Country Matrix
For 2020, 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: 2020(74 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 849(74)[5] | 629(63)[4] | 449(49)[4] | 309(36)[3] | 197(22)[3] | 130(18)[3] | 61(8)[3] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 218(20)[4] | 176(18)[3] | 138(16)[3] | 100(12)[2] | 69(8)[2] | 51(7)[2] | 22(2)[2] |
| >= 100 mln USD | 108(11)[4] | 93(10)[3] | 76(9)[3] | 59(6)[2] | 42(3)[2] | 30(3)[2] | 15[2] |
| >= 200 mln USD | 56(3)[4] | 48(2)[3] | 40(2)[3] | 33(2)[2] | 24(2)[2] | 19(2)[2] | 11[2] |
| >= 500 mln USD | 20[3] | 19[3] | 15[3] | 11[2] | 6[2] | 4[2] | 3[2] |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (74 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2020 | 99.43% | 12,061,923 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 711291 | Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals | 2020 | 98.94% | 51,537,404 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 290941 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol) | 2020 | 93.93% | 25,918,186 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 290250 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene | 2020 | 93.12% | 52,684,399 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2020 | 92.91% | 32,320,347 |
| 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% | 2020 | 92.42% | 44,339,594 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 741300 | Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated | 2020 | 90.78% | 19,529,547 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 722990 | Steel, alloy; wire, of materials other than silico-manganese steel | 2020 | 90.39% | 47,832,908 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2020 | 89.98% | 37,939,952 |
| 10 | Ukraine | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2020 | 89.86% | 57,433,333 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2020 | 87.14% | 129,296,498 |
| 12 | Bahrain | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2020 | 86.20% | 61,764,103 |
| 13 | 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) | 2020 | 86.07% | 32,633,380 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2020 | 84.42% | 27,344,416 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2020 | 81.16% | 228,752,272 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2020 | 80.78% | 24,325,422 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2020 | 80.68% | 201,915,264 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 291532 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate | 2020 | 80.04% | 21,859,864 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 292910 | Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates | 2020 | 77.67% | 51,797,154 |
| 20 | 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 | 2020 | 75.17% | 38,450,036 |
| 21 | 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 | 2020 | 74.72% | 23,652,377 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 390319 | Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | 2020 | 72.97% | 23,895,367 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2020 | 69.75% | 176,528,959 |
| 24 | Iraq | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2020 | 68.12% | 107,366,112 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 722240 | Steel, stainless; angles, shapes and sections | 2020 | 67.34% | 12,574,408 |
| 26 | 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 | 2020 | 65.87% | 24,713,250 |
| 27 | 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 | 2020 | 64.90% | 16,619,727 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2020 | 64.39% | 35,282,196 |
| 29 | Iran | 080252 | Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled | 2020 | 64.14% | 17,436,967 |
| 30 | Bahrain | 721610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm | 2020 | 63.95% | 20,689,371 |
| 31 | Ukraine | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2020 | 63.54% | 32,017,115 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 320910 | Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2020 | 63.14% | 18,999,195 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 390190 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901 | 2020 | 62.84% | 50,349,436 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 020711 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 2020 | 61.70% | 23,057,943 |
| 35 | Iraq | 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) | 2020 | 61.04% | 107,375,766 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2020 | 60.12% | 11,599,881 |
| 37 | 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 | 2020 | 59.58% | 196,218,676 |
| 38 | 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 | 2020 | 59.47% | 23,597,045 |
| 39 | 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 | 2020 | 57.58% | 39,961,299 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 020713 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 2020 | 57.22% | 23,295,773 |
| 41 | Russian Federation | 170410 | Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa | 2020 | 55.39% | 37,253,634 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 722300 | Steel, stainless; wire | 2020 | 53.79% | 11,367,883 |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 710221 | Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set | 2020 | 53.54% | 29,820,399 |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 722790 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7227 | 2020 | 52.95% | 13,148,867 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2020 | 52.72% | 56,565,406 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 291531 | Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate | 2020 | 52.47% | 16,852,095 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 040291 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2020 | 51.82% | 113,162,043 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 390740 | Polycarbonates; in primary forms | 2020 | 51.02% | 14,775,045 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 390140 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2020 | 50.74% | 106,512,635 |
| 50 | 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 | 2020 | 48.57% | 15,506,279 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 290943 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 2020 | 48.35% | 13,978,899 |
| 52 | Iran | 080711 | Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh | 2020 | 48.31% | 15,170,049 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 392390 | Plastics; articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923 | 2020 | 47.06% | 22,926,226 |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2020 | 46.77% | 175,063,124 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 190540 | Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa | 2020 | 44.95% | 11,501,448 |
| 56 | Iran | 080620 | Fruit, edible; grapes, dried | 2020 | 44.85% | 12,273,115 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 151529 | Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2020 | 44.72% | 10,717,127 |
| 58 | Bahrain | 721633 | Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | 2020 | 44.71% | 30,002,267 |
| 59 | Iran | 080251 | Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell | 2020 | 44.40% | 25,111,214 |
| 60 | Ukraine | 730439 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section | 2020 | 44.08% | 24,784,398 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 291612 | Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid | 2020 | 43.84% | 16,708,635 |
| 62 | Iran | 070999 | Vegetables; edible, n.e.c. in chapter 07, fresh or chilled | 2020 | 43.15% | 40,409,239 |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2020 | 42.46% | 84,361,385 |
| 64 | Russian Federation | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 2020 | 38.30% | 52,858,374 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 040620 | Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 2020 | 38.16% | 17,420,669 |
| 66 | Russian Federation | 270112 | Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated | 2020 | 37.98% | 14,642,504 |
| 67 | Iraq | 271019 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations | 2020 | 36.93% | 379,111,968 |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 040630 | Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | 2020 | 36.79% | 39,777,963 |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 250510 | Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured | 2020 | 36.77% | 27,586,026 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 290532 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; propylene glycol (propane-1, 2-diol) | 2020 | 36.56% | 11,543,640 |
| 71 | Ukraine | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | 2020 | 35.94% | 32,475,799 |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 190219 | Food preparations; pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 2020 | 34.94% | 29,582,882 |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 722511 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented | 2020 | 34.83% | 27,680,748 |
| 74 | Bahrain | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2020 | 30.69% | 48,374,519 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 49 occurrences
Russian Federation: 7 occurrences
Iran: 6 occurrences
Ukraine: 5 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Iraq: 3 occurrences
Critical Goods in table:
271019 - 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.