Country Matrix
For 2005, 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: 2005(50 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 356(50)[2] | 269(43)[1] | 198(38) | 151(30) | 111(24) | 74(14) | 32(5) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 72(6)[1] | 55(5) | 46(4) | 36(4) | 28(4) | 17(2) | 9 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 37(4)[1] | 30(3) | 26(3) | 21(3) | 19(3) | 12(1) | 7 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 17(1) | 14(1) | 13(1) | 11(1) | 10(1) | 9(1) | 5 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2005 | 99.43% | 43,098,911 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2005 | 98.44% | 14,026,663 |
| 3 | Iran | 080250 | - Pistachios | 2005 | 98.10% | 29,504,672 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 271500 | Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs) | 2005 | 92.71% | 13,291,996 |
| 5 | Iran | 080620 | Fruit, edible; grapes, dried | 2005 | 91.68% | 11,801,077 |
| 6 | Iran | 091020 | Spices; saffron | 2005 | 89.59% | 15,962,148 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 390940 | Phenolic resins; in primary forms | 2005 | 89.19% | 19,523,398 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 392030 | Plastics; of polymers of styrene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2005 | 87.85% | 12,082,769 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | 2005 | 85.50% | 243,364,431 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2005 | 85.30% | 47,978,232 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 481730 | Paper and paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery | 2005 | 84.15% | 11,567,000 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 721610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm | 2005 | 82.99% | 25,920,579 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 722300 | Steel, stainless; wire | 2005 | 80.54% | 17,920,527 |
| 14 | Qatar | 730110 | Iron or steel; sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements | 2005 | 80.29% | 57,487,759 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 681091 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone; prefabricated structural components for building or civil engineering, whether or not reinforced | 2005 | 79.54% | 10,219,121 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 390330 | Styrene polymers; acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers, in primary forms | 2005 | 79.08% | 12,461,374 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 200980 | - Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable | 2005 | 78.91% | 12,812,185 |
| 18 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2005 | 76.72% | 16,135,023 |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 710691 | Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | 2005 | 74.99% | 132,962,744 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 040130 | - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % | 2005 | 74.61% | 14,528,865 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 040299 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2005 | 73.65% | 15,419,852 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 741300 | Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated | 2005 | 71.27% | 10,423,437 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 381400 | Solvents and thinners; organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers | 2005 | 70.50% | 18,030,771 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2005 | 70.24% | 111,283,570 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 250510 | Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured | 2005 | 69.90% | 11,504,955 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 761290 | Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | 2005 | 66.05% | 24,194,917 |
| 27 | Iran | 010420 | Goats; live | 2005 | 66.03% | 23,379,050 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 070190 | Vegetables; potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | 2005 | 64.16% | 30,128,631 |
| 29 | Ukraine | 720838 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm | 2005 | 60.33% | 11,954,225 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | 2005 | 60.33% | 10,549,521 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2005 | 58.59% | 39,508,565 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | 2005 | 58.51% | 14,462,987 |
| 33 | Bahrain | 282732 | Chlorides; of aluminium | 2005 | 55.63% | 13,211,643 |
| 34 | Qatar | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2005 | 52.12% | 43,250,223 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 200990 | Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2005 | 51.82% | 15,595,480 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2005 | 50.85% | 25,524,831 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock | 2005 | 50.82% | 14,494,876 |
| 38 | Iraq | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2005 | 50.28% | 16,951,972 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 481840 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles | 2005 | 48.51% | 23,033,343 |
| 40 | Iran | 271011 | -- Light oils and preparations | 2005 | 47.86% | 18,047,703 |
| 41 | Ukraine | 720852 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2005 | 46.53% | 41,494,728 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2005 | 46.29% | 62,630,627 |
| 43 | Iran | 720720 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon | 2005 | 45.64% | 12,806,798 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | 2005 | 38.89% | 27,129,372 |
| 45 | Iran | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock | 2005 | 38.19% | 10,893,239 |
| 46 | Iran | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type) | 2005 | 34.76% | 12,540,666 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2005 | 33.90% | 28,130,642 |
| 48 | Kuwait | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2005 | 33.71% | 18,897,803 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2005 | 33.63% | 31,463,499 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 271019 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations | 2005 | 33.55% | 109,990,461 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 30 occurrences
Iran: 8 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
Bahrain: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Iraq: 1 occurrence
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271011 - -- Light oils and preparations
271019 - 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.