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October 2019

Date of Release: December 2019

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Table of Contents

3 Introduction

4 Key Points

4 Monthly non-oil foreign merchandise trade, in the year to date (Jan-Oct) and October

2018-2019

7 Statistical Tables

7 Table 1: Non-oil foreign merchandise trade (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019

7 Table 2: Non-oil exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October,

2018-2019

8 Table 3: Re-exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October,

2018-2019

8 Table 4: Imports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-

2019

9 Table 5: Non-oil exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and

October, 2018-2019

13 Table 6: Re-exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and October,

2018-2019

17 Table 7: Imports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-

2019

21 Table 8: Non-oil exports by country in (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019

23 Table 9: Re-exports by country, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019

25 Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019

28 Explanatory notes

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Introduction

This publication presents statistics on the value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade, which entered or

exited the territory of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi through the ports of Abu Dhabi (comprising air, sea and

road ports) in the year to date (Jan-Oct) and October 2018-2019. It should be noted that foreign trade

data presented in this publication do not cover non-oil exports and imports through ports of the other

Emirates in the UAE.

The data have been sourced from the Abu Dhabi Department of Finance – Customs Administration,

and the scope of the statistics therefore is restricted to the trade flows recorded at ports under the

jurisdiction of the Customs Administration. The publication highlights the relative importance of each

individual component of imports, non-oil exports and re-exports.

The data are presented according to the Broad Economic Categories (BEC), the Harmonized System

(HS) chapters and by country for total imports, non-oil exports and re-exports.

The Explanatory Notes section at the end of this publication defines the key terms and technical

concepts used in the compilation of non-oil foreign merchandise trade statistics. Readers are

encouraged to refer to that section while reading the statistics and information outlined in the

publication.

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Key points

Monthly non-oil foreign merchandise trade, in the year to date (Jan-Oct) and

October 2018-2019

The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports decreased by 7.1% from AED

189.6 billion in the year to date (Jan-Oct) 2018 to AED 176.1 billion in the same period of 2019. This

was the result of a 11.5% decrease in imports from AED 96.3 billion to AED 85.3 billion, and non-oil

exports by 12.9%, while the value of re-exports increased by 11.7% in the same period.

Total trade increased by 7.0% in October 2019 compared with October 2018 due to an increase in re-

exports, and exports by 35.5%, and 3.7% respectively, while the value of imports decreased by 1.5%

in the same period.

Figure1: Percentage contribution to the value of non-oil foreign merchandise

trade, October 2019

Source: Department of Finance – Customs Administration The data for 2019 are preliminary

49.4%

26.3%

24.3%

Imports Non-oil exports Re-exports

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Figure 2: The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade by months, January

2018- October 2019


Figure 3: Non-oil Net trade by months, January 2018- October 2019

Source: Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi (SCAD) The data for 2019 are preliminary

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Figure 4: Top trade partners of non-oil foreign merchandise trade- October 2019


5,010.3

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France

United States of America

Switzerland

Japan

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Foreign Trade

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316.4

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Switzerland

China

Kuwait


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Exports

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603.5

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260.4

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0 500 1000 1500 2000

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Germany

Kingdom of Bahrain

Oman

Million AED

Re-Exports

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1,081.0

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France

Saudi Arabia


Japan

United Kingdom

Million AED

Imports

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Statistical Tables

Table 1: Non-oil foreign merchandise trade (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019

Value in million AED


Table 2: Non-oil exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October,

2018-2019


Commodities October Change

(%)

Year -to- date (Jan-October) Change

(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Food and beverages 527.08 530.05 0.6 6,119.08 5,042.00 -17.6

Industrial supplies n.e.s. 4,439.55 4,596.86 3.5 41,727.78 36,445.04 -12.7

Fuels and lubricants 34.55 26.72 -22.7 315.19 260.98 -17.2

Capital goods (except transport equipment)

177.95 212.23 19.3 2,025.63 1,930.11 -4.7

Transport equipment, and parts

59.76 57.89 -3.1 481.48 582.92 21.1

Consumer goods n.e.s. 270.10 286.41 6.0 3,373.51 2,805.93 -16.8

Goods n.e.s. 0.32 0.78 143.4 26.68 7.09 -73.4

Total 5,509 5,711 3.7 54,069 47,074 -12.9


Foreign trade type

October Change

(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019

Imports 10,895 10,734 -1.5 96,320 85,284 -11.5

Non-oil exports 5,509 5,711 3.7 54,069 47,074 -12.9

Re-exports 3,905 5,290 35.5 39,199 43,769 11.7

Total 20,309 21,735 7.0 189,588 176,126 -7.1

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Table 3: Re-exports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-

2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


Industrial supplies n.e.s. 413.63 531.05 28.4 5,322.27 4,401.25 -17.3

Fuels and lubricants 5.49 9.12 66.0 77.07 59.33 -23.0


668.42 957.69 43.3 7,422.79 8,167.18 10.0


1,987.11 2,412.53 21.4 15,454.51 20,147.78 30.4

Consumer goods n.e.s. 602.45 1,112.08 84.6 7,877.63 8,222.12 4.4

Goods n.e.s. 13.02 16.84 29.3 241.92 222.40 -8.1

Total 3,905 5,290 35.5 39,199 43,769 11.7


Table 4: Imports by Broad Economic Category (BEC), (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019



(%)


(%) 2018 2019 2018 2019


Industrial supplies n.e.s. 4,197.93 3,877.68 -7.6 40,464.92 35,921.78 -11.2

Fuels and lubricants 53.60 59.48 11.0 512.28 475.30 -7.2


1,635.20 1,716.56 5.0 15,285.17 12,733.50 -16.7


2,310.14 2,420.49 4.8 25,778.60 19,892.00 -22.8

Consumer goods n.e.s. 2,215.70 1,977.69 -10.7 9,050.68 10,877.32 20.2

Goods n.e.s. 9.01 120.65 1,239.5 81.06 241.46 197.9

Total 10,895 10,734 -1.5 96,320 85,284 -11.5


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Table 5: Non-oil exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and October,

2018-2019


Commodities October Jan-Oct

2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 5,509 5,711 54,069 47,074

Live animals 8.16 4.81 70.81 69.43

Meat and edible offal 33.36 30.43 229.99 352.99

Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 24.20 13.34 532.46 130.57

Dairy produce, birds eggs and honey 106.79 81.67 1,217.86 984.87

Products of animal origin, n.e.s. - - 0.01 0.04

Live trees, plants; bulbs, roots and cut flowers

0.15 0.11 12.36 4.82

Edible vegetables and roots 22.04 24.42 248.13 229.81

Edible fruit, nuts 7.65 17.11 83.23 91.84

Coffee, tea, maté and spices 1.78 2.74 23.30 24.54

Cereals 1.40 4.34 26.64 35.77

Products of the milling industry 5.25 11.20 89.00 95.64

Oil seeds; grains, seeds and fruits 5.24 2.22 31.53 27.24

Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps

0.51 0.31 5.99 3.53

Vegetable plaiting materials - - 0.02 0.62

Animal or vegetable fats and oils 51.51 33.12 482.29 317.08

Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans

57.75 41.41 523.16 528.78

Sugars and sugar confectionery 14.10 13.78 191.21 85.28

Cocoa and cocoa preparations 48.37 47.93 641.08 446.35

Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk

56.27 82.82 636.34 596.52

Preparations of vegetables, fruit and nuts 28.48 30.83 292.18 305.61

Miscellaneous edible preparations 54.98 74.32 630.82 582.95

Beverages, spirits and vinegar 13.66 14.04 184.37 146.62

Residues and waste from the food industries

10.31 10.98 109.79 99.62

Tobacco and manufactured substitutes 0.01 0.17 2.88 2.86

Salt; sulfur; earths and stone 8.01 7.61 102.71 54.34

Ores, slag and ash 1.93 - 10.37 4.59

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 36.26 30.01 346.52 267.16

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Inorganic chemicals 2.61 5.61 33.64 57.71

Organic chemicals 2.05 3.27 30.26 29.39

Pharmaceutical products 18.59 12.38 567.87 176.87

Fertilizers 5.02 2.53 39.17 39.37

Tanning extracts; dyes and paints 46.90 56.33 619.59 497.08

Essential oils; perfumery and cosmetics 120.02 111.04 1,230.90 1,179.60

Soap, washing preparations, waxes and candles

51.99 64.33 633.73 620.57

Modified starches and glues 3.09 3.58 39.87 36.61

Explosives; pyrotechnic products and matches

0.02 - 1.19 0.54

Photographic or cinematographic goods 0.15 0.06 1.87 0.84

Miscellaneous chemical products 26.09 28.14 384.36 252.03

Plastics and articles thereof 1,117.96 932.28 9,082.84 8,861.29

Rubber and articles thereof 5.98 9.34 91.22 73.78

Raw hides and skins and leather - - 1.41 0.58

Articles of leather; saddlery; travel goods and handbags

- 0.15 2.51 2.54

Furskins and artificial fur - - - -

Wood, articles of wood and charcoal 8.26 6.94 123.18 318.50

Cork and articles of cork - - 0.20 0.14

Manufactures of straw, basketware and wickerwork

0.13 0.13 3.65 2.31

Pulp of wood; waste and scrap of paper - - 0.45 0.47

Paper; articles of paper pulp and paperboard

86.94 124.25 969.34 986.03

Printed books, newspapers and pictures 11.84 12.40 140.35 131.13

Silk - - 0.61 0.10

Wool, animal hair and woven fabric - - - -

Cotton 0.42 0.04 1.06 0.41

Other vegetable textile fibers and paper yarn

- - 0.01 -

Man-made filaments 0.51 0.65 6.27 6.24

Man-made staple fibers 4.52 1.53 33.23 16.02

Wadding, felt; twine, cordage, ropes and cables

1.80 1.79 11.84 16.53

Carpets and textile floor coverings 13.32 14.18 192.96 183.27

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Woven fabrics; textile fabrics; lace and , tapestries

0.10 0.01 0.99 0.83

Coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics

0.36 0.55 8.20 6.24

Knitted or crocheted fabrics - - - 0.01

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 0.04 2.42 9.36 7.00

Clothing not knitted or crocheted 0.38 1.27 14.71 10.57

Other textile articles and worn clothing 7.15 7.21 67.35 65.55

Footwear, gaiters and parts 0.39 0.04 2.81 3.51

Headgear and parts thereof - - 0.04 0.23

Umbrellas, walking sticks, whips and riding-crops

0.06 0.04 0.36 0.34

Feathers, down and articles thereof; artificial flowers

- 0.02 0.40 0.90

Articles of stone, plaster, cement and asbestos

25.33 16.36 261.61 182.93

Ceramic products 18.62 29.72 287.96 228.09

Glass and glassware 36.86 79.49 316.68 462.62

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry

1,273.40 1,557.22 14,680.55 9,776.08

Iron and steel 194.64 303.52 1,928.28 2,489.56

Articles of iron or steel 164.81 472.04 2,175.52 3,179.95

Copper and articles thereof 380.76 390.68 4,066.38 4,106.14

Nickel and articles thereof 0.07 0.30 1.19 1.23

Aluminum and articles thereof 785.56 531.88 5,053.73 4,388.48

Lead and articles thereof 0.22 1.31 11.84 4.87

Zinc and articles thereof 1.14 1.47 7.77 12.12

Tin and articles thereof - - 0.04 0.25

Other base metals and articles thereof - 0.04 0.44 9.15

Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks

2.79 1.90 17.95 10.05

Miscellaneous articles of base metal 181.31 14.45 688.45 205.75

Boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; nuclear reactors

124.55 128.89 1,466.59 1,273.12

Electrical machinery; sound and television recorders

61.06 103.91 940.21 669.20

Locomotives, rolling-stock, railway track fixtures and fittings

0.70 2.89 3.32 11.18

Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock

46.47 36.76 255.23 349.82

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 6.48 17.22 119.24 184.01

Ships, boats and floating structures 32.74 0.81 231.33 86.41

Optical, photographic, cinematographic and medical instruments

0.18 2.18 64.42 52.77

Clocks and watches and parts thereof - - 2.08 0.04

Musical instruments; parts and accessories

- - - 0.01

Furniture; bedding, mattresses, cushions; lamps, prefabricated buildings

36.02 34.52 405.23 302.81

Toys, games and sports requisites and parts

- 0.08 0.60 0.74

Miscellaneous manufactured articles 0.39 0.26 2.99 4.68

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

0.02 0.01 0.30 0.30

Special classification provisions 0.32 0.78 6.57 7.09


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Table 6: Re-exports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-

2019


Commodities September Jan-Sept

2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 3,905 5,290 39,199 43,769

Live animals 1.85 0.71 16.40 18.09



Dairy produce, birds eggs and honey 13.13 19.12 164.60 201.81

Products of animal origin, n.e.s. 0.02 - 0.40 0.04


0.36 0.31 1.94 2.64


Edible fruit, nuts 79.86 89.09 1,201.01 1,001.00


Cereals 1.68 1.13 28.25 22.18


Oil seeds; grains, seeds and fruits 1.08 2.69 18.67 18.61


0.16 0.79 12.42 14.04

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.02 0.15 2.56 0.71



1.25 5.16 19.86 20.97




4.68 6.13 48.77 48.66





3.60 2.50 23.89 23.00



Ores, slag and ash 1.04 0.18 6.28 4.56

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 4.48 8.45 42.57 59.69

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Inorganic chemicals 7.79 8.98 76.05 88.65


Pharmaceutical products 69.18 88.55 839.19 565.17

Fertilizers 0.15 0.38 1.74 2.89


Essential oils; perfumery and cosmetics 164.50 230.37 1,832.35 1,979.85


16.58 17.22 205.26 171.21



0.08 0.64 2.31 4.28


Miscellaneous chemical products 12.70 12.65 285.67 114.04

Plastics and articles thereof 67.77 62.56 584.47 592.52


Raw hides and skins and leather 1.50 - 2.56 0.28


13.02 17.58 133.46 133.01

Furskins and artificial fur - - - 0.02


Cork and articles of cork 0.48 1.23 10.40 8.93


0.84 1.34 8.94 8.66

Pulp of wood; waste and scrap of paper - 4.38 2.86 15.73


15.35 11.00 169.09 121.88


Silk - - 0.24 0.05

Wool, animal hair and woven fabric 0.73 0.21 7.26 2.09

Cotton 0.22 0.39 15.31 4.85


0.80 0.51 4.53 4.81




0.53 1.77 19.12 16.91


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2018 2019 2018 2019


0.13 0.85 4.26 8.05


0.79 1.09 13.66 9.71

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0.86 1.46 25.60 13.62

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 114.94 143.58 1,451.67 1,292.91




Headgear and parts thereof 1.12 1.26 13.70 13.21


0.10 0.05 0.82 0.85


0.72 1.44 8.43 7.68


11.44 9.48 110.28 111.84




16.85 59.10 231.98 437.90

Iron and steel 50.05 65.62 624.72 573.64


Copper and articles thereof 9.54 26.61 253.30 107.93


Aluminum and articles thereof 6.63 11.81 98.43 89.36



Tin and articles thereof 0.60 0.59 9.91 6.68

Other base metals and articles thereof 1.06 0.82 3.51 3.23


19.51 38.64 255.26 363.37



590.67 835.37 5,928.37 6,849.99


268.54 535.34 2,794.47 3,920.09


5.03 5.23 68.99 48.43


1,406.79 1,623.75 11,379.15 14,459.76

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 304.14 305.26 1,740.44 2,322.09



68.98 61.67 896.72 730.27

Clocks and watches and parts thereof 4.35 6.70 44.73 45.65


0.27 0.02 1.01 1.71


57.12 76.35 553.71 570.62


13.63 12.99 104.84 91.03



8.94 386.07 1,315.27 1,936.07



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Table 7: Imports by Harmonized System Classification, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019



2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 10,895 10,734 96,320 85,284

Live animals 23.32 20.48 140.61 111.08



Dairy produce, birds eggs and honey 147.00 164.56 1,495.42 1,469.57

Products of animal origin, n.e.s. 0.04 0.14 0.40 0.47


0.67 0.94 8.14 3.89


Edible fruit, nuts 42.56 49.23 296.01 334.00


Cereals 2.63 65.06 425.02 468.71


Oil seeds; grains, seeds and fruits 135.66 154.84 897.36 1,032.74


1.82 1.77 15.19 18.30

Vegetable plaiting materials 0.40 0.35 2.18 2.72



4.32 3.59 65.61 37.77




66.09 66.41 592.07 633.28





43.75 45.77 275.90 247.67



Ores, slag and ash 358.00 324.77 2,337.39 2,846.21

Mineral fuels and mineral oils 290.01 138.12 1,503.64 1,188.92

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Inorganic chemicals 346.71 154.91 3,490.38 5,091.53


Pharmaceutical products 213.96 190.07 1,763.54 1,827.04

Fertilizers 10.71 5.24 50.23 49.25


Essential oils; perfumery and cosmetics 27.00 27.97 296.07 274.40


94.93 97.12 862.69 848.26



14.58 2.79 26.92 13.49


Miscellaneous chemical products 86.66 114.09 897.00 1,028.28

Plastics and articles thereof 317.36 280.22 3,023.49 2,920.81


Raw hides and skins and leather 2.95 0.26 8.12 6.94


5.62 3.36 42.93 36.68

Furskins and artificial fur 0.02 0.08 0.27 0.35


Cork and articles of cork 0.35 0.16 2.31 2.05


0.48 0.27 3.45 3.13

Pulp of wood; waste and scrap of paper 51.00 60.98 460.70 675.41


47.18 56.83 476.25 490.72


Silk 1.96 1.78 13.81 11.99

Wool, animal hair and woven fabric 1.10 1.10 8.10 2.55

Cotton 1.48 1.12 16.28 14.85


0.06 0.01 0.95 0.62




14.02 4.24 96.03 56.31


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2018 2019 2018 2019


1.22 0.39 4.87 5.34


2.25 8.29 24.69 38.10

Knitted or crocheted fabrics 0.70 0.41 6.44 4.67

Clothing, knitted or crocheted 8.52 9.82 93.91 86.75




Headgear and parts thereof 0.52 3.25 14.75 20.95


0.02 0.29 1.77 1.81


0.37 0.05 1.79 0.83


60.00 61.14 588.17 581.51




506.12 709.79 4,734.16 2,867.14

Iron and steel 274.84 137.53 3,516.26 2,465.78


Copper and articles thereof 1,046.78 781.40 6,891.99 6,455.32


Aluminum and articles thereof 37.21 41.59 584.96 385.99



Tin and articles thereof 0.09 0.23 2.85 1.95

Other base metals and articles thereof 4.21 8.68 77.14 47.09


13.08 20.16 176.43 183.58



1,466.56 1,436.35 12,684.83 9,396.19


446.04 631.48 6,211.24 4,464.34


2.45 1.66 19.51 43.11


1,481.47 1,592.53 15,669.29 13,854.34

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof 351.28 463.67 5,318.58 2,722.98



139.67 218.40 1,493.65 2,506.47

Clocks and watches and parts thereof 15.80 25.06 167.89 194.86


0.98 0.37 3.77 4.58


33.34 38.33 304.03 289.60


7.28 7.45 108.26 73.77



1,606.01 1,542.74 4,150.91 6,589.17



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Table 8: Non-oil exports by country in (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019


Countries September Jan-Sept

2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 5,509 5,711 54,069 47,074

Saudi Arabia 2,073.50 2,154.25 23,607.90 21,196.90

Kuwait 298.55 316.40 3,947.23 3,329.60

Switzerland 415.45 994.55 4,515.23 2,824.16

India 244.56 165.60 2,129.76 2,640.51

China 404.92 366.58 2,936.62 2,582.01

United States of America 515.09 274.53 2,158.94 2,210.61

Kingdom of Bahrain 185.34 146.86 2,333.09 1,607.38

Oman 174.33 190.42 1,686.55 1,189.61

Jordan 121.45 120.31 1,471.49 1,100.43

Netherlands 126.27 107.56 991.82 972.01

Egypt 102.23 100.40 1,017.39 884.42

Yemen 43.63 116.57 484.42 655.27

Singapore 63.58 38.66 549.93 620.23

Pakistan 71.65 42.77 534.34 439.04

Bangladesh 46.20 61.67 328.60 437.81

Hong Kong 33.65 47.46 194.04 366.95

Australia 6.38 36.60 104.18 268.21

Turkey 24.99 35.18 1,010.24 258.40

Malaysia 45.52 22.57 302.74 242.13

South Africa 35.65 5.85 278.54 235.67

Kenya 25.01 10.12 201.73 199.28

Spain 21.45 11.99 128.78 156.29

Iraq 8.83 18.56 113.79 146.75

Viet Nam 15.73 14.73 98.69 140.86

Syrian Arab Republic 23.27 20.46 115.61 129.97

Thailand 16.08 66.20 105.40 127.92

United Kingdom 31.14 30.57 112.63 123.19

Canada 33.66 5.04 155.42 120.49

Tunisia 10.24 6.14 69.39 115.74

Tanzania 9.35 11.29 75.85 111.36

Sudan 9.90 20.55 93.26 110.58

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Germany 3.98 7.16 85.41 102.05

Algeria 33.15 2.87 118.48 94.38

Lebanon 11.94 5.14 89.56 92.92

Italy 26.39 6.85 235.89 91.85

Belgium 2.20 7.60 130.84 89.58

France 7.39 11.48 59.31 80.41

Mexico 26.61 14.98 90.74 72.30

Indonesia 11.87 6.84 130.26 62.66

Morocco 2.61 4.84 37.92 59.85

Philippines 22.98 4.47 119.13 59.40

Djibouti 3.68 1.65 33.83 55.53

State of Palestine 5.20 4.49 55.15 54.70

Sri Lanka 4.19 6.20 27.24 48.30

Japan 1.25 0.54 19.80 42.07

Taiwan 15.42 5.15 124.34 41.62

Uganda 4.07 3.08 36.83 37.30

Nepal 1.11 1.98 28.47 34.31

Ethiopia 4.12 1.84 53.59 31.35

Portugal - 4.84 19.88 29.47

Colombia 1.90 0.30 9.51 28.46

Russian Federation 1.65 4.53 18.91 27.58

Brazil 10.94 0.97 26.80 27.08

Peru 3.14 1.51 14.26 25.62

Nigeria 0.66 2.10 14.22 18.15

Poland 0.01 0.68 0.53 17.95

Ghana 1.90 0.25 7.54 16.04

Myanmar 1.90 1.95 12.67 15.67

Ukraine 7.28 1.86 16.71 14.06

Greece 4.77 0.88 28.46 11.39

Turkmenistan 9.93 0.59 12.88 11.05

South Korea 7.26 0.62 73.82 10.05

Chile 1.42 0.80 3.32 9.71

New Zealand 5.04 0.73 9.36 8.79

Others 25.77 30.76 470.10 108.65


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Table 9: Re-exports by country, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019



2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 3,905 5,290 39,199 43,769

Saudi Arabia 1,257.80 1,775.12 12,775.82 14,315.87

Kuwait 458.95 603.48 5,559.38 5,254.49


China 230.96 0.04 2,138.79 1,264.29

Yemen 70.72 105.63 986.74 1,066.78

Germany 50.77 288.00 1,565.27 926.21

Jordan 90.31 83.29 1,012.67 895.32

Oman 82.20 117.77 1,099.10 805.74

Sudan 46.08 83.01 453.70 611.45

Netherlands 1.13 101.18 23.01 531.14

Greece 0.09 0.03 2.02 468.87

Bangladesh 9.59 51.52 169.15 436.50

India 36.84 8.27 598.91 403.99

Colombia 0.03 - 0.57 369.85

United Kingdom 16.01 23.79 624.77 331.04

Iraq 17.67 12.82 214.54 225.41

Djibouti 10.99 20.54 94.54 202.01

Egypt 39.07 65.89 438.42 198.47

United States of America 6.98 6.07 134.74 177.37

France 7.69 41.55 254.88 125.28

Singapore 1.24 93.52 100.01 117.02

Canada 2.43 48.88 40.80 78.82

Chad 6.85 10.02 30.25 76.74

Serbia 3.58 10.99 54.66 62.87

Turkmenistan 2.37 11.38 16.95 60.11

Malaysia 0.58 2.87 14.17 48.56

Spain 0.07 19.47 67.14 41.47

Kazakhstan 0.05 0.03 3.35 32.53

Lebanon 0.15 2.91 10.51 32.46

Morocco 4.49 1.20 11.03 30.03

Brazil 0.01 0.03 2.08 29.89

Hong Kong 3.16 3.48 116.72 29.81

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Finland - 0.01 0.19 29.22

Ethiopia 0.87 5.32 9.74 25.80

Sri Lanka 83.57 3.03 97.79 25.74

Syrian Arab Republic - 0.67 0.34 22.77

Chile 3.33 4.44 15.73 22.60

Montenegro - - 0.01 20.94

Belgium 0.12 0.55 11.38 20.06


New Zealand - - 0.23 16.58

South Korea 0.15 0.04 19.10 15.69

Ghana - 4.71 0.41 14.28

Turkey 4.55 0.06 52.15 13.59

Italy 0.49 4.94 16.30 13.45

Uzbekistan 0.90 5.64 2.96 11.62

Philippines 0.46 0.48 8.08 9.39

Australia 0.67 0.23 7.69 8.16

Libya 0.65 - 0.76 7.69

Azerbaijan 0.15 - 1.99 6.74

Pakistan 1.49 0.42 12.97 6.23

Norway 0.01 - 1.99 5.68

Algeria 0.88 0.47 4.64 5.58

Poland 1.41 1.18 3.15 5.14

Kenya - 0.04 0.62 4.57

Denmark - 1.18 1.25 4.22

Others 1,041.95 1,402.47 6,565.74 11,691.65


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Table 10: Imports by country, (Jan-Oct) and October, 2018-2019



2018 2019 2018 2019

Total 10,895 10,734 96,320 85,284

Saudi Arabia 1,496.98 1,080.98 10,657.55 10,104.54

Japan 885.92 1,058.78 9,784.62 8,863.43

United States of America 746.97 1,065.85 11,334.62 8,654.19

France 982.01 1,701.66 5,733.82 6,512.32

China 835.37 439.23 5,875.33 4,937.44

Congo 525.66 598.23 3,929.62 4,877.33

Australia 251.82 91.35 2,864.56 4,136.26

Germany 555.93 666.25 4,509.46 4,126.93

United Kingdom 224.01 776.99 2,851.55 3,679.62

India 479.89 226.85 4,784.18 2,699.45

Russian Federation 257.80 172.53 620.33 2,637.49

Italy 209.27 213.48 2,330.04 2,102.23


Brazil 246.38 125.88 1,661.34 1,319.08

Oman 207.07 98.74 1,467.96 1,303.40

Thailand 179.83 153.67 1,319.27 1,149.99

Spain 114.55 110.85 1,369.08 1,077.57

South Korea 178.13 139.26 5,831.04 964.65

Sweden 21.61 194.15 638.80 907.19

Indonesia 96.82 109.78 711.87 793.26

Hong Kong 13.71 106.56 1,495.34 758.43

Netherlands 427.80 66.18 1,083.60 687.67

Turkey 44.27 209.86 373.59 641.66

Norway 8.50 11.24 283.42 628.30

Canada 56.89 146.32 655.85 609.03

Switzerland 77.04 75.75 927.46 586.83

Jordan 62.53 54.80 537.40 563.10

Kazakhstan 85.48 12.71 300.67 556.83

Singapore 100.23 72.93 492.57 532.82

Denmark 43.56 38.16 476.03 465.80

Egypt 184.75 29.84 410.08 446.08

Kuwait 96.64 51.65 512.73 438.75

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Austria 91.39 49.60 568.76 423.19

Mexico 38.43 41.49 373.53 395.37

Guinea - 69.98 0.06 346.68

Poland 27.42 16.93 249.41 320.24

Taiwan 142.40 37.56 426.89 318.71

Belgium 43.05 43.01 414.56 298.74

Malaysia 23.87 53.86 369.37 282.84

Ukraine 9.83 25.47 247.86 263.31

South Africa 186.13 20.84 721.38 233.64

Argentina 29.40 11.29 176.49 222.56

Romania 38.54 26.87 203.31 201.99

Viet Nam 6.31 4.85 214.68 201.32

Finland 9.99 18.50 355.41 186.83

Zambia 39.56 17.86 1,022.53 159.47

Chile 47.47 16.38 154.49 158.39

Ireland 19.72 10.16 201.61 157.49

Czechia 8.17 28.55 168.50 151.00

Lebanon 33.79 8.69 107.54 140.92

Slovakia 36.15 13.79 189.66 125.99

Pakistan 9.62 10.70 100.60 115.23

Sudan 33.40 17.53 159.03 86.91

Hungary 9.30 28.74 93.57 65.49

Belarus 2.82 0.01 5.74 61.71

New Zealand 4.88 7.69 47.82 60.15

Islamic Republic Of Iran 88.49 4.07 1,617.82 54.19


Portugal 4.55 2.61 37.32 48.72

Syrian Arab Republic 0.15 5.39 1.20 42.67

Paraguay - 0.01 54.89 39.49

Philippines 73.23 3.53 206.14 35.56

Uzbekistan - 0.94 0.01 31.14

Morocco 1.80 2.36 20.08 28.98

Greece 4.41 2.85 47.24 28.91

Tunisia 0.85 3.30 29.96 27.53

Yemen 2.31 3.22 19.60 24.03

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2018 2019 2018 2019

Puerto Rico - 0.38 9.01 22.69

Bulgaria 2.56 2.20 13.10 21.69

Luxembourg 2.24 1.02 40.43 20.34

Estonia 1.04 2.20 19.92 20.03

Croatia 0.10 4.90 3.07 18.95

Serbia 0.86 0.60 11.51 16.63

Slovenia 1.37 2.58 20.58 16.37

Cyprus 0.66 1.34 31.92 15.11

Kenya 1.17 0.51 15.27 12.23

Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.98 1.53 7.52 10.43

Lithuania 0.39 0.87 3.29 10.03

Sri Lanka 1.57 0.56 9.44 9.91

Bangladesh 0.15 0.39 6.43 7.12

Kyrgyzstan - - - 6.43

Peru 1.50 0.43 6.01 5.91

Niger - - 0.01 5.63

Tanzania 0.54 1.06 20.53 5.54

Malta 0.13 1.66 3.19 4.70

Iceland 0.01 0.01 0.49 4.65

Colombia 0.16 0.57 6.78 3.85

Latvia 0.04 0.31 3.06 3.47

Others 6.80 12.42 100.76 75.52


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Explanatory notes

Technical notes

Data source

Data are obtained from Department of Finance – Customs Administration. The data are processed and

passed to Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi for further editing, compilation and reclassified according to

statistical classifications for foreign trade.

Valuation

In line with the World Customs Organization (WCO) agreement on valuation:

Exports (including re-exports) are valued free on board (fob), which represents the value at the

export border, and includes inland freight costs and packaging

Imports are valued on the cost insurance and freight (c.i.f.) basis, which represents the value

at the import border, and includes the additional cost of freight and insurance in transporting

the goods internationally

Revision Policy

Monthly estimates of Foreign Trade are released on the following schedule: “Preliminary” estimates,

based on administrative data that are incomplete or subject to further revision by the source agency,

are released near the end of the second month after the end of the reference month. No further updates

are incorporated into the monthly Foreign Trade until the source finalize its data four months after the

end of the reference calendar year.

These revisions are necessary to incorporate definition and classification changes or to reflect the

introduction of new and improved methodologies and new data.

New methods, definitions, techniques, systems, guidelines, classifications

Changes due to the introduction of a new method, guidelines, technique or classification system can

lead to revisions after the time series data have been finalized. For instance, in 2018, the methodology

for the registration of customs declarations of exports and re-exports was modified by the Customs

Department to include all goods exported from the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi regardless of the

source of those goods. The non-oil exports series was revised for 2015-2019 to provide users with an

updated statistical time series of Foreign Trade data.

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Notes on Tables

Changes (levels and %) in all tables are based on unrounded numbers.

Relative importance is calculated as the ratio between the value of the sub-group and the total

value for all groups, expressed as a percentage.

Totals in some tables may not add up due to rounding.

The data for 2019 are preliminary.

Symbols used

‘-‘ nil or rounded to zero

‘..’ Not applicable

n.e.s. denotes ‘not elsewhere specified’

Glossary This publication contains certain terms specific to foreign merchandise trade and necessary when

analyzing the trade statistics of Abu Dhabi Emirate. They include the following terms:

Classifications

The non-oil foreign merchandise trade statistics are presented in accordance with the two main

internationally recommended output classifications: Harmonized System (HS) and Broad Economic

Categories (BEC).

If users require statistics by the detailed Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS),

these are available from SCAD on request. The HS is an input classification, and is the basis on which

traders record goods with Customs.

Merchandise Trade

Foreign Merchandise Trade statistics record goods, which add to or subtract from the stock of material

resources of Abu Dhabi by entering or leaving its territory. Throughout this publication, the term

merchandise trade statistics refers to trade which moves through the ports of Abu Dhabi only, and do

not capture inter-emirate trade activity.

Imports

Imports are goods that enter Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district from various parts of the world,

excluding other emirates in the United Arab Emirates, and receive customs clearance. Goods are

considered imports regardless of whether they enter the Emirate directly or are retrieved from customs

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warehouses, temporary entry areas or free zones inside the country. These goods receive customs

clearance in order to become part of Abu Dhabi’s merchandise balance.

Re-exports

Re-exports represent goods that are imported from abroad, enter Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic

district and become part of the Emirate’s merchandise balance. These goods are then re-exported as

they are, without any modification, outside the country.

Non-oil Exports

Non-oil exports include goods that are entirely produced locally or in whose production process local

resources are used. Non-oil exports through the ports of Abu Dhabi include goods that were produced

in other Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. Oil is excluded from these goods. These goods leave

Abu Dhabi’s customs and economic district to the outside world, reducing the Emirate’s non-oil

merchandise trade deficit.

Total of Exports

The total of exports is the total value of non-oil exports and re-exported goods.

Net trade

The net trade is measured as the total value of exported goods minus the total value of imported goods.

When the total exports value is greater than the value of imports, there is a trade surplus, and when

imports are greater than total exports there is a trade deficit.

Preliminary estimates

Estimates that have been calculated using only secondary data sources and methods. Users of this

data should be aware that preliminary estimates will be revised when primary data sources become

available for that time period.

More information

For more information about foreign trade and other official statistics for Abu Dhabi Emirate, please visit

the statistics link on the SCAD website at http://www.scad.gov.abudhabi

http://www.scad.gov.abu/

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