Country Matrix
For 2009, 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: 2009(39 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 321(39) | 217(31) | 134(23) | 90(14) | 50(6) | 26(2) | 11 |
| >= 50 mln USD | 125(13) | 81(10) | 53(8) | 39(6) | 27(5) | 13(1) | 7 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 66(3) | 41(3) | 28(2) | 19(1) | 15(1) | 8 | 6 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 28(1) | 19(1) | 14(1) | 12(1) | 11(1) | 5 | 5 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 7223 | Stainless steel wire | 2009 | 83.89% | 29,030,093 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 7110 | Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2009 | 83.65% | 66,200,823 |
| 3 | Qatar | 7222 | Stainless steel bars and rods, angles, shapes and sections | 2009 | 79.38% | 77,503,332 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2009 | 75.80% | 299,388,731 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 2707 | Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents | 2009 | 72.16% | 53,664,885 |
| 6 | 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 | 2009 | 71.43% | 76,825,892 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 0701 | Potatoes; fresh or chilled | 2009 | 69.83% | 49,206,072 |
| 8 | 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 | 2009 | 68.98% | 25,850,717 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2009 | 67.14% | 35,362,772 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 2714 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks | 2009 | 65.61% | 20,925,866 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 4817 | Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper, paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard containing assortment of paper stationery | 2009 | 63.09% | 29,493,521 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 2905 | Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives | 2009 | 62.15% | 81,390,740 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 0408 | Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2009 | 60.18% | 11,564,532 |
| 14 | Qatar | 2835 | Phosphinates (hypophosphites), phosphonates (phosphites), and phosphates; and polyphosphates, whether or not chemically defined | 2009 | 60.13% | 26,330,024 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3814 | Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers | 2009 | 58.07% | 12,861,713 |
| 16 | Bahrain | 2713 | Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals | 2009 | 52.49% | 110,491,487 |
| 17 | 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 | 2009 | 52.39% | 93,874,413 |
| 18 | Bahrain | 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) | 2009 | 52.01% | 28,563,587 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 2505 | Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26 | 2009 | 51.27% | 30,212,345 |
| 20 | Iran | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2009 | 51.12% | 15,526,278 |
| 21 | 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 | 2009 | 51.07% | 49,436,744 |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 7106 | Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2009 | 51.07% | 42,044,038 |
| 23 | Qatar | 2804 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals | 2009 | 50.80% | 33,824,860 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2009 | 49.74% | 187,767,176 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2009 | 49.53% | 85,672,526 |
| 26 | 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 | 2009 | 49.19% | 12,971,916 |
| 27 | Qatar | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2009 | 45.71% | 24,936,075 |
| 28 | Iran | 0104 | Sheep and goats; live | 2009 | 44.84% | 40,005,222 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 7310 | Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated | 2009 | 42.97% | 17,192,997 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2009 | 42.07% | 21,826,171 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2009 | 40.95% | 21,992,580 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 7303 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | 2009 | 39.43% | 83,100,111 |
| 33 | Bahrain | 8417 | Furnaces and ovens; industrial or laboratory, including incinerators, non-electric | 2009 | 38.04% | 22,812,224 |
| 34 | Iraq | 0804 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried | 2009 | 37.19% | 62,344,744 |
| 35 | 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 | 2009 | 37.16% | 49,478,907 |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 7408 | Copper wire | 2009 | 36.47% | 14,067,401 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2009 | 34.75% | 75,254,288 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 3206 | Colouring matter and preparations thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 3203, 3204, 3205; inorganic products, kind used as luminophores whether or not chemically defined | 2009 | 31.97% | 27,430,523 |
| 39 | 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 | 2009 | 30.97% | 36,588,214 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 21 occurrences
Qatar: 5 occurrences
Bahrain: 5 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
Ukraine: 2 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Iraq: 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.