Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows United Arab Emirates's number of import bottlenecks for different combinations of minimum import share (%) and minimum import value (USD). Red parentheses show bottlenecks from Danger Zone countries, and lime square brackets show bottlenecks involving Critical Goods.

United Arab Emirates

Year: 2001(23 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD151(23)[1]94(18)[1]54(11)37(7)28(5)16(1)4
>= 50 mln USD41(5)[1]27(3)[1]17(2)12(1)763
>= 100 mln USD13864332
>= 200 mln USD5432111
>= 500 mln USD3321111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3101Fertilizers; animal or vegetable, whether or not mixed together or chemically treated; fertilizers produced by the mixing or chemical treatment of animal or vegetable products200187.70%13,465,618
2Saudi Arabia0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200179.21%30,522,889
3Saudi Arabia7413Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated200174.84%14,772,956
4Saudi Arabia3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium200173.54%14,298,171
5Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper200171.97%20,971,651
6Saudi Arabia5701Carpets and other textile floor coverings; knotted, whether or not made up200162.32%11,385,448
7Iran0802Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled200160.00%61,557,382
8Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200158.93%34,184,314
9Qatar7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200154.85%88,578,893
10Saudi Arabia4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres200154.66%28,493,345
11Iran0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried200154.27%36,561,469
12Iran0806Grapes; fresh or dried200146.13%14,417,184
13Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200145.88%39,019,279
14Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200143.66%16,480,160
15Iran0910Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices200142.62%12,699,942
16Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200141.48%14,538,517
17Saudi Arabia2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200140.62%11,239,327
18Iran2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200140.56%53,440,545
19Saudi Arabia0701Potatoes; fresh or chilled200139.44%13,675,489
20Saudi Arabia8544Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not; optical fibre cables of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors200131.10%81,320,992
21Saudi Arabia7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200131.02%50,098,752
22Lebanon0701Potatoes; fresh or chilled200130.32%10,512,996
23Saudi Arabia3401Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent200130.06%12,899,724

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 14 occurrences

Iran: 5 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.