Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(36 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD361(36)235(23)145(17)94(11)56(6)31(2)12(1)
>= 50 mln USD156(12)111(10)72(9)47(4)30183
>= 100 mln USD90(7)64(6)44(6)28(2)16103
>= 200 mln USD45(4)34(4)26(4)19(2)1063
>= 500 mln USD171397632

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (36 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201493.05%24,395,132
2Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201480.65%13,114,639
3Saudi Arabia2505Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26201478.02%35,302,990
4Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201474.98%45,837,520
5Saudi Arabia3809Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included201473.13%19,526,615
6Saudi Arabia1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201472.83%38,056,376
7Saudi Arabia0403Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.201468.45%72,609,188
8Russian Federation7408Copper wire201466.82%208,491,193
9Qatar2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals201464.18%237,804,962
10Saudi Arabia0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201462.83%64,495,972
11Russian Federation7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201460.99%42,905,167
12Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201459.64%143,187,333
13Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201458.01%164,769,756
14Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201456.34%454,792,470
15Qatar7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201454.32%227,474,178
16Saudi Arabia7223Stainless steel wire201451.74%19,040,935
17Saudi Arabia7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201451.15%79,161,131
18Qatar7301Iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel201449.66%35,357,233
19Saudi Arabia5705Carpets and other textile floor coverings; n.e.c. in chapter 57, whether or not made up201448.05%10,618,012
20Saudi Arabia4817Envelopes, letter cards, plain postcards and correspondence cards, of paper, paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums, of paper or paperboard containing assortment of paper stationery201447.34%16,025,162
21Saudi 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 matter201446.25%78,722,576
22Saudi Arabia6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201444.06%25,371,497
23Saudi Arabia0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked201441.01%39,972,688
24Kuwait3814Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers201438.10%18,946,775
25Saudi Arabia9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material201436.01%49,684,002
26Saudi Arabia7612Aluminium 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 not201435.56%71,663,713
27Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201435.32%10,766,780
28Saudi Arabia7310Tanks, 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-insulated201434.97%25,430,387
29Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel201434.39%24,190,473
30Saudi Arabia3812Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.c. or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics201434.16%17,215,497
31Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201434.00%17,378,341
32Iran0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh201433.58%23,620,136
33Saudi Arabia1902Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared201432.77%27,507,154
34Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401201431.92%148,703,486
35Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201430.36%30,031,654
36Saudi Arabia2707Oils 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 constituents201430.29%16,587,380

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 24 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.