Top Export Products of Yemen

10-Apr-2025

Overview

Yemen
 

> Crude Oil: 40%

> Refined Petroleum: 20%

> Fish and Seafood: 10%

> Coffee: 8%

> Fruits and Vegetables: 6%

> Textiles: 5%

> Livestock: 4%

> Leather: 3%

> Spices: 2%

> Honey: 2%

These top 10 export items represented a significant 100% of Yemen's total export value for 2023. When analyzing the country's customs records, it's evident that the fastest-growing export categories were Crude Oil (USD 4.0 billion), Refined Petroleum (USD 2.0 billion), and Fish and Seafood (USD 1.0 billion) showing a robust upward trend. Conversely, the declining sectors in the export landscape included products of the Crude Oil, Refined Petroleum, Fish and Seafood, and Coffee.

For businesses and market analysts, the subsequent chart offers a deeper dive, showcasing the monetary value and market dynamics of Yemen’s top 10 export commodities for 2023.

YOY and MOM comparison of growth and share of top Export Products of yemen
Export Products of Yemen
100
Top Products 2023 2022 Growth% 2023 Share 2022 Share
Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel

HSN Code:  72044900   72044100   72042190 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 147
Yemen Exporters Shipment 4,632
Value $121,822,934.74 $108,513,936.18 greenUpArrow 12.26% 14.91%
Shipment 1,712 1,670 greenUpArrow 2.51% 46.43%
Aluminium waste and scrap

HSN Code:  76020010   76020019  76020090 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 91
Yemen Exporters Shipment 1,202
Value $20,129,148.04 $14,873,820.55 greenUpArrow 35.33% 2.46%
Shipment 481 202 greenUpArrow 138.12% 13.05%


HSN Code:  85491100  
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 63
Yemen Exporters Shipment 1,126
Value $59,143,831.1 $47,264,530.35 greenUpArrow 25.13% 7.24%
Shipment 407 342 greenUpArrow 19.01% 11.04%
Fish, Frozen, Excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304 - salmonidae, Excluding livers and roes:

HSN Code:  03038900   03038990   03034900  
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 151
Yemen Exporters Shipment 1,111
Value $548,340,804.55 $607,766,351.14 redDownArrow -9.78% 67.10%
Shipment 187 678 redDownArrow -72.42% 5.07%
Ii. –waste, Parings and scrap; semi-manufactures; articles waste, Parings and scrap, Of plastics

HSN Code:  39159080  39159010   39159020 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 58
Yemen Exporters Shipment 655
Value $15,137,692.61 $27,924,776.83 redDownArrow -45.79% 1.85%
Shipment 212 219 redDownArrow -3.20% 5.75%
Molluscs, Whether in shell or not, Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Salted or in brine; smoked molluscs,Whether in shell or not,Whetheror not cooked before or during the smoking process; flours, Meals and pellets of molluscs, Fit for human consumption

HSN Code:  03074310   03074211   03074338  
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 40
Yemen Exporters Shipment 518
Value $8,851,635.99 $18,090,692.22 redDownArrow -51.07% 1.08%
Shipment 57 84 redDownArrow -32.14% 1.55%

Polyacetals, Other polyethers and epoxide resins, In primary forms; polycarbonates, Alkyd resins, Polyallylesters and other polyesters, In primary forms

HSN Code:  39076910  39079120   39076100 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 27
Yemen Exporters Shipment 177
Value $4,851,679.15 $2,617,819.05 greenUpArrow 85.33% 0.59%
Shipment 60 24 greenUpArrow 150.00% 1.63%

Unwrought lead

HSN Code:  78019920   78019100  78019990 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 18
Yemen Exporters Shipment 118
Value $4,280,808.85 $5,654,813.17 redDownArrow -24.30% 0.52%
Shipment 37 47 redDownArrow -21.28% 1.00%

Raw hides and skins of bovine (including buffalo) or equine animals (fresh or salted, Dried, Limed, Pickled or otherwise preserved, But not tanned, Parchment- dressed or further prepared), Whether or not dehaired or split

HSN Code:  41012050   41019000  41019090 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 19
Yemen Exporters Shipment 100
Value $1,407,437.69 $1,005,484.66 greenUpArrow 39.98% 0.17%
Shipment 48 39 greenUpArrow 23.08% 1.30%

Screws, Bolts, Nuts, Coach-screws, Screw hooks, Rivets, Cotters, Cotter-pins, Washers (including spring washers)and similar articles, Of iron or steel - threaded articles :

HSN Code:  73181606   73181504  73182202 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 29
Yemen Exporters Shipment 99
Value $21,631.74 $12,731.35 greenUpArrow 69.91% 0.00%
Shipment 22 73 redDownArrow -69.86% 0.60%

Copper waste and scrap

HSN Code:  74040012   74040099  74040010 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 12
Yemen Exporters Shipment 94
Value $6,584,263.11 $9,124,246 redDownArrow -27.84% 0.81%
Shipment 36 42 redDownArrow -14.29% 0.98%

Coffee, Whether or not roasted or dacaffeinated; coffee husks and skins; coffee substitutes containing coffee in any proportion - coffee, Not roasted :

HSN Code:  09011100  09019010  09012100 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 5
Yemen Exporters Shipment 85
Value $412,488.16 $577,022.8 redDownArrow -28.51% 0.05%
Shipment 35 32 greenUpArrow 9.38% 0.95%

Crustaceans, Whether in shell or not, Live, Fresh, Chilled, Frozen, Dried, Salted or in brine; smoked crustaceans, Whether in shell or not, Whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process; crustaceans, In shell, Cooked by steaming or by boiling

HSN Code:  03061990  03061190  03061490 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 8
Yemen Exporters Shipment 59
Value $2,226,712.25 $2,452,064.84 redDownArrow -9.19% 0.27%
Shipment 14 23 redDownArrow -39.13% 0.38%

Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, Or salted, Dried, Limed, Pickled or otherwise preserved, But not tanned, Parchment- dressed or further prepared), Whether or not with wool on or split, Other than those excluded by note 1 ( c ) to this chapter

HSN Code:  41022100  41022910  41021010 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 10
Yemen Exporters Shipment 53
Value $1,848,898.85 $486,127.15 greenUpArrow 280.33% 0.23%
Shipment 24 11 greenUpArrow 118.18% 0.65%

Zinc waste and scrap

HSN Code:  79020010   79020000 
Exporters : Yemen Exporters 16
Yemen Exporters Shipment 53
Value $1,037,127.87 $525,077.9 greenUpArrow 97.52% 0.13%
Shipment 25 8 greenUpArrow 212.50% 0.68%