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2019 Third Quarter

Release date:

December 2019

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Table of Contents

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List of Tables

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Introduction

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Key Points

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Statistics of the exporters’ and importers’ register – Q3 2019

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods (HS) - Q3

2019

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade partners - Q3

2019

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and Standard International

Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3 2019

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Statistical Tables

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Explanatory notes

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List of Tables

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Table 1: Non-oil exports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by exporters’

sector - Q3 2019

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Table 2: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector -

Q3 2019

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sector and main exporters’ goods (HS) - Q3 2019

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Table 4: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector and

main importers’ goods (HS) - Q3 2019

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sector and top trade partners - Q3 2019

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Table 6: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector

and top trade partners - Q3 2019

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sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3 2019

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Table 8: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’ sector and

Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3 2019

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Introduction

This publication presents statistics on the value of the exports and imports from exporters’ and

importers’ register by sectors, 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 Q3 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 of exporter and importer records 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 exporters and importers.

The data are presented according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4), the

Harmonized System (HS) sections and by country for total exporters and importers.

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

concepts used in the compilation of exporters’ and importers’ 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

Statistics of the exporters’ and importers’ register – Q3 2019

The value of exports through Abu Dhabi ports decreased by 11.3% from AED 27.9 billion in Q3 2018

to AED 24.8 billion in the same period of 2019. The business sector decreased by AED 3.5 billion

(12.9%), and the individual sector by AED 100.2 million (12.7%), while the value of government sector

increased by 1,047.7% compared with the same period of 2018.

Exports value decreased by AED 2.5 billion (9.1%) during Q3 2019 compared with Q2 2019. This was

as a result of decreases in the value of the government sector, individual sector, business sector by

26.6%, 13.6%, and 8.5% respectively over the same period.

The value of imports decreased by 12.9% from AED 28.8 billion in Q3 2018 to AED 25.1 billion in Q3

2019. The business sector decreased by AED 6.6 billion (23.8%), and the individual sector by AED 5.9

million (4.4%), while the value of the government sector increased by 330.7% during the same period.

Imports values increased by AED 93.6 million (0.4%) during Q3 2019 compared with Q2 2019. This

was the result of decreases in the value of the individual sector, business sector by 36.6%, and 12.6%

respectively, while the value of the government sector increased by 417.0% over the same period.

Figure 1: Percentage contribution to the value of exports and imports by sector - Q3

2019

Source: Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi The data for 2019 are preliminary

0.5%

84.5%

15.0%

Percentage contribution by importers' sectors

Individual Business Government

2.8%

95.2%

2.0%

Percentage contribution by exporters' sectors

Individual Business Government

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Figure 2: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector Q3 2019


Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods

(HS) Q3 2019

‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment’, ‘Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,

imitation jewelry’, ‘Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders and reproducers, and parts

thereof’ were the most significant export products of the individual sector, which represented 92.7% of

the total, while ‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment’, ‘Live Animals; Animal Products’,

and ‘Textiles and textile articles’, represented 65.6% of the total imports for the same sector.

The three highest contributing goods in both the total value of exports and imports of the business

sector were ‘Base metals and articles of base metal’, ‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport

equipment’, and ‘Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders and reproducers, and parts

thereof’, which contributed 54.0% of total exports and 59.9% of total imports for this sector.

The three most significant goods in the total value of exports of the government sector were ‘Works of

art, collectors' pieces and antiques’, ‘Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders and

reproducers, and parts thereof’, and ‘Articles of wood, articles of cork, basket ware and wickerwork’

which contributed 99.4% of total exports, while ‘Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques’, ‘Pearls,

precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry’, ‘and ‘Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport

equipment’ represented 91.0% of the total imports for the same sector.

23,600.6

21,221.2

487.2

3,774.1

690.8

129.3

18,000 20,000 22,000 24,000 26,000

Exporter

Importer

Million AED

Business sector Government Individual

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Figure 3: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and main goods

(HS) Q3 2019

77.3%

11.9%

3.5%7.3%

Main exporters' goods -Individual

Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry

Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders andreproducers, and parts thereofOthers

41.5%

15.7%8.5%

34.4%

Main importers' goods -Individual


Live Animals; Animal Products

Textiles and textile articles

Others

21.6%

17.3%

15.2%

46.0%

Main exporters' goods -Business

Base metals and articles of base metal

Vehicles, aircraft and associated of transportequipmentMachinery equipment, sound and television recordersand reproducers, and parts thereofOthers

21.3%

19.6%

19.0%

40.1%

Main importers' goods -Business


Machinery equipment, sound and television recordersand reproducers, and parts thereofBase metals and articles of base metal

Others

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Source: Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi

The data for 2019 are preliminary

Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade

partners - Q3 2019

The top five countries represented 81.1% of total exports by the individual sector. Saudi Arabia was the

top destination, with a value of AED 280.6 million, followed by Sudan, Bangladesh, Oman, and Yemen.

United Kingdom was the main source of imports by the same sector, with a value of AED 20.0 million,

followed by Oman, Japan, Germany, and United States of America, with an accumulated 59.9% of the

total for this sector.

Overall, the largest country by destination for business sector exports was Saudi Arabia, which attracted

exports from Abu Dhabi worth AED 10.2 billion, it was followed by Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, India,

and United States of America with 64.1% of the total business sector export. By contrast, the top five

countries contributed 49.0% of total imports of the same sector. Saudi Arabia was the largest country

by origin with AED 2.9 billion, followed by Japan, United States of America, Congo, and Germany.

The top five countries accounted for 99.5% of the total exports by the government sector. Netherlands

ranked first in terms of value, with exports worth AED 399.2 million, followed by France, United States

of America, Philippines, and Yemen. France ranked first in imports by the same sector with a value of

AED 2.1 billion, followed by United Kingdom, United States of America, Belarus, and Poland, while

these five countries represented 94.4% of the total value of imports by this sector.

95.3%

2.2%1.9% 0.6%

Main exporters' goods -Government

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Machinery equipment, sound and television recordersand reproducers, and parts thereofArticles of wood, articles of cork, basket ware andwickerworkOthers

54.4%27.7%

8.9%

9.0%

Main importers' goods -Government

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitationjewelryVehicles, aircraft and associated transport equipment

Others

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Figure 4: Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and top trade

partners - Q3 2019

10,225.8

2,518.1

1,066.1

659.8

651.2

0 4,000 8,000 12,000

Saudi Arabia

Kuwait

Kingdom of Bahrain

India

United States ofAmerica

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Business

2,873.6

2,589.6

2,320.3

1,336.2

1,270.8

0 1,500 3,000 4,500

Saudi Arabia

Japan

United States of America

Congo

Germany

Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Business

280.6

78.7

73.9

73.9

53.0

0 100 200 300 400

Saudi Arabia

Sudan

Bangladesh

Oman

Yemen

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Individual

20.0

17.4

14.8

12.9

12.4

0 5 10 15 20 25

United Kingdom

Oman

Japan

Germany


Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Individual

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Exports and imports by exporters’ and importers’ sector and Standard

International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3 2019

‘Machinery and transport equipment’ and ‘Commodities and transactions n.e.s.’ were the largest SITC

categories of export by the individual sector, representing 92.9% of the total value, while ‘Machinery

and transport equipment’ and ‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ achieved the largest contribution

to total imports for the sector with 70.0%.

‘Machinery and transport equipment’ and ‘Goods manufactured mainly by article’ represented the

highest contribution to total business exports with 59.5%, while the same categories represented 63.7%

of total imports for the same sector.

‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ and ‘Machinery and transport equipment’ were the largest SITC

categories of export by the government sector, representing 97.7% of the total value, while

‘Miscellaneous manufactured articles’ and ‘Commodities and transactions n.e.s.’ achieved the largest

contribution to total imports for the sector with 85.3%.

399.2

72.7

5.4

4.9

2.7

0 150 300 450 600

Netherlands

France


Philippines

Yemen

Million AED

Exporters' top trade partners - Government

2,126.9

1,088.2

248.5

50.0

48.8

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500

France

United Kingdom


Belarus

Poland

Million AED

Importers' top trade partners - Government

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Statistical Tables

Table 1: Non-oil exports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by

exporters’ sector - Q3 2019

Value in million AED

Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Total 27,938.4 27,254.9 24,778.7

Individual 791.0 799.6 690.8

Business 27,105.0 25,791.8 23,600.6

Government 42.5 663.6 487.2


Table 2: Imports through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by importers’

sector - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Total 28,848.7 25,218.1 25,124.6

Individual 135.2 203.9 129.3

Business 27,837.2 24,284.3 21,221.2

Government 876.3 730.0 3,774.1


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exporters’ sector and main exporters’ goods (HS) - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 791.0 799.6 690.8

Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport

equipment 556.5 443.2 533.7

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, imitation jewelry

157.7 275.9 82.4

Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof

12.0 17.7 23.9

Others 64.8 62.8 50.8

Business 27,105.0 25,791.8 23,600.6

Base metals and articles of base metal 5,153.5 4,734.3 5,092.8

Vehicles, aircraft and associated transport

equipment 4,210.3 4,698.7 4,078.9

Machinery equipment, sound and television recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof

3,186.1 3,916.3 3,581.8

Others 14,555.0 12,442.5 10,847.1

Government 42.5 663.6 487.2

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 6.1 614.9 464.4

Machinery equipment, sound and television

recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof 4.4 17.4 10.6

Articles of wood, articles of cork, basket ware

and wickerwork 6.2 5.3 9.2

Others 25.7 26.1 3.0

Exporters’ Total 27,938.4 27,254.9 24,778.7


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sector and main importers’ goods (HS) - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 135.2 203.9 129.3


62.8 139.1 53.6

Live Animals; Animal Products 19.4 9.5 20.3

Textiles and textile articles 10.3 14.7 10.9

Others 42.7 40.7 44.5

Business 27,837.2 24,284.3 21,221.2


5,200.1 4,411.2 4,526.0

Machinery equipment, sound and television

recorders and reproducers, and parts thereof 4,958.5 3,790.5 4,150.5

Base metals and articles of base metal 7,680.1 4,330.8 4,038.2

Others 9,998.5 11,751.8 8,506.5

Government 876.3 730.0 3,774.1

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques 283.5 176.4 2,053.6

Pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,

imitation jewelry 0.4 3.2 1,045.4


294.5 276.0 334.2

Others 297.9 274.3 340.8

Importers’ Total 28,848.7 25,218.1 25,124.6


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exporters’ sector and top trade partners - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 791.0 799.6 690.8

Saudi Arabia 234.6 230.3 280.6

Sudan 59.8 66.8 78.7

Bangladesh 100.7 259.7 73.9

Oman 112.7 67.9 73.9

Yemen 34.9 42.7 53.0

Others 248.3 132.2 130.9

Business 27,105.0 25,791.8 23,600.6

Saudi Arabia 11,090.1 11,195.7 10,225.8

Kuwait 2,506.2 2,659.0 2,518.1

Kingdom of Bahrain 1,777.8 1,187.6 1,066.1

India 776.4 738.4 659.8

United States of America 870.9 712.1 651.2

Others 10,083.6 9,299.0 8,479.6

Government 42.5 663.6 487.2

Netherlands - 16.4 399.2

France 10.1 5.2 72.7


Philippines - - 4.9

Yemen 0.2 0.9 2.7

Others 14.9 608.7 2.4

Exporters’ Total 27,938.4 27,254.9 24,778.7


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sector and top trade partners - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 135.2 203.9 129.3

United Kingdom 15.4 10.8 20.0

Oman 17.6 8.6 17.4

Japan 27.3 16.5 14.8

Germany 13.1 7.7 12.9


Others 51.3 148.8 51.8

Business 27,837.2 24,284.3 21,221.2

Saudi Arabia 2,988.1 3,058.6 2,873.6

Japan 2,598.3 2,552.9 2,589.6

United States of America 2,663.5 2,178.4 2,320.3

Congo 1,089.3 1,451.9 1,336.2

Germany 1,390.6 1,045.7 1,270.8

Others 17,107.4 13,996.9 10,830.8

Government 876.3 730.0 3,774.1

France 346.0 202.0 2,126.9

United Kingdom 16.8 49.4 1,088.2


Belarus - - 50.0

Poland 30.5 21.9 48.8

Others 197.4 171.9 211.6

Importers’ Total 28,848.7 25,218.1 25,124.6


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exporters’ sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3

2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 791.0 799.6 690.8

Food and Live Animals; Animal Products 32.7 30.3 19.4

Beverages and tobacco 1.6 0.3 -

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 0.1 0.4 0.1

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 0.1 0.1 -

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes - 0.6 -

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 10.6 12.2 14.8

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by

material 14.3 13.2 9.4

Machinery and transport equipment 568.5 460.9 557.6

Miscellaneous manufactured articles 10.9 5.8 5.6

Commodities and transactions n.e.s. 152.2 275.8 84.0

Business 27,105.0 25,791.8 23,600.6

Food and Live Animals; Animal Products 2,132.0 2,120.6 1,930.2

Beverages and tobacco 103.1 91.6 99.8


Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 119.7 85.3 106.7

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes 92.3 92.4 66.3

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 5,209.8 4,156.2 4,423.6


material 6,201.4 5,671.7 6,353.5

Machinery and transport equipment 7,412.5 8,607.5 7,679.3

Miscellaneous manufactured articles 1,647.9 1,490.5 1,508.6

Commodities and transactions n.e.s. 4,010.8 3,415.2 1,369.9

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Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Government 42.5 663.6 487.2


Beverages and tobacco - - -


Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials - - -

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes - - -

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. - - -

Manufactured goods classified chiefly by material

0.1 0.5 0.3




Exporters’ Total 27,938.4 27,254.9 24,778.7


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sector and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC4) - Q3 2019


Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Individual 135.2 203.9 129.3


Beverages and tobacco - 0.1 -


Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 0.1 - -

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes - 0.1 -



8.5 5.8 6.8




Business 27,837.2 24,284.3 21,221.2

Food and Live Animals; Animal Products 1,671.1 1,842.9 1,765.6

Beverages and tobacco 7.1 14.1 14.8

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels 2,368.7 4,688.9 1,719.6

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials 543.9 380.0 131.7

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes 62.6 111.8 51.3

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s. 2,595.4 2,530.7 2,604.4


8,551.7 5,189.7 4,855.0

Machinery and transport equipment 10,167.4 8,200.1 8,667.8

Miscellaneous manufactured articles 751.4 1,002.4 1,190.8

Commodities and transactions n.e.s. 1,117.7 323.8 220.2

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Sectors Q3 2018 Q2 2019 Q3 2019

Government 876.3 730.0 3,774.1


Beverages and tobacco - - -

Crude materials, inedible, except fuels - - 0.1

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials - 0.1 0.2

Animal and vegetable oil, fats and waxes - - -



material 39.4 11.2 22.8


Miscellaneous manufactured articles 378.5 300.3 2,171.0

Commodities and transactions n.e.s. 1.4 6.0 1,046.9

Importers’ Total 28,848.7 25,218.1 25,124.6


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Explanatory notes

Technical notes

Data source

Data are obtained from the exporters’ and importers’ record of the Department of Finance – Customs

Administration. The data are processed and provided to Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi for further editing,

compilation and reclassified according to statistical classifications for foreign trade statistics.

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 statistics 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 an updated

statistical time series of Foreign Trade data to users.

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.

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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 Standard

International Trade Classification (SITC4).

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.

Exporter and importer register

Is an official book in the Department of Finance – Customs Administration and contains data about

exports or imports of goods by individuals, companies and government through the ports of the Emirate

of Abu Dhabi

Importer

Means the natural or legal person importing the goods.

Exporter

Means the natural or legal person exporting the goods.

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

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.

Non-oil Exports

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

resources are used. In addition, 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

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

merchandise trade deficit. In this publication, the value of exports is the sum of exports and re-exports.

Individual sector

Represent natural persons residing in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi (citizens and non-nationals) who import

and export through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Business sector

Represent all local and foreign companies and establishments operating in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi

that have imported and exported through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Government sector

Represent all ministries, federal and local departments and diplomatic bodies operating in the Emirate

of Abu Dhabi that have imported and exported through the ports of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

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.

Final estimates

Once primary data are incorporated into the foreign trade statistics, it is considered as final and are not

revised unless future primary data become available.

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.ae