Country Matrix

Importing country

Year

For 2006, 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: 2006(43 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]

6-digit HS codes 4-digit HS codes 2-digit HS codes

Value \ Share	>= 30%	>= 40%	>= 50%	>= 60%	>= 70%	>= 80%	>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD	129(43)[1]	110(40)[1]	83(34)	56(25)	46(19)	28(12)	15(7)
>= 50 mln USD	20(5)	18(5)	13(5)	12(4)	9(2)	7(2)	3(1)
>= 100 mln USD	6(4)	6(4)	6(4)	5(3)	4(2)	4(2)	2(1)
>= 200 mln USD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
>= 500 mln USD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Danger Zone Critical Goods Critical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (43 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#	Partner	HS Code	HS Description	Year	Share (%)	Value (USD)
1	Russian Federation	740312	Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars	2006	99.85%	22,818,446
2	Saudi Arabia	680100	Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)	2006	97.37%	171,106,657
3	Saudi Arabia	700719	Glass; safety glass, toughened (tempered), (not of a size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels)	2006	95.84%	10,510,907
4	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	2006	95.60%	14,667,174
5	United Arab Emirates	320419	Dyes; n.e.c., including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of those from item no. 3204.11 to 3204.19	2006	94.89%	16,163,423
6	Lebanon	080910	Fruit, edible; apricots, fresh	2006	93.72%	13,030,515
7	United Arab Emirates	840211	Boilers; watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45t per hour	2006	92.03%	23,787,273
8	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	2006	87.13%	18,352,741
9	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	2006	87.12%	104,423,641
10	Saudi Arabia	850720	Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)	2006	86.30%	12,201,195
11	Saudi Arabia	940600	Prefabricated buildings.	2006	80.36%	20,671,331
12	Lebanon	080930	Fruit, edible; peaches, including nectarines, fresh	2006	80.02%	20,412,523
13	Lebanon	080510	Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried	2006	78.24%	48,276,545
14	United Arab Emirates	730630	Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73	2006	77.93%	15,207,128
15	Saudi Arabia	390410	Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms	2006	77.58%	15,422,113
16	United Arab Emirates	151219	Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified	2006	77.54%	10,608,452
17	Saudi Arabia	481840	- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles	2006	76.42%	33,065,011
18	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	2006	76.33%	19,471,464
19	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	2006	74.16%	31,604,450
20	United Arab Emirates	871639	Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type)	2006	67.48%	16,564,407
21	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)	2006	66.49%	24,599,478
22	Iran	720610	Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)	2006	66.18%	174,389,778
23	Saudi Arabia	721420	Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling	2006	66.07%	85,034,609
24	Saudi Arabia	220110	Waters; mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured)	2006	65.66%	41,981,175
25	Saudi Arabia	040130	- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 %	2006	60.76%	15,381,526
26	Bahrain	040291	Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms	2006	58.98%	22,415,876
27	Saudi Arabia	481920	Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard	2006	58.83%	12,047,573
28	United Arab Emirates	730429	Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas	2006	58.22%	137,277,691
29	Saudi Arabia	330510	Hair preparations; shampoos	2006	56.06%	16,113,821
30	United Arab Emirates	090230	Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg	2006	55.80%	14,875,929
31	Saudi Arabia	570330	Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up	2006	55.34%	14,395,282
32	Lebanon	070511	Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled	2006	54.16%	19,410,994
33	Saudi Arabia	730810	Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections	2006	52.44%	11,329,897
34	Iran	870190	-Other	2006	50.28%	11,484,764
35	Ukraine	100300	Barley.	2006	48.99%	15,840,132
36	United Arab Emirates	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	2006	46.80%	36,020,222
37	Bahrain	760429	Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow	2006	46.47%	27,733,686
38	United Arab Emirates	710812	Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)	2006	45.76%	25,548,956
39	Saudi Arabia	190590	Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products	2006	43.74%	11,650,326
40	Saudi Arabia	390110	Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94	2006	42.57%	17,244,438
41	Saudi Arabia	730890	Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308	2006	36.58%	38,724,457
42	Lebanon	070990	- Other	2006	35.98%	20,185,999
43	Russian Federation	740710	Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper	2006	32.51%	20,868,177

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 20 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 11 occurrences

Lebanon: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.