Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(39 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD408(39)[3]261(29)[3]168(24)[2]105(17)[2]72(12)[2]41(6)[2]15(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD168(16)[3]109(13)[3]77(9)[2]44(4)[2]34(2)[2]17[2]8[1]
>= 100 mln USD106(9)[3]70(7)[3]53(5)[2]34(2)[2]27[2]15[2]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD58(4)[3]44(4)[3]32(2)[2]23(1)[2]20[2]12[2]7[1]
>= 500 mln USD21(1)[3]19(1)[3]15(1)[2]11(1)[2]9[2]5[2]3[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201992.47%22,151,799
2Saudi Arabia7413Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated201988.56%32,546,484
3Saudi Arabia6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201985.90%42,195,417
4Iraq1508Ground nut oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201985.35%12,826,276
5Bahrain7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201983.59%10,186,285
6Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)201982.78%11,356,232
7Saudi 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 included201977.45%31,977,590
8Saudi Arabia2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29201975.99%39,135,727
9Saudi Arabia3003Medicaments; (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 sale201973.27%17,381,867
10Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201972.87%55,801,529
11Iraq2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201971.56%22,651,403
12Saudi 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.201970.65%82,261,435
13Iran2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201969.06%16,653,629
14Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201965.49%628,746,068
15Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201963.74%142,820,360
16Iran2520Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders201963.15%10,248,094
17Saudi Arabia7223Stainless steel wire201962.70%25,354,423
18Saudi 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 derivatives201958.00%92,350,218
19Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201954.76%162,275,399
20Saudi Arabia1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201951.88%12,388,603
21Iraq0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried201951.67%300,876,640
22Saudi Arabia0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201951.45%67,032,389
23Saudi 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 not201950.89%37,862,004
24Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201950.50%171,746,676
25Saudi 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 matter201946.18%71,773,317
26Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401201944.02%200,235,019
27Saudi Arabia9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material201943.21%85,549,466
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-insulated201941.43%17,925,472
29Bahrain2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201940.02%315,856,350
30Saudi Arabia3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium201937.02%13,094,541
31Saudi Arabia2505Sands of all kinds; natural, whether or not coloured, other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26201936.76%33,178,432
32Ukraine0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked201935.54%39,339,838
33Iran7801Lead; unwrought201934.89%31,931,687
34Iraq2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201932.67%172,465,602
35Saudi Arabia3903Polymers of styrene, in primary forms201931.72%26,305,672
36Saudi Arabia7408Copper wire201931.18%12,894,459
37Saudi Arabia4818Toilet 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 fibres201930.74%23,489,419
38Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201930.43%135,054,189
39Russian Federation1704Sugar confectionery (including white chocolate), not containing cocoa201930.13%62,284,037

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 23 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iraq: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.