.49M0.03%
119Belarus$76.25M0.02%
120Croatia$75.50M0.02%
121Liberia$71.61M0.02%
122Syria$68.98M0.02%
123Gabon$68.85M0.02%
124South Sudan$67.03M0.02%
125Georgia$62.03M0.02%
126Dominican Rep.$52.34M0.01%
127Malta$52.01M0.01%
128Albania$49.21M0.01%
129Sierra Leone$47.76M0.01%
130Afghanistan$38.61M0.01%
131Bosnia Herzegovina$38.23M0.01%
132Cyprus$36.58M0.01%
133Papua New Guinea$35.79M0.01%
134Costa Rica$32.38M0.01%
135Malawi$32.30M0.01%
136Mauritius$28.58M0.01%
137Uruguay$26.55M0.01%
138Venezuela$18.29M0.00%
139Turkmenistan$16.10M0.00%
140Lao People's Dem. Rep.$15.45M0.00%
141Rep. of Moldova$14.34M0.00%
142State of Palestine$14.27M0.00%
143Nicaragua$13.19M0.00%
144Tajikistan$12.14M0.00%
145Honduras$11.89M0.00%
146China, Macao SAR$11.18M0.00%
147Comoros$11.04M0.00%
148Jamaica$10.91M0.00%
149Algeria$10.71M0.00%
150Seychelles$9.55M0.00%
151San Marino$8.83M0.00%
152Eswatini$8.70M0.00%
153Cabo Verde$6.75M0.00%
154Andorra$6.57M0.00%
155North Macedonia$6.52M0.00%
156Djibouti$5.43M0.00%
157Nepal$4.56M0.00%
158Curaçao$3.69M0.00%
159Cuba$3.42M0.00%
160Iceland$3.33M0.00%
161Montenegro$2.85M0.00%
162Fiji$2.77M0.00%
163Panama$2.74M0.00%
164Equatorial Guinea$2.45M0.00%
165Barbados$2.29M0.00%
166Brunei Darussalam$2.26M0.00%
167Haiti$2.21M0.00%
168El Salvador$2.08M0.00%
169Tonga$1.96M0.00%
170Sao Tome and Principe$1.95M0.00%
171Kiribati$1.74M0.00%
172Gambia$1.69M0.00%
173Maldives$1.67M0.00%
174American Samoa$1.40M0.00%
175French Polynesia$791,0050.00%
176Trinidad and Tobago$723,5950.00%
177Greenland$715,5390.00%
178Turks and Caicos Isds$703,3810.00%
179Mongolia$524,6660.00%
180Aruba$405,0240.00%
181Dominica$383,4730.00%
182Solomon Isds$361,4700.00%
183Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$359,4310.00%
184Marshall Isds$355,9990.00%
185Grenada$347,4450.00%
186Belize$236,8330.00%
187Tokelau$229,3700.00%
188Bahamas$203,3940.00%
189Palau$184,3990.00%
190Samoa$153,5720.00%
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$144,7200.00%
192Anguilla$133,0700.00%
193Saint Kitts and Nevis$106,3000.00%
194Saint Barthélemy$86,9190.00%
195Antigua and Barbuda$63,6250.00%
196Nauru$53,1340.00%
197New Caledonia$36,6220.00%
198Cook Isds$29,1940.00%
199Bhutan$24,6050.00%
200Bermuda$22,9230.00%
201Montserrat$16,2550.00%
202FS Micronesia$11,4270.00%
203Christmas Isds$10,5070.00%
204Tuvalu$8,0700.00%
205Cayman Isds$8,0590.00%
206Cocos Isds$7,3500.00%
207Gibraltar$6,0470.00%
208Saint Lucia$4,9010.00%
209Guinea-Bissau$4,6710.00%
210Saint Pierre and Miquelon$3,4850.00%
211Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$3,0770.00%
212Vanuatu$2,1950.00%
213Br. Virgin Isds$1,6430.00%
214Pitcairn$1,4340.00%
215Saint Helena$8520.00%
216Timor-Leste$6880.00%
217Guam$3580.00%
218Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$3350.00%
219Bonaire$1950.00%
220N. Mariana Isds$1670.00%
221Wallis and Futuna Isds$1670.00%
222Niue$1500.00%
223Norfolk Isds$110.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$62.15B16.44%
2851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$30.19B7.99%
3271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$20.05B5.31%
4711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$15.53B4.11%
5870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$9.53B2.52%
6710231Diamonds: non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$8.82B2.33%
7870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$8.48B2.24%
8710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$7.92B2.10%
9847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$6.99B1.85%
10710239Diamonds: non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set$5.73B1.52%
11851762Communication 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$5.12B1.36%
12841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$4.12B1.09%
13740311Copper: refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes$3.35B0.89%
14270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$2.89B0.76%
15300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$2.49B0.66%
16870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$2.05B0.54%
17880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$1.85B0.49%
18870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.82B0.48%
19847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 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$1.54B0.41%
20841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$1.41B0.37%
21870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$1.39B0.37%
22890590Vessels: light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks$1.38B0.36%
23710221Diamonds: industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set$1.30B0.34%
24848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$1.20B0.32%
25851830Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers$1.19B0.32%
26281820Aluminium oxide: other than artificial corundum$1.12B0.30%
27330300Perfumes and toilet waters$1.12B0.30%
28890400Tugs and pusher craft$1.06B0.28%
29711291Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$1.02B0.27%
30330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$948.44M0.25%
31852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$920.18M0.24%
32260112Iron ores and concentrates: agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)$910.46M0.24%
33850440Electrical static converters$895.28M0.24%
34950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$873.76M0.23%
35870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$845.36M0.22%
36851770Telephone sets and other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, via a wired or wireless network: parts$816.94M0.22%
37841510Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or "split-system"$814.24M0.22%
38870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$801.17M0.21%
39847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$772.47M0.20%
40890690Vessels: other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships$764.05M0.20%
41890190Vessels: n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods$737.90M0.20%
42270750Aromatic 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)$727.69M0.19%
43844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$723.29M0.19%
44210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$721.99M0.19%
45870431Vehicles: spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$707.52M0.19%
46843143Boring or sinking machinery: parts of the machinery of item no. 8430.41 or 8430.41$690.46M0.18%
47260600Aluminium ores and concentrates$674.65M0.18%
48890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms$664.45M0.18%
49720839Iron 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$663.91M0.18%
50710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$657.77M0.17%
51300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$653.76M0.17%
52847160Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing$652.99M0.17%
53853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$652.03M0.17%
54910221Wrist-watches: whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding$651.00M0.17%
55240220Cigarettes: containing tobacco$649.20M0.17%
56610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$637.65M0.17%
57730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas$632.97M0.17%
58100630Cereals: rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed$625.82M0.17%
59852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$622.47M0.16%
60720851Iron 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$615.94M0.16%
61120510Oil seeds: low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken$609.50M0.16%
62392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$599.50M0.16%
63847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$590.68M0.16%
64401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$582.34M0.15%
65842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$564.92M0.15%
66020714Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, frozen$550.19M0.15%
67330290Odoriferous substances and mixtures: used as raw materials in industries other than the food or drink industries$547.17M0.14%
68240120Tobacco: partly or wholly stemmed or stripped$543.73M0.14%
69640299Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics$540.41M0.14%
70040221Dairy produce: milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)$533.19M0.14%
71540752Fabrics, woven: containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, dyed$531.80M0.14%
72844331Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network$528.56M0.14%
73020230Meat: of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen$526.43M0.14%
74854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$522.75M0.14%
75640419Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$522.59M0.14%
76870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$521.56M0.14%
77170113Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$517.51M0.14%
78840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$511.18M0.14%
79100199Cereals: wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed$505.29M0.13%
80910121Wrist-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$503.35M0.13%
81841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$496.35M0.13%
82847180Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70$490.37M0.13%
83854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$488.59M0.13%
84020712Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen$486.77M0.13%
85854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$486.61M0.13%
86640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$483.06M0.13%
87401120Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorries$479.95M0.13%
88271312Petroleum coke: calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals$475.70M0.13%
89170114Sugars: cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter$473.23M0.13%
90381121Lubricating oil additives: containing petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$470.78M0.12%
91390110Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94$469.05M0.12%
92640411Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials$467.64M0.12%
93420221Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leather$465.14M0.12%
94848190Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof$460.64M0.12%
95890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$460.08M0.12%
96710420Stones: precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience$457.65M0.12%
97852852Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71$449.90M0.12%
98390120Ethylene polymers: in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more$449.50M0.12%
99720838Iron or non-alloy steel: in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm$428.29M0.11%
100970110Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906$415.95M0.11%