Data from China Customs shows that in 2021, Saudi Arabia imported various types of cranes from China worth US$36.147 million, down 40.46% from US$60.705 million in 2020. Contrary to the shrinking Saudi crane market, the bilateral import and export volume of goods between China and Saudi Arabia in 2021 will be 87,309,590,000 US dollars, an increase of 20,177,477,900 US dollars compared with the same period in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 30%. The reason for the drop in demand for cranes in Saudi Arabia is unknown. Looking at the timeline, the import value of most months in 2021 is lower than the same period in 2020. We checked the import data in 2019 and found that the total import value in 2019 was US$51.063 million, slightly lower than the total import value in 2020. Similar to 2020, there was an explosive import in August 2019, with an import value of $19.548 million, while that in October 2020 was $15.912 million.

Saudi Arabia's import value of cranes imported from China from January to December 2021/2020
Saudi Arabia’s import value of cranes imported from China from January to December 2021/2020

Saudi Arabia’s import value of cranes from China by month
2020   2021
01   3026936.00   1708083.00
02   1588262.00   1948870.00
03   2502326.00   3537444.00
04   9165064.00   3346880.00
05   5962531.00   1511002.00
06   6141924.00   3416698.00
07   3924789.00   2505165.00
08   4719613.00   4921192.00
09   3208834.00   2243728.00
10   15911743.00   2799518.00
11   1639845.00   4414182.00
12   2912905.00   3794463.00
Total   60704772.00   36147225.00
Statistics of imported cranes in Saudi Arabia in 2021 by category
It can be seen from the data that Saudi Arabia has the highest import value for Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators, Other self-propelled hoists with rubber wheels and Universal Overhead Crane. Among them, the import value of Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators exceeded one third of the total import value of the whole year. For all kinds of crane equipment needed in Saudi Arabia, Dongqi Crane can provide types including: gantry crane, bridge crane, jib crane, electric hoist and various crane accessories. At present, Saudi Arabia ranks third in import value of overhead cranes, fifth in import value of electric hoists, and sixth in import value of manual hoists. Dongqi Crane has many years of crane service experience in Saudi Arabia, and can provide a full range of design, manufacturing, installation and after-sales service. If you have any needs for our products, please feel free to contact us

Commodity code   Crane Type   Import value
Total      36147225.00
84313100   Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators   13710349.00
84264190   Other self-propelled hoists with rubber wheels   5575918.00
84261120   Universal Overhead Crane   5363334.00
84264910   Crawler Crane   2785124.00
84251100   Electric Pulleys and Hoists   1590769.00
84251900   Non-electric trolleys and hoists   1495057.00
84264110   Rubber-mounted self-propelled crane   1483710.00
84262000   Tower Crane   1147923.00
84263000   Portal Crane and Pedestal Jib Crane   1146252.00
84261930   Gantry Crane   652079.00
84281090   Other lifts and tipping cranes   544702.00
84261990   Unlisted bridge cranes and mobile spreaders and straddle carriers   427012.00
84269100   Other cranes for installation on road vehicles   141330.00
84269900   Unlisted Crane   68152.00
84261190   Overhead mobile cranes with other fixed supports   15514.00
84264990   Other self-propelled hoists without rubber wheels   
Import volume of various types of cranes in Saudi Arabia in 2021
Commodity code   Crane Type   Quantity
Total      5853236
84313100   Parts of lifts, tipping cranes or escalators   5809232
84251900   Non-electric trolleys and hoists   40808
84251100   Electric Pulleys and Hoists   2759
84269900   Unlisted Crane   199
84261120   Universal Overhead Crane   130
84281090   Other lifts and tipping cranes   32
84261930   Gantry Crane   19
84264190   Other self-propelled hoists with rubber wheels   19
84264910   Crawler Crane   12
84269100   Other cranes for installation on road vehicles   6
84263000   Portal Crane and Pedestal Jib Crane   5
84264110   Rubber-mounted self-propelled crane   5
84262000   Tower Crane   4
84261190   Overhead mobile cranes with other fixed supports   3
84261990   Unlisted bridge cranes and mobile spreaders and straddle carriers   3
84264990   Other self-propelled hoists without rubber wheels   
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Statistics of Saudi Arabia’s import of cranes from China in 2021