Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Bahrain's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Bahrain

36 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1China280461Silicon; containing by weight not less than 99.99% of silicon2024100.00%17,381,157
2China810411Magnesium; unwrought, containing at least 99.8% by weight of magnesium2024100.00%21,780,845
3Saudi Arabia020711Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled202499.97%34,418,039
4Saudi Arabia252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured202499.92%26,304,375
5USA854590Carbon; lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes202499.79%45,454,676
6Australia100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed202499.72%45,286,336
7Switzerland910121Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202499.71%48,008,919
8Italy840510Generators; producer gas, water gas, acetylene gas and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers202499.58%10,949,361
9Nigeria080270Nuts, edible; kola nuts (Cola spp.), fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled202498.63%13,684,013
10Switzerland910221Wrist-watches; whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, with automatic winding202498.45%62,980,734
11China280469Silicon; containing by weight less than 99.99% of silicon202498.15%62,155,483
12Dem. Rep. of the Congo740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes202498.04%86,133,843
13Areas, nes999999Commodities not specified according to kind202497.26%55,563,362
14China841510Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall, ceiling or floor, self-contained or 'split-system'202496.94%43,552,539
15Saudi Arabia721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process202496.88%21,295,563
16India720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202496.75%16,464,654
17Australia281820Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum202496.37%1,371,453,317
18United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202496.19%17,593,481
19USA843049Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled202494.57%11,796,863
20China490110Printed matter; in single sheets, whether or not folded202494.35%36,943,208
21Saudi Arabia040320Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa202494.23%14,101,927
22United Arab Emirates251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated202494.09%15,649,904
23Saudi Arabia250510Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured202493.67%10,811,879
24USA880730Aircraft and spacecraft; parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807202492.40%28,668,037
25China847130Automatic data processing machines; portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display202492.12%75,654,653
26Australia020442Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen202490.45%11,489,794
27Saudi Arabia252210Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202489.93%14,451,386
28China270820Pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars202489.14%112,734,286
29Saudi Arabia040150Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 10%202487.87%10,028,549
30China950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202485.41%12,226,872
31Japan870422Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1202484.11%29,916,693
32Pakistan020110Meat; of bovine animals, carcasses and half-carcasses, fresh or chilled202483.87%16,908,155
33Saudi Arabia701090Glass; carboys, bottles, flasks, jars, pots, phials and other containers of glass, (not ampoules), used for the conveyance or packing of goods202483.87%20,593,219
34India100630Cereals; rice, semi-milled or wholly milled, whether or not polished or glazed202482.40%63,577,973
35Japan854511Carbon electrodes; with or without metal, of a kind used for furnaces202480.94%18,083,542
36United Kingdom220830Whiskies202480.50%15,829,749

Partner frequency summary:

China: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Australia: 3 occurrences

USA: 3 occurrences

India: 2 occurrences

Japan: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Areas, nes: 1 occurrence

Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 1 occurrence

Italy: 1 occurrence

Nigeria: 1 occurrence

Pakistan: 1 occurrence

United Kingdom: 1 occurrence

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