Country Matrix
For 2011, 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: 2011(54 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 207(54)[1] | 156(42)[1] | 127(34)[1] | 106(30) | 71(23) | 45(15) | 27(8) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 45(9)[1] | 42(9)[1] | 36(7)[1] | 30(6) | 21(6) | 15(4) | 10(3) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 17(2) | 15(2) | 13(1) | 13(1) | 8(1) | 6(1) | 3 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 7(1) | 6(1) | 5(1) | 5(1) | 3(1) | 2(1) | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (54 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 | 2011 | 99.94% | 87,128,751 |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 740312 | Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars | 2011 | 99.24% | 36,041,149 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 710691 | Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | 2011 | 98.74% | 10,851,016 |
| 4 | 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) | 2011 | 97.82% | 12,211,794 |
| 5 | Qatar | 720390 | Ferrous products; spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2011 | 95.27% | 13,284,327 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 252100 | Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | 2011 | 94.99% | 12,723,616 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2011 | 94.77% | 87,135,694 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 481920 | Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard | 2011 | 92.01% | 83,382,651 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 320820 | Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | 2011 | 89.38% | 17,378,675 |
| 10 | 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% | 2011 | 86.33% | 19,883,806 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2011 | 85.57% | 309,874,612 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 392119 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3921, cellular | 2011 | 85.44% | 15,484,586 |
| 13 | 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 | 2011 | 81.53% | 14,754,022 |
| 14 | 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 | 2011 | 81.44% | 26,086,416 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 040120 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | 2011 | 80.85% | 10,268,835 |
| 16 | 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) | 2011 | 79.84% | 15,238,593 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 252390 | Cement; hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | 2011 | 79.76% | 11,673,261 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 392330 | Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2011 | 79.33% | 15,003,124 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 040130 | - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % | 2011 | 78.91% | 21,168,112 |
| 20 | 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 | 2011 | 76.69% | 72,152,588 |
| 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) | 2011 | 74.64% | 43,139,549 |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2011 | 73.61% | 66,514,022 |
| 23 | 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 | 2011 | 71.38% | 12,242,252 |
| 24 | 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 | 2011 | 67.23% | 16,344,772 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2011 | 66.81% | 21,937,385 |
| 26 | Iran | 121300 | Cereal straw and husks; unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets | 2011 | 66.27% | 10,122,318 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 320910 | Paints and varnishes; based on acrylic or vinyl polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2011 | 65.97% | 20,812,645 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2011 | 63.80% | 22,232,784 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2011 | 63.57% | 32,556,595 |
| 30 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2011 | 62.57% | 15,350,365 |
| 31 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2011 | 59.75% | 14,430,933 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 481840 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles | 2011 | 59.08% | 36,628,429 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 070190 | Vegetables; potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | 2011 | 55.55% | 11,670,025 |
| 34 | 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 | 2011 | 50.31% | 64,299,414 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 711319 | Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | 2011 | 49.80% | 176,138,796 |
| 36 | Bahrain | 200919 | Juice; orange, not frozen, of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2011 | 49.21% | 11,698,700 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type) | 2011 | 47.51% | 14,218,380 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2011 | 46.25% | 12,881,965 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2011 | 44.15% | 53,848,756 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 220110 | Waters; mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured) | 2011 | 43.39% | 15,236,832 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2011 | 43.09% | 35,366,793 |
| 42 | 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 | 2011 | 40.62% | 12,590,327 |
| 43 | 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 | 2011 | 39.53% | 19,920,094 |
| 44 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2011 | 39.16% | 12,398,854 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 390319 | Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms | 2011 | 38.75% | 13,918,469 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 160232 | Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | 2011 | 38.45% | 12,560,097 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 850710 | Electric accumulators; lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2011 | 37.01% | 21,150,294 |
| 48 | 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) | 2011 | 36.27% | 11,710,097 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 2011 | 35.37% | 22,151,246 |
| 50 | Bahrain | 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 | 2011 | 35.11% | 10,881,637 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 040610 | Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | 2011 | 34.82% | 12,020,129 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 730890 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | 2011 | 34.54% | 39,293,245 |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 480100 | Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets | 2011 | 32.99% | 11,739,098 |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | 2011 | 32.48% | 12,661,878 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 28 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 16 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 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.