Country Matrix
For 2020, 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: 2020(70 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 232(70)[1] | 188(58)[1] | 156(48)[1] | 126(41) | 95(30) | 67(23) | 37(13) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 39(10)[1] | 31(9)[1] | 26(8)[1] | 23(6) | 22(6) | 18(5) | 11(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 17(5) | 14(5) | 12(4) | 12(4) | 12(4) | 9(3) | 5(2) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 8(2) | 8(2) | 6(1) | 6(1) | 6(1) | 3 | 3 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (70 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 481390 | Paper, cigarette; (other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm, or in booklets or tubes) | 2020 | 99.98% | 22,748,034 |
| 2 | 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 | 2020 | 99.34% | 183,452,132 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 020711 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 2020 | 99.11% | 13,260,210 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 252321 | Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2020 | 98.45% | 10,636,328 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2020 | 96.93% | 15,453,591 |
| 6 | 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% | 2020 | 96.86% | 23,839,093 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 441012 | Oriented strand board (OSB) of wood, whether or not agglomerated with resins or other organic binding substances | 2020 | 95.70% | 14,593,323 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 760519 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less | 2020 | 95.58% | 10,524,413 |
| 9 | 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) | 2020 | 94.38% | 16,495,629 |
| 10 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2020 | 94.04% | 15,195,046 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 621010 | Garments; of felt or non-wovens (not knitted or crocheted) | 2020 | 93.47% | 188,194,692 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 040310 | Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | 2020 | 92.53% | 39,299,632 |
| 13 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2020 | 90.25% | 48,039,483 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 700529 | Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) | 2020 | 89.28% | 10,588,493 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 760511 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | 2020 | 86.96% | 10,902,063 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 610220 | Coats; women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding those of heading no. 6104) | 2020 | 86.28% | 86,921,260 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 320890 | Paints and varnishes; based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | 2020 | 85.61% | 33,665,834 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2020 | 85.36% | 29,291,095 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 160290 | Meat preparations; of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 | 2020 | 85.14% | 47,787,809 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 190540 | Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa | 2020 | 84.36% | 24,944,089 |
| 21 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2020 | 81.78% | 90,718,776 |
| 22 | 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 | 2020 | 80.65% | 21,415,032 |
| 23 | 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 | 2020 | 80.32% | 142,434,730 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 392329 | Plastics; sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics other than ethylene polymers | 2020 | 79.38% | 22,632,525 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 730820 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, towers and lattice masts | 2020 | 76.49% | 19,103,333 |
| 26 | Qatar | 848110 | Valves; pressure reducing, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like | 2020 | 74.72% | 29,362,704 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2020 | 74.29% | 319,956,386 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 392049 | Plastics; polymers of vinyl chloride, containing by weight, less than 6% of plasticisers; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2020 | 73.85% | 12,108,130 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2020 | 70.41% | 36,215,715 |
| 30 | Bahrain | 902110 | Orthopaedic or fracture appliances | 2020 | 70.36% | 23,026,718 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 190219 | Food preparations; pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 2020 | 69.40% | 17,549,598 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 481810 | Paper articles; toilet paper | 2020 | 68.56% | 12,885,947 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 040291 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2020 | 68.14% | 49,094,720 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2020 | 66.39% | 11,127,597 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 481820 | Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 2020 | 66.02% | 15,581,093 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 210410 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor | 2020 | 66.02% | 11,596,426 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 481910 | Paper and paperboard; cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | 2020 | 64.50% | 11,896,341 |
| 38 | Bahrain | 840999 | Engines; parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition) | 2020 | 64.49% | 22,086,273 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | 2020 | 63.88% | 30,361,961 |
| 40 | 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) | 2020 | 63.62% | 18,792,721 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 841581 | Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | 2020 | 61.28% | 20,993,713 |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2020 | 57.97% | 55,214,617 |
| 43 | 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 | 2020 | 55.95% | 15,966,886 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 340130 | Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soap | 2020 | 54.55% | 16,618,548 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 392190 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | 2020 | 54.44% | 12,834,711 |
| 46 | 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 | 2020 | 51.46% | 53,315,873 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 2020 | 51.32% | 14,382,997 |
| 48 | Bahrain | 853890 | Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | 2020 | 50.66% | 25,418,435 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 711319 | Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | 2020 | 49.27% | 241,176,786 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 610990 | T-shirts, singlets and other vests; of textile materials (other than cotton), knitted or crocheted | 2020 | 46.30% | 28,225,189 |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 160232 | Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | 2020 | 45.92% | 11,597,059 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 901849 | Dental instruments and appliances; other than dental drill engines | 2020 | 45.28% | 10,479,183 |
| 53 | United Arab Emirates | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2020 | 44.92% | 24,837,177 |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 843149 | Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 | 2020 | 44.18% | 17,056,314 |
| 55 | Lebanon | 070511 | Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled | 2020 | 43.67% | 10,517,312 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2020 | 43.51% | 21,153,999 |
| 57 | 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 | 2020 | 41.29% | 43,475,627 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2020 | 40.78% | 35,966,120 |
| 59 | Iran | 030229 | Fish; fresh or chilled, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0302.2, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | 2020 | 37.41% | 53,330,210 |
| 60 | Iran | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2020 | 37.40% | 18,183,471 |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 100390 | Cereals; barley, other than seed | 2020 | 36.57% | 34,124,522 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 210112 | Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | 2020 | 36.14% | 15,085,330 |
| 63 | 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 | 2020 | 36.13% | 37,230,814 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 040630 | Dairy produce; cheese, processed (not grated or powdered) | 2020 | 35.42% | 30,947,959 |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 721049 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | 2020 | 33.81% | 17,362,798 |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 190532 | Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | 2020 | 33.77% | 10,635,892 |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 040610 | Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | 2020 | 33.55% | 10,357,798 |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2020 | 31.54% | 30,043,548 |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2020 | 31.41% | 16,353,992 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2020 | 30.71% | 15,887,360 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 30 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 27 occurrences
Bahrain: 5 occurrences
Iran: 3 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Lebanon: 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.