The global food & beverages trade (export + import) has raised to USD 3268.53 billion in 2020 increase of 1.62% compared to 2019 which was USD 3216.34 billion. The food & beverages trade represented 9.39% of the total global trade.

Dubai food & beverages trade (export + import) has raised to USD 19.24 billion in 2020, an increase of 2.22% compared to USD 18.83 billion in 2019. Dubai Food & Beverages trade represented 0.59% of the total global food & beverages trade.

Dubai food & beverages export was AED 21.2 billion in 2020 which accounts for 12.67% of Dubai export.

The top exported products were: Cigarettes; containing tobacco (HS Code: 240220), Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape (HS Code: 151411); Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar (HS Code: 40221).

The top export destinations were:  Somalia, Iraq, China, Libya and Sultanate of Oman.

Dubai food & beverages imports were AED 49.37 billion in 2020 which accounted for 7.19% of the total Dubai imports.

The top import products were: Cigarettes; containing tobacco (HS Code: 240220), Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen (HS Code: 20230) and Cereals; rice, semi-milled (HS Code: 100630).

The top import origins were: India, USA, Brazil, Canada, South Korea and Australia.

Dubai food & beverages re-exports were AED 14.45 billion in 2020 which accounted for 4.4% of the total Dubai re-export.

The top re-export products: Cigarettes; containing tobacco (HS Code: 240220), Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen (HS Code: 20230) and Whiskies (HS Code: 220830).

The top re-export destinations were: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Sultanate of Oman, and Saudi Arabia.

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The food & beverages sector contains Sections No. (01-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24).

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