In an indication of the high competitiveness and quality of local products

219 global markets that UAE exports reach within 6 months

The UAE has established itself as a gateway for trade between East and West.

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The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center revealed that the UAE's non-oil exports reached 219 global markets during the first half of this year, in an indication of the high competitiveness and quality of Emirati products exported abroad and the success of government efforts to diversify exports.

The center explained in statistics obtained by "Emirates Today", that there is growth in the UAE export markets, re-export and import markets during the first six months of 2022, compared to the same period last year, which supports the important role of the state on the map of international trade as a regional center. It is a major global trade hub, establishing itself as a gateway for trade between East and West.

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In detail, the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center reported that the UAE's non-oil exports reached 219 global markets during the first half of this year, compared to 215 markets in the same period last year.

Recent statistics of the center, obtained by "Emirates Today", showed that the number of re-export markets reached 231 during the first six months of 2022, compared to 230 markets in the same period in 2021, while the number of UAE import markets reached 241 markets compared to 240 markets during the comparison period.

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According to statistics, India, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong and the Sultanate of Oman are the UAE's largest export markets, respectively, during the first half of this year.

The most important non-oil commodities exported by the UAE to India were raw gold, nickel scrap and parts of iron steel facilities, in addition to iron products, stones and lime materials used in the manufacture of lime and cement.

The most important commodities that were exported to Switzerland were raw gold, jewelry, jewelry and their parts of precious metals, in addition to silver, raw aluminum and parts of air vehicles.

The most important commodities that were exported to Saudi Arabia were raw gold, jewellery, jewelry and their parts, as well as copper wire, iron products, petroleum oils and oils obtained from mineral materials.

As for the most important commodities exported to Hong Kong were raw gold, iron products, wires and cables, ornaments, jewelry and their parts of precious metals and oils, while the most important commodities exported to the Sultanate of Oman were raw gold, copper wire, iron products, petroleum oils and oils obtained from mineral materials.

Re-export

The statistics indicated that Saudi Arabia, Iraq, India, the United States and Kuwait are the largest re-export markets during the first half of 2022, as the most important re-export goods to Saudi Arabia were communications devices, self-processing machines and units, ready-made clothes, auto parts and supplies, jewelry and their parts from precious metals.

The most important goods for re-exporting to Iraq were petroleum oils and other oils, communications equipment, cars, jewelry, jewelry and their parts, radios, amplifiers and headphones.

The most important re-export commodities to India were diamonds and ships of all kinds, in addition to precious or semi-precious stones, as well as communications equipment and raw gold.

As for the most important re-export goods to the United States, they were diamonds, postage stamps, communications equipment, jewellery, jewelry and petroleum oils, while the most important re-export goods to Kuwait were communications equipment, medicines, information processing machines, cosmetics and clothing.

imports

According to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center, the markets of China, India, the United States, Japan and Turkey are the largest markets from which the UAE imported during the first six months of this year.

The most important goods imported from China were communications and information processing devices, as well as cars, air conditioners and display screens.

The most important commodities imported from India were mineral oils, except for crude oils and diamonds, in addition to jewellery and their parts, communications equipment, and iron products.

As for the most important commodities imported from the United States, they were pumping and propulsion devices and turbines, as well as automobiles, raw gold, medicines and shelled fruits.

The most important goods imported from Japan were cars, auto parts and supplies, cars for transporting goods, in addition to iron products, machines and devices for printing, while the most important goods imported from Turkey were raw gold, jewelry, and transport vehicles.

One trillion dirhams of the UAE's non-oil trade in the first half

The value of the UAE's non-oil foreign trade exceeded one trillion dirhams during the first half of this year for the first time, as the value of non-oil exports amounted to 180 billion dirhams, while imports recorded 580 billion dirhams, while the value of re-exports amounted to more than 300 billion dirhams.

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