Countries
The United Arab Emirates: trade by HS code
- US$310bnExports 2024
- US$308bnImports 2024
- 4,992HS6 · Exports
- Western AsiaRegion
- United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED)Currency
The United Arab Emirates exported goods worth US$310bn and imported US$308bn in 2024, in 4,992 and 5,306 different six-digit products.
Its main exports were crude oil (2709.00), unwrought gold (non-monetary) (7108.12) and liquefied propane (2711.12).
Its largest customer was India and its largest supplier China.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported goods worth £2bn from the United Arab Emirates (-14% on the year before), above all petroleum oils and oils obtained from…, precious metal jewellery and unwrought aluminium alloys, and exported £9.4bn to it.
The United Arab Emirates has no preferential arrangement with the UK: its goods pay the standard third-country rates.
United Arab Emirates and the UK
What the UK imports from United Arab Emirates
- 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloys
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 3303.00Perfumes and eau de toilette
- 7112.99Other precious metal waste and scrap
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 7112.91Gold waste and scrap
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · HMRC
United Arab Emirates and the EU
What the EU imports from United Arab Emirates
- 2710.19Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals: other
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloys
- 3303.00Perfumes and eau de toilette
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 8411.12Turbojets, thrust over 25 kN
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 8479.89Other machines with individual functions
- 8807.30Other aircraft and drone parts
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Eurostat Comext
Top exports
- 2709.00Crude oil
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 2711.12Liquefied propane
- 7102.31Rough diamonds (non-industrial)
- 7601.20Unwrought aluminium alloys
- 2711.13Liquefied butane
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 2711.11Liquefied natural gas (LNG)
- 7408.11Refined copper wire over 6 mm
- 3901.20High-density polyethylene (HDPE), primary
- 7601.10Unwrought aluminium, not alloyed
- 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kg
- 7106.91Unwrought silver
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
- 3303.00Perfumes and eau de toilette
- 3902.10Polypropylene, primary
- 2503.00Sulphur (crude and other)
- 7110.11Unwrought platinum
- 2713.20Petroleum bitumen
Top imports
- 8517.13Smartphones
- 7108.12Unwrought gold (non-monetary)
- 7113.19Precious metal jewellery (other than silver)
- 7108.13Semi-manufactured gold (non-monetary)
- 8703.23Petrol cars, 1500-3000 cc
- 8471.30Laptops and portable computers (max 10 kg)
- 7102.39Worked diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8703.24Petrol cars over 3000 cc
- 7102.31Rough diamonds (non-industrial)
- 8802.40Aircraft over 15,000 kg
- 8703.22Petrol cars, 1000-1500 cc
- 8517.62Network switching and routing equipment
- 8517.14Other mobile phones (non-smartphone)
- 8703.40Hybrid cars, petrol (non-plug-in)
- 8906.90Other vessels (not warships)
- 3004.90Other medicines, dosed or for retail sale
- 8411.12Turbojets, thrust over 25 kN
- 8703.80Electric cars (battery only)
- 8411.91Turbojet and turboprop parts
- 2707.50Other aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures
Main buyers from United Arab Emirates
Main suppliers of United Arab Emirates
Economy, trade and logistics
Key figures on the size of the economy, its place in world trade and how fast goods cross its borders, from the World Bank and UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Each value shows the year it refers to.
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | ||
| Population | 11.5m | 2025 |
| GDP (current US$) | US$552.3bn | 2024 |
| GDP per person (current US$) | US$50,274 | 2024 |
| Trade in goods and services, % of GDP | 199% | 2023 |
| Trade | ||
| Share of world goods exports | 2.76% | 2025 |
| Share of world goods imports | 2.29% | 2025 |
| Products exported (SITC 3-digit groups) | 257 | 2025 |
| Export concentration index · 0 = exports spread evenly across products, 1 = a single product | 0.292 | 2025 |
| Average applied tariff, simple mean, all products | 4.1% | 2021 |
| Average applied tariff, trade-weighted, all products | 2.6% | 2021 |
| Logistics | ||
| Logistics Performance Index (LPI) · score from 1 (low) to 5 (high) | 4 | 2022 |
| LPI: efficiency of customs and border clearance | 3.7 | 2022 |
| Liner shipping connectivity index · rank 28 in the world | 193.9 | 2026 Q3 |
| Container port throughput (TEU) | 23.5m | 2024 |
Time and cost at the border (2019)
For one shipment of the country's typical traded product, as measured by the World Bank's Doing Business survey in its last edition; the survey has since been discontinued.
| Indicator | Import | Export |
|---|---|---|
| Border compliance (hours) | 54 | 27 |
| Documentary compliance (hours) | 12 | 4.5 |
| Border compliance (US$) | US$553 | US$462 |
| Documentary compliance (US$) | US$283 | US$140 |
World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0); UNCTADstat (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
Questions and answers
What does the United Arab Emirates export most?
In 2024, its largest export at the six-digit level was crude oil (HS 2709.00), worth US$114bn.
Does the UK have a trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates?
No preferential rates are recorded for the United Arab Emirates in the UK tariff, so the standard third-country duty applies, plus any anti-dumping or other measures that cover its goods.