Saudi Arabia Customs Status & U.S. Trade Treatment

At a glance

U.S. trade agreement

None

Average duty rate, August 2026

2.89%

Duty on U.S. imports

$21.8M

U.S. imports / exports

$788.7M / $1.2B a month

Agreements per the U.S. Trade Representative; customs territory per the European Commission. Duty is what the Census Bureau calculates for the month, not what was paid; a product's rate can differ widely from the country average.

Top U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia

These 5 make up 88% of U.S. imports from Saudi Arabia in the latest month.

1. Crude Petroleum & Bituminous Mineral Oils HS 270900$492.4M
2. Light Petroleum Oils & Preparations (Not Containing Biodiesel) HS 271012$103.5M
3. Platinum Waste and Scrap (Excluding Sweepings Containing Other Precious Metals) HS 711292$49.5M
4. Para-Xylene (p-Xylene) HS 290243$26.0M
5. Aluminum Alloy Rectangular Plates, Sheets & Strip, Over 0.2 mm Thick HS 760612$21.1M

Top U.S. exports to Saudi Arabia

These 5 make up 34% of U.S. exports to Saudi Arabia in the latest month.

1. Civilian Aircraft, Engines, Equipment, and Parts HS 880000$223.4M
2. Prepared Additives for Mineral Oils and Similar Liquids (NESOI) HS 381190$47.9M
3. Passenger Cars with Spark-Ignition Engine, Over 3,000 cc HS 870324$44.8M
4. Gas Turbine Parts, NESOI (Other Than for Turbojets or Turbopropellers) HS 841199$44.5M
5. Special Purpose Motor Vehicles (NESOI) HS 870590$39.6M

Trade overview

Saudi Arabia is the largest economy in the Arab world and one of the world's top oil exporters, with petroleum and petrochemicals dominating its export profile. As a WTO member and GCC participant, Saudi Arabia applies the GCC Common External Tariff and has been actively diversifying its economy under Vision 2030, increasing demand for foreign machinery, technology, and consumer goods. The US, China, Japan, South Korea, and India are among its principal trading partners.