Country Matrix
For 2004, the matrix below shows Kuwait'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.
Kuwait
Year: 2004(24 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 64(24)[1] | 54(19) | 44(16) | 31(13) | 24(8) | 16(5) | 8(1) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 8(2) | 8(2) | 6(1) | 5(1) | 5(1) | 2(1) | 1 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 251690 | Monumental or building stone; n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape | 2004 | 100.00% | 10,894,146 |
| 2 | 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 | 2004 | 88.98% | 16,083,749 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 251710 | Pebbles, 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-treated | 2004 | 84.86% | 82,042,757 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 481840 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles | 2004 | 83.90% | 30,469,029 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2004 | 82.34% | 10,662,805 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 040130 | - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % | 2004 | 77.64% | 11,814,660 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2004 | 73.78% | 45,067,546 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 940600 | Prefabricated buildings. | 2004 | 72.64% | 36,866,154 |
| 9 | 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 | 2004 | 68.98% | 27,823,994 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 271500 | Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs) | 2004 | 65.82% | 10,043,173 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 040390 | Dairy produce; buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit, nuts or cocoa (excluding yoghurt) | 2004 | 62.61% | 13,479,458 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 220110 | Waters; mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | 2004 | 61.12% | 25,920,838 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 871631 | Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers | 2004 | 60.49% | 20,462,116 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2004 | 59.24% | 13,044,014 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 481190 | Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres; coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.c. in heading no. 4811, in rolls or sheets | 2004 | 52.86% | 10,094,979 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2004 | 52.39% | 15,644,702 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2004 | 49.07% | 10,837,074 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 570330 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up | 2004 | 48.21% | 15,164,283 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type) | 2004 | 47.79% | 58,428,154 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 730890 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | 2004 | 39.45% | 20,005,722 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 100300 | Barley. | 2004 | 39.33% | 12,221,417 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 271000 | Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b | 2004 | 37.66% | 17,537,576 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 730410 | - Line pipe Of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines | 2004 | 36.24% | 12,559,558 |
| 24 | Iran | 680221 | Marble, travertine and alabaster; simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface | 2004 | 30.97% | 11,511,218 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 16 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
Iran: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...
Legend:
(n)
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.