Country Matrix
For 2015, 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: 2015(39 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 383(39)[3] | 247(29)[2] | 157(19)[2] | 96(13)[2] | 64(8)[2] | 38(4)[2] | 17(2)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 156(13)[1] | 107(11) | 71(6) | 51(5) | 33(2) | 17(1) | 7(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 94(7)[1] | 64(6) | 45(3) | 32(2) | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 49(3)[1] | 34(2) | 26(2) | 21(1) | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 7206 | Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2015 | 97.64% | 69,312,140 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 2823 | Titanium oxides | 2015 | 90.63% | 10,567,840 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2015 | 88.59% | 20,866,257 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 3809 | Finishing 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 included | 2015 | 83.21% | 28,688,735 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2015 | 78.29% | 30,287,315 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 0403 | Yogurt; 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. | 2015 | 74.07% | 95,340,362 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2015 | 72.35% | 42,729,706 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 2505 | Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26 | 2015 | 70.53% | 34,810,328 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2015 | 68.46% | 68,631,042 |
| 10 | Qatar | 2804 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals | 2015 | 67.52% | 262,348,367 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2015 | 67.41% | 20,212,838 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 3902 | Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms | 2015 | 65.18% | 133,074,901 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 3003 | Medicaments; (not goods of heading no. 3002, 3005 or 3006) of two or more constituents mixed together for therapeutic or prophylactic use not in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale | 2015 | 60.74% | 21,960,217 |
| 14 | Qatar | 3817 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2015 | 58.92% | 12,625,688 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2015 | 56.07% | 394,748,678 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 7223 | Stainless steel wire | 2015 | 55.12% | 18,516,441 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 2902 | Cyclic hydrocarbons | 2015 | 54.91% | 37,271,120 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 6807 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) | 2015 | 51.86% | 27,172,934 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 7605 | Aluminium wire | 2015 | 50.85% | 19,944,976 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 1001 | Wheat and meslin | 2015 | 49.64% | 131,199,120 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 7303 | Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron | 2015 | 49.15% | 27,039,166 |
| 22 | 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 | 2015 | 49.00% | 13,265,537 |
| 23 | 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 | 2015 | 48.77% | 88,357,431 |
| 24 | Kuwait | 3814 | Organic composite solvents and thinners, not elsewhere specified or included; prepared paint or varnish removers | 2015 | 44.75% | 14,192,797 |
| 25 | Iran | 2520 | Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | 2015 | 44.21% | 24,120,887 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 2508 | Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth | 2015 | 43.51% | 12,378,198 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2015 | 41.93% | 69,432,892 |
| 28 | Qatar | 7207 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof | 2015 | 40.98% | 151,157,743 |
| 29 | 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 | 2015 | 40.67% | 198,448,531 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 2909 | Ethers, 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 derivatives | 2015 | 39.76% | 19,044,648 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2015 | 38.33% | 67,943,753 |
| 32 | Iran | 7224 | Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel | 2015 | 38.25% | 13,250,793 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 3207 | Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes | 2015 | 38.17% | 29,602,945 |
| 34 | Bahrain | 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 | 2015 | 36.90% | 17,387,813 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 1902 | Pasta; 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 prepared | 2015 | 33.47% | 26,708,678 |
| 36 | Iran | 0807 | Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh | 2015 | 33.44% | 29,458,492 |
| 37 | Russian Federation | 7408 | Copper wire | 2015 | 33.20% | 42,093,541 |
| 38 | 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 | 2015 | 32.65% | 10,861,980 |
| 39 | Kuwait | 2710 | Petroleum 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 oils | 2015 | 30.32% | 345,525,953 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 23 occurrences
Qatar: 4 occurrences
Ukraine: 3 occurrences
Iran: 3 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 2 occurrences
Kuwait: 2 occurrences
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.