Country Matrix
For 2019, 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: 2019(80 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 867(80)[5] | 651(69)[5] | 462(56)[4] | 329(43)[4] | 221(31)[4] | 133(21)[3] | 66(12)[2] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 242(22)[3] | 196(21)[3] | 149(16)[2] | 110(14)[2] | 79(10)[2] | 55(7)[2] | 28(3)[1] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 130(13)[3] | 112(13)[3] | 82(10)[2] | 65(9)[2] | 47(7)[2] | 35(4)[2] | 18(1)[1] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 59(5)[3] | 56(5)[3] | 44(4)[2] | 37(4)[2] | 29(3)[2] | 20(1)[2] | 13[1] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 23[3] | 23[3] | 17[2] | 11[2] | 8[2] | 6[2] | 3[1] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (80 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 150810 | Vegetable oils; ground-nut oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2019 | 99.98% | 12,826,276 |
| 2 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2019 | 99.52% | 13,868,041 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290919 | Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether | 2019 | 99.26% | 31,378,933 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2019 | 97.61% | 22,151,799 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2019 | 96.49% | 10,186,285 |
| 6 | 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% | 2019 | 94.86% | 56,707,798 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 720219 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight 2% or less of carbon | 2019 | 94.64% | 31,842,011 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2019 | 94.51% | 67,399,532 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2019 | 93.67% | 32,457,151 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 292211 | Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, monoethanolamine and its salts | 2019 | 93.59% | 11,506,612 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2019 | 91.44% | 101,522,852 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 200919 | Juice; orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2019 | 90.54% | 11,140,923 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2019 | 89.99% | 112,405,734 |
| 14 | 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) | 2019 | 89.67% | 31,887,842 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2019 | 88.60% | 36,184,533 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 741300 | Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated | 2019 | 88.56% | 32,546,484 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2019 | 86.28% | 142,481,771 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 320730 | Lustres; liquid lustres and similar preparations | 2019 | 86.09% | 20,030,254 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2019 | 84.04% | 24,813,681 |
| 20 | 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 | 2019 | 83.20% | 74,216,794 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2019 | 82.43% | 258,115,138 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 291532 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate | 2019 | 79.57% | 23,097,759 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2019 | 78.73% | 260,033,665 |
| 24 | Iraq | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2019 | 77.42% | 172,465,602 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 292910 | Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates | 2019 | 76.19% | 39,135,727 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2019 | 75.66% | 18,439,110 |
| 27 | Iran | 252010 | Gypsum; anhydrite | 2019 | 74.82% | 10,212,450 |
| 28 | Iraq | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2019 | 73.78% | 300,876,640 |
| 29 | Iran | 091020 | Spices; saffron | 2019 | 71.64% | 13,072,926 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2019 | 71.58% | 37,362,419 |
| 31 | Iraq | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock | 2019 | 71.56% | 22,651,403 |
| 32 | 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 | 2019 | 69.86% | 33,556,721 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2019 | 69.85% | 210,401,388 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 390190 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | 2019 | 67.60% | 49,280,900 |
| 35 | 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 | 2019 | 67.50% | 22,449,507 |
| 36 | Iran | 080252 | Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | 2019 | 66.90% | 15,663,746 |
| 37 | 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 | 2019 | 66.27% | 16,750,863 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 390319 | Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | 2019 | 65.07% | 24,529,331 |
| 39 | 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 | 2019 | 64.89% | 198,878,359 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 020711 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 2019 | 64.88% | 22,273,403 |
| 41 | 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 | 2019 | 64.85% | 53,617,446 |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 170410 | Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | 2019 | 64.46% | 61,294,934 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 722300 | Steel, stainless; wire | 2019 | 62.70% | 25,354,423 |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 291531 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate | 2019 | 55.47% | 14,370,862 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 040299 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2019 | 55.23% | 63,829,544 |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 722511 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented | 2019 | 54.98% | 47,446,212 |
| 47 | Iran | 780110 | Lead; unwrought, refined | 2019 | 54.64% | 31,833,304 |
| 48 | 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) | 2019 | 54.57% | 12,292,610 |
| 49 | Bahrain | 721633 | Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | 2019 | 54.17% | 29,335,048 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 320910 | Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2019 | 54.16% | 12,119,522 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 291612 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid | 2019 | 53.51% | 18,715,755 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 390740 | Polycarbonates; in primary forms | 2019 | 52.51% | 12,027,764 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 020713 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 2019 | 52.30% | 18,317,878 |
| 54 | 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 | 2019 | 52.24% | 37,861,761 |
| 55 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2019 | 51.51% | 171,746,676 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 680610 | Slag wool, rock wool and similar mineral wools (including intermixtures thereof), in bulk, sheets or rolls | 2019 | 50.50% | 13,054,439 |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 270112 | Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2019 | 49.99% | 18,811,798 |
| 58 | Iran | 080620 | Fruit, edible; grapes, dried | 2019 | 48.06% | 14,356,909 |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 290943 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 2019 | 48.00% | 15,881,807 |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 2019 | 46.87% | 82,781,410 |
| 61 | Iran | 080711 | Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh | 2019 | 46.72% | 19,083,126 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 392390 | Plastics; articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | 2019 | 46.10% | 23,137,561 |
| 63 | Ukraine | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | 2019 | 45.98% | 39,339,838 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2019 | 43.21% | 85,549,466 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 151529 | Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2019 | 42.14% | 12,812,203 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2019 | 41.66% | 110,946,565 |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 190219 | Food preparations; pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 2019 | 40.57% | 24,217,744 |
| 68 | Bahrain | 260112 | Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites) | 2019 | 40.45% | 315,856,350 |
| 69 | Ukraine | 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 | 2019 | 40.13% | 129,929,314 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2019 | 39.49% | 12,490,921 |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2019 | 38.96% | 11,190,942 |
| 72 | Iran | 070999 | Vegetables; edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | 2019 | 38.54% | 38,121,007 |
| 73 | Saudi Arabia | 250510 | Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured | 2019 | 37.00% | 33,178,319 |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 040620 | Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 2019 | 35.49% | 17,644,242 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 040630 | Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | 2019 | 34.00% | 39,447,793 |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2019 | 31.91% | 69,306,531 |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2019 | 31.88% | 19,385,324 |
| 78 | 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 | 2019 | 31.38% | 30,384,290 |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 180620 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | 2019 | 31.14% | 17,205,729 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 290949 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4 | 2019 | 30.48% | 12,621,035 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 54 occurrences
Iran: 8 occurrences
Ukraine: 5 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
Iraq: 4 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Legend:
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The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
[n]
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.