Country Matrix
For 2018, 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: 2018(84 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 883(84)[4] | 663(68)[4] | 451(53)[4] | 317(44)[4] | 220(33)[4] | 137(20)[4] | 67(10)[3] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 247(31)[1] | 201(27)[1] | 146(21)[1] | 106(18)[1] | 76(12)[1] | 49(9)[1] | 21(4) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 125(10)[1] | 107(10)[1] | 79(8)[1] | 58(8)[1] | 45(5)[1] | 30(4)[1] | 12(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 59(5)[1] | 52(5)[1] | 43(5)[1] | 35(5)[1] | 27(4)[1] | 18(3)[1] | 9(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 25(2)[1] | 22(2)[1] | 19(2)[1] | 13(2)[1] | 11(2)[1] | 5(2)[1] | 2(1) |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (84 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2018 | 99.92% | 12,061,691 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 720150 | Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2018 | 99.78% | 15,281,383 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2018 | 98.48% | 54,713,512 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 040110 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1% | 2018 | 96.37% | 50,652,850 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 290919 | Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | 2018 | 96.24% | 17,438,855 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2018 | 95.53% | 78,819,693 |
| 7 | Iran | 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 | 2018 | 94.92% | 545,877,881 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2018 | 91.74% | 32,696,280 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 320730 | Lustres; liquid lustres and similar preparations | 2018 | 91.17% | 38,252,817 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 282300 | Titanium oxides | 2018 | 90.59% | 13,689,398 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 380991 | Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) | 2018 | 89.83% | 35,312,478 |
| 12 | Iran | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2018 | 89.72% | 2,241,622,586 |
| 13 | Iran | 252010 | Gypsum; anhydrite | 2018 | 88.12% | 13,505,116 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 722300 | Steel, stainless; wire | 2018 | 85.77% | 53,961,710 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2018 | 85.71% | 16,144,082 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2018 | 84.35% | 254,555,089 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2018 | 83.46% | 162,149,660 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 040310 | Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | 2018 | 82.61% | 72,573,514 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 291532 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate | 2018 | 81.26% | 22,486,451 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2018 | 80.38% | 28,512,451 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2018 | 78.21% | 270,336,769 |
| 22 | Iran | 080252 | Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | 2018 | 78.09% | 15,525,293 |
| 23 | Bahrain | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2018 | 78.07% | 87,949,214 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2018 | 76.76% | 33,044,010 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 390190 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | 2018 | 75.90% | 53,319,728 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2018 | 74.53% | 33,644,948 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 390319 | Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | 2018 | 74.14% | 32,110,167 |
| 28 | Iran | 091020 | Spices; saffron | 2018 | 72.18% | 15,521,947 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2018 | 71.35% | 16,563,956 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 481159 | Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | 2018 | 70.88% | 37,026,348 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 722990 | Steel, alloy; wire, of materials other than silico-manganese steel | 2018 | 70.55% | 11,703,786 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 720990 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209 | 2018 | 70.55% | 10,250,370 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 020711 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 2018 | 70.15% | 21,690,180 |
| 34 | 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 | 2018 | 69.92% | 16,068,046 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 291612 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid | 2018 | 68.84% | 24,401,132 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2018 | 68.34% | 204,880,073 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 292910 | Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates | 2018 | 67.70% | 60,387,375 |
| 38 | Iran | 790112 | Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc | 2018 | 66.92% | 33,534,944 |
| 39 | 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 | 2018 | 64.84% | 71,462,014 |
| 40 | 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 | 2018 | 64.24% | 198,667,814 |
| 41 | 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 | 2018 | 64.15% | 66,224,886 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 731021 | Cans; which are to be closed by soldering or crimping, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), less than 50l capacity, of iron or steel | 2018 | 62.08% | 16,461,529 |
| 43 | Iran | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2018 | 62.03% | 125,256,018 |
| 44 | Iran | 780110 | Lead; unwrought, refined | 2018 | 61.96% | 30,649,741 |
| 45 | Iran | 080620 | Fruit, edible; grapes, dried | 2018 | 57.71% | 17,192,336 |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 170410 | Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | 2018 | 57.15% | 50,436,707 |
| 47 | Ukraine | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2018 | 56.80% | 27,107,013 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 040299 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2018 | 55.50% | 67,321,051 |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 722511 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented | 2018 | 55.35% | 53,180,314 |
| 50 | Ukraine | 250840 | Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined | 2018 | 52.29% | 12,467,740 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 700529 | Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) | 2018 | 52.08% | 12,917,502 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 290943 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 2018 | 51.94% | 21,612,371 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | 2018 | 51.10% | 36,277,089 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 721691 | Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, cold-formed or cold-finished, from flat-rolled products | 2018 | 49.48% | 11,171,348 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 291531 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate | 2018 | 49.18% | 19,628,294 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2018 | 48.46% | 51,948,338 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 020713 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 2018 | 48.26% | 15,162,836 |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2018 | 46.41% | 153,289,445 |
| 59 | Iran | 720837 | 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 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2018 | 46.12% | 50,242,625 |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2018 | 46.00% | 86,546,788 |
| 61 | Iran | 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 | 2018 | 45.89% | 89,069,214 |
| 62 | Ukraine | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | 2018 | 44.69% | 35,875,328 |
| 63 | Iran | 080251 | Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell | 2018 | 44.15% | 28,746,020 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 040620 | Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 2018 | 44.12% | 16,987,650 |
| 65 | Iran | 080711 | Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh | 2018 | 44.10% | 16,043,834 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2018 | 41.63% | 32,119,226 |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2018 | 40.77% | 109,151,969 |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 390740 | Polycarbonates; in primary forms | 2018 | 40.27% | 12,948,130 |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 290532 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; propylene glycol (propane-1, 2-diol) | 2018 | 38.17% | 18,248,767 |
| 70 | Iran | 070999 | Vegetables; edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | 2018 | 37.93% | 38,257,957 |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 390931 | Amino-resins; n.e.c. in heading no. 3909, in primary forms, poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (Crude MDI, polymeric MDI) | 2018 | 37.66% | 50,604,269 |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 190219 | Food preparations; pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 2018 | 37.36% | 20,791,961 |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | 2018 | 36.62% | 29,203,909 |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 250510 | Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured | 2018 | 35.70% | 39,679,172 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 290949 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4 | 2018 | 34.17% | 16,328,599 |
| 76 | Bahrain | 721633 | Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | 2018 | 33.29% | 19,266,180 |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 200989 | Juice; of any single fruit, nut or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2018 | 32.68% | 10,497,093 |
| 78 | Saudi Arabia | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2018 | 32.33% | 77,532,053 |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 040120 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | 2018 | 31.97% | 20,228,194 |
| 80 | Russian Federation | 710691 | Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | 2018 | 31.37% | 50,536,340 |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 040630 | Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | 2018 | 30.95% | 37,531,333 |
| 82 | Kuwait | 381400 | Solvents and thinners; organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers | 2018 | 30.60% | 11,043,050 |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 190590 | Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | 2018 | 30.55% | 88,262,568 |
| 84 | Russian Federation | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 2018 | 30.54% | 31,610,541 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 55 occurrences
Iran: 15 occurrences
Ukraine: 5 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
Bahrain: 3 occurrences
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
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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.