Country Matrix
For 2006, 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: 2006(42 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 256(42) | 163(28) | 110(23) | 70(12) | 38(6) | 21(3) | 9(3) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 86(11) | 58(8) | 39(6) | 26(4) | 15(1) | 10 | 4 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 45(4) | 31(3) | 22(2) | 15(2) | 12(1) | 8 | 4 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 23(2) | 16(1) | 13(1) | 10(1) | 8(1) | 7 | 4 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 2715 | 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) | 2006 | 94.57% | 43,203,273 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2714 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks | 2006 | 91.13% | 45,973,273 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 7223 | Stainless steel wire | 2006 | 90.20% | 25,132,593 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2006 | 75.45% | 207,707,118 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 3814 | Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers | 2006 | 73.50% | 21,898,200 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 2505 | Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26 | 2006 | 71.19% | 17,009,722 |
| 7 | Iran | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2006 | 69.86% | 190,738,480 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 7612 | Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not | 2006 | 69.07% | 32,610,295 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 2905 | Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2006 | 67.43% | 68,236,325 |
| 10 | Qatar | 7002 | Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading no. 7018), rods or tubes, unworked | 2006 | 67.16% | 15,588,035 |
| 11 | Qatar | 7301 | Iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel | 2006 | 64.20% | 53,550,281 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3212 | Pigments (metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media in liquid or paste form, as used in manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils, dyes etc in forms, packing for retail sale | 2006 | 63.98% | 12,389,018 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2006 | 58.97% | 84,610,404 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 2508 | Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth | 2006 | 58.11% | 25,713,031 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2006 | 54.65% | 15,608,365 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 0701 | Potatoes; fresh or chilled | 2006 | 54.61% | 29,027,250 |
| 17 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2006 | 54.35% | 27,340,691 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 3909 | Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms | 2006 | 54.34% | 31,963,963 |
| 19 | Syria | 0909 | Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper | 2006 | 53.37% | 10,283,549 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 1516 | Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | 2006 | 51.94% | 10,363,298 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 7222 | Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections | 2006 | 51.50% | 35,692,629 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 2006 | 50.85% | 63,627,612 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 0407 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked | 2006 | 50.19% | 18,281,911 |
| 24 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2006 | 49.94% | 12,489,122 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2006 | 46.52% | 136,491,181 |
| 26 | Iran | 2507 | Kaolin and other kaolinic clays; whether or not calcined | 2006 | 44.48% | 88,900,419 |
| 27 | Bahrain | 2713 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 2006 | 42.91% | 43,159,375 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 4819 | Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like | 2006 | 42.73% | 28,377,207 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 4818 | Toilet 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 fibres | 2006 | 39.89% | 31,220,864 |
| 30 | Iran | 0802 | Nuts (excluding coconuts, Brazils and cashew nuts); fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled | 2006 | 39.58% | 41,255,480 |
| 31 | Kuwait | 9406 | Buildings; prefabricated | 2006 | 39.58% | 10,619,280 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 7228 | Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel | 2006 | 38.98% | 33,901,091 |
| 33 | Iraq | 0804 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried | 2006 | 38.32% | 44,586,405 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 2009 | Fruit 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 matter | 2006 | 38.20% | 28,647,785 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 2827 | Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides | 2006 | 36.38% | 14,675,076 |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 7407 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles | 2006 | 35.26% | 64,264,062 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 5702 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), whether or not made up, including kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs | 2006 | 32.83% | 23,111,723 |
| 38 | Iran | 0910 | Ginger, saffron, tumeric (curcuma), thyme, bay leaves, curry and other spices | 2006 | 32.72% | 12,339,372 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 8544 | Insulated 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 connectors | 2006 | 31.38% | 215,921,286 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2006 | 31.30% | 27,562,030 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 3920 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39 | 2006 | 31.23% | 57,397,222 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 3904 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms | 2006 | 30.49% | 40,651,445 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 27 occurrences
Iran: 4 occurrences
Ukraine: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
Syria: 1 occurrence
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Iraq: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
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.