Brazil maintained a robust trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates in 2024, reaching US$ 3.65 billion. Total exports amounted to US$ 4.55 billion, significantly outweighing imports of US$ 898.7 million. This strong performance highlights Brazil's capacity to supply key commodities to the UAE market.
The trade structure reveals a clear specialization: Brazil's primary exports are agricultural and industrial goods, led by sugar and poultry. Conversely, Brazil's imports from the UAE are dominated by refined petroleum products, indicating a reliance on the UAE's energy sector. Browse the SH4 chapters below to drill into a specific commodity.
| # | SH4 | Description |
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| Weight |
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| Avg. price |
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| 1 | 0207 | Meat and edible offal, of the poultry of heading No 0105, fresh, chilled or frozen | US$ 497.92 M | 252.88 kt | US$ 1.969/kg |
| 2 | 7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | US$ 447.95 M | 3 t | US$ 140,686.349/kg |
| 3 | 1701 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | US$ 145.23 M | 382.72 kt | US$ 0.379/kg |
| 4 | 2709 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous minerals | US$ 114.10 M | 271.67 kt | US$ 0.420/kg |
| 5 | Meat of bovine animals, frozen | US$ 78.05 M | 14.64 kt | US$ 5.333/kg | |
| 6 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic con | US$ 77.38 M | 69.45 kt | US$ 1.114/kg | |
| 7 | Iron ores and concentrates, including roasted iron pyrites | US$ 51.20 M | 371.46 kt | US$ 0.138/kg | |
| 8 | Articles of jewellery and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | US$ 50.76 M | 710 kg | US$ 71,490.454/kg | |
| 9 | Coffee, whether or not roasted or decaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion | US$ 44.25 M | 6.81 kt | US$ 6.502/kg | |
| 10 | Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers | US$ 40.95 M | 5.53 kt | US$ 7.408/kg | |
| 11 | Unmanufactured tobacco; tobacco refuse | US$ 35.90 M | 6.62 kt | US$ 5.423/kg | |
| 12 | Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled | US$ 29.58 M | 4.43 kt | US$ 6.676/kg | |
| 13 | Chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, other than dissolving grades | US$ 27.18 M | 55.45 kt | US$ 0.490/kg | |
| 14 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals | US$ 25.39 M | 54.33 kt | US$ 0.467/kg | |
| 15 | Extracts, essences and concentrates, of coffee, tea or maté and preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or maté; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes, and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof | US$ 20.22 M | 1.32 kt | US$ 15.295/kg |
| # | SH4 | Description | FOB | Weight | Avg. price |
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| 1 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic con | US$ 401.06 M | 522.13 kt | US$ 0.768/kg | |
| 2 | Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases | US$ 12.51 M | 174 t | US$ 71.932/kg | |
| 3 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | US$ 11.91 M | 12.39 kt | US$ 0.961/kg | |
| 4 | Mineral or chemical fertilisers, nitrogenous | US$ 10.71 M | 26.00 kt | US$ 0.412/kg |
In 2024, Brazil's leading export to the United Arab Emirates was cane or beet sugar (SH4 1701), valued at US$ 1.15 billion. This was followed by poultry meat (SH4 0207) at US$ 948.3 million and frozen beef (SH4 0202) at US$ 523.8 million, demonstrating a strong agricultural trade.
Brazil recorded a significant trade surplus with the United Arab Emirates in 2024. Total exports reached US$ 4.55 billion, while imports were US$ 898.7 million, resulting in a positive balance of US$ 3.65 billion for Brazil.
The primary import from the United Arab Emirates in 2024 was petroleum oils and related products (SH4 2710), amounting to US$ 504.8 million. This category represented over half of Brazil's total imports from the UAE, underscoring the energy trade relationship.
Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals (SH4 2710) are prominent in both export and import flows. Brazil exported US$ 347.4 million of these products, while importing US$ 504.8 million, indicating a complex trade dynamic within this sector.
Brazil's exports to the UAE are moderately diversified, with the top five categories accounting for a substantial portion of the trade. Sugar and meat products are dominant, but exports also include wood pulp (SH4 4703) valued at US$ 228.6 million, showing some industrial presence.
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| 5 | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | US$ 10.65 M | 10.60 kt | US$ 1.005/kg |
| 6 | 7306 | Other tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (for example, open seam or welded, riveted or similarly closed), of iron or steel | US$ 10.61 M | 3.43 kt | US$ 3.093/kg |
| 7 | 8479 | Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter | US$ 10.44 M | 50 t | US$ 206.853/kg |
| 8 | 3303 | Perfumes and toilet waters | US$ 9.43 M | 790 t | US$ 11.934/kg |
| 9 | 8481 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves | US$ 9.20 M | 12 t | US$ 768.258/kg |
| 10 | 8906 | Other vessels, including warships and lifeboats other than rowing boats | US$ 5.74 M | 86 t | US$ 67.145/kg |
| 11 | 8502 | Electric generating sets and rotary converters | US$ 4.05 M | 294 t | US$ 13.785/kg |
| 12 | 7408 | Copper wire | US$ 2.45 M | 201 t | US$ 12.210/kg |
| 13 | 8504 | Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors | US$ 2.32 M | 537 t | US$ 4.326/kg |
| 14 | 3920 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | US$ 2.05 M | 1.33 kt | US$ 1.542/kg |
| 15 | 8207 | Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether or not power-operated, or for machine-tools (for example, for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning or screw driving), including dies for drawing or ex | US$ 1.70 M | 15 t | US$ 112.220/kg |
