Country Matrix
For 2010, 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: 2010(42 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 189(42)[1] | 153(33) | 120(26) | 87(19) | 60(12) | 35(6) | 20(4) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 39(6)[1] | 35(4) | 30(4) | 22(3) | 16(3) | 9(2) | 5(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 17 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 | 2010 | 97.77% | 76,087,850 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 481920 | Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | 2010 | 94.59% | 69,562,638 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 340211 | Organic surface-active agents; anionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | 2010 | 93.48% | 15,072,924 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 252100 | Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | 2010 | 92.45% | 16,942,552 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 200912 | Juice; orange, not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2010 | 86.46% | 15,168,556 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 380894 | Disinfectants; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 in this Chapter; put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2010 | 85.08% | 24,887,922 |
| 7 | 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 | 2010 | 79.00% | 70,740,511 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 2010 | 75.28% | 16,582,345 |
| 9 | 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) | 2010 | 75.24% | 13,660,246 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 392119 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3921, cellular | 2010 | 74.60% | 10,433,018 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2010 | 73.77% | 39,136,438 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 040130 | - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % | 2010 | 72.45% | 20,452,775 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 761090 | Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like | 2010 | 69.39% | 23,842,836 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 320910 | Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2010 | 67.89% | 25,037,652 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2010 | 66.74% | 19,365,882 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2010 | 65.38% | 14,130,121 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 480300 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state | 2010 | 64.78% | 14,052,238 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type) | 2010 | 63.37% | 23,365,118 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2010 | 60.34% | 21,365,276 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 730411 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, of stainless steel | 2010 | 59.78% | 14,860,400 |
| 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) | 2010 | 59.16% | 20,196,275 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 070190 | Vegetables; potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | 2010 | 58.86% | 16,665,242 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2010 | 58.56% | 45,281,016 |
| 24 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2010 | 58.21% | 10,867,714 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 481840 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles | 2010 | 54.75% | 29,366,001 |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2010 | 53.92% | 65,732,080 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 850710 | Electric accumulators; lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2010 | 49.05% | 21,368,621 |
| 28 | 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 | 2010 | 48.43% | 19,792,167 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 160232 | Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | 2010 | 47.46% | 11,068,119 |
| 30 | Qatar | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2010 | 46.26% | 44,171,633 |
| 31 | 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 | 2010 | 45.53% | 12,295,295 |
| 32 | Ukraine | 100300 | Barley. | 2010 | 42.72% | 27,458,792 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 392410 | Plastics; tableware and kitchenware | 2010 | 41.03% | 23,022,687 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2010 | 38.09% | 35,613,055 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2010 | 37.82% | 20,725,057 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 220110 | Waters; mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | 2010 | 37.30% | 14,177,549 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 711319 | Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | 2010 | 35.83% | 93,180,016 |
| 38 | 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 | 2010 | 35.83% | 51,123,228 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | 2010 | 34.56% | 11,499,110 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 040610 | Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | 2010 | 33.50% | 14,460,760 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2010 | 32.32% | 43,090,523 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 730890 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | 2010 | 31.64% | 26,092,323 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 23 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 14 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 1 occurrence
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.