Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
Part A.1 Tariffs and imports: Summary and duty ranges
Summary Total Ag Non-Ag WTO member since 2005
Simple average final bound 11.0 16.0 10.3 Binding coverage: Total 100
MFN applied Non-Ag 100
Simple average 2023 6.2 9.6 5.7 Ag: Tariff quotas (in %) 0
Trade weighted average 2023 6.1 10.5 5.2 Ag: Special safeguards (in % ) 0
Imports in billion US$ 2021 143.3 22.7 120.6
Duty-free 0 <= 5 5 <= 10 10 <= 15 15 <= 25 25 <= 50 50 <= 100 > 100 NAV
Frequency distribution
Tariff lines and import values (in %) in %
Agricultural products
Final bound 0.1 5.4 33.0 48.9 4.8 0.1 0 1.3 8.8
MFN applied 2023 21.4 53.9 4.8 6.4 4.0 0.1 0.6 1.0 10.1
Imports 2021 43.2 29.0 13.4 5.1 5.7 0.1 0.9 2.6 8.1
Non-agricultural products
Final bound 8.0 5.9 34.2 51.4 0.5 0 0 0 0.1
MFN applied 2023 8.4 75.3 5.4 10.0 0.4 0 0.0 0 0.4
Imports 2021 22.4 57.7 7.9 11.8 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
Part A.2 Tariffs and imports by product groups
Final bound duties MFN applied duties Imports
Product groups AVG Duty-free Max Binding AVG Duty-free Max Share Duty-free
in % in % in % in % in %
Live animals and meat 12.4 0.5 25 100 6.6 35.4 25 2.4 13.4
Dairy products 11.6 0 25 100 10.6 0 25 1.3 0
Fruits and vegetables 12.0 0 40 100 4.3 32.3 40 2.3 49.8
Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices 10.9 0 15 100 4.5 20.4 15 1.2 45.6
Cereals and food preparations 12.2 0 25 100 5.8 34.3 100 4.6 71.8
Oilseeds, fats and oils 11.9 0 15 100 5.9 2.7 12 1.3 23.7
Sugars and confectionery 12.3 0 20 100 5.7 29.4 15 0.6 86.1
Beverages and tobacco 88.3 0.7 883 100 87.5 0.6 883 0.7 0.0
Cotton, silk and wool 14.6 0 15 100 5.0 0 5 0.0 0
Other agricultural products 12.3 0 25 100 5.2 13.6 25 1.4 50.2
Fish and fish products 9.6 0 15 100 4.1 24.7 12 0.3 41.1
Minerals and metals 13.3 2.1 20 100 7.9 2.4 20 15.1 17.1
Petroleum 5.9 0 10 100 5.4 0 10 4.9 0
Chemicals 5.4 11.3 7 100 4.8 11.5 100 13.5 44.1
Wood, paper, furniture 9.1 0.9 20 100 6.6 4.4 20 3.5 4.2
Textiles 14.1 0 15 100 6.0 0 15 1.6 0
Clothing 11.1 0 15 100 5.1 0 12 2.8 0
Rubber, leather and footwear 12.4 4.8 15 100 6.1 0 15 2.1 0
Mechanical, office and computing machinery 10.4 17.0 15 100 5.0 10.7 15 11.0 20.3
Electrical machinery and electronic equipment 8.3 34.8 15 100 4.8 25.9 15 10.4 56.1
Transport equipment 10.5 4.3 15 100 5.0 14.2 15 14.6 10.1
Other Manufactures 11.0 11.6 15 100 5.0 7.0 15 4.4 11.3
Part B Exports to major trading partners and duties faced
Bilateral imports Diversification MFN AVG of Pref. Duty-free imports
Major markets in million 95% trade in no. of traded TL margin TL Value
US$ HS 2-digit HS 6-digit Simple Weighted Weighted in % in %
Agricultural products
1. United Arab Emirates 2022 1,073 16 52 6.5 4.3 4.3 100.0 100.0
2. Kuwait, the State of 2022 647 20 69 3.7 4.4 4.4 100.0 100.0
3. Jordan 2022 561 11 33 21.6 18.3 17.7 98.5 97.2
4. Oman 2022 397 14 49 6.0 8.0 8.0 100.0 100.0
5. Bahrain, Kingdom of 2022 304 17 77 4.1 4.4 4.4 100.0 100.0
Non-agricultural products
1. China 2022 70,357 3 9 5.7 0.7 0.0 9.7 86.7
2. European Union 2022 45,748 7 26 4.5 0.6 0.0 20.9 89.1
3. Japan 2022 42,910 1 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 61.8 99.0
4. India 2022 42,006 10 22 10.1 1.5 0.0 4.6 1.6
5. Korea, Republic of 2022 41,640 2 4 5.4 2.9 0.0 27.8 4.5