Country Matrix
For 2023, 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: 2023(52 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 207(52)[1] | 147(41)[1] | 110(36)[1] | 68(28)[1] | 46(18) | 25(12) | 16(6) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 67(15)[1] | 50(12)[1] | 40(12)[1] | 25(9)[1] | 19(5) | 11(3) | 7(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 25(6)[1] | 20(6)[1] | 16(6)[1] | 14(5)[1] | 9(1) | 5(1) | 4(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 10(2) | 9(2) | 8(2) | 6(1) | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 5(2) | 4(2) | 4(2) | 3(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (52 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2023 | 99.54% | 18,200,184 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 2517 | Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516 | 2023 | 98.25% | 187,215,804 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 6807 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) | 2023 | 97.96% | 25,503,912 |
| 4 | Iran | 2520 | Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | 2023 | 95.09% | 10,661,319 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2023 | 90.33% | 18,405,109 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 7301 | Iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel | 2023 | 90.29% | 16,469,740 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 6809 | Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof | 2023 | 85.48% | 14,956,882 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 3809 | Finishing agents, dye carriers to accelerate the dyeing, fixing of dyestuffs, other products and preparations, of a kind used in the textile, paper, leather or like industries, n.e.c. or included | 2023 | 84.90% | 18,717,785 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 7212 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width less than 600mm, clad, plated or coated | 2023 | 83.59% | 11,339,928 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 7214 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2023 | 82.60% | 53,816,294 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 0403 | Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. | 2023 | 82.30% | 74,092,628 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 2104 | Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations | 2023 | 80.35% | 18,954,334 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 4803 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded | 2023 | 79.80% | 46,297,558 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 7213 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | 2023 | 78.71% | 54,535,226 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3505 | Dextrins and other modified starches (e.g. pregelatinised or esterified starches); glues based on starches or on dextrins or other modified starches | 2023 | 77.26% | 14,802,274 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 7408 | Copper wire | 2023 | 76.61% | 93,218,199 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 3208 | Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | 2023 | 76.47% | 46,421,004 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2023 | 73.99% | 36,784,489 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 6810 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof | 2023 | 67.96% | 22,054,292 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 1601 | Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products | 2023 | 66.94% | 16,176,170 |
| 21 | Iran | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2023 | 66.20% | 137,162,725 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 2023 | 64.75% | 180,694,825 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 7113 | Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 2023 | 63.68% | 757,258,146 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 1902 | Pasta; whether or not cooked or stuffed with meat or other substance, or otherwise prepared, egg spaghetti, macaroni, noodles, lasagne, gnocchi, ravioli, cannelloni; couscous, whether or not prepared | 2023 | 62.03% | 28,198,806 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 4818 | Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres | 2023 | 62.02% | 25,414,734 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 2710 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils | 2023 | 61.78% | 103,853,024 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2023 | 61.02% | 14,037,553 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 0713 | Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2023 | 60.19% | 18,459,212 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 0902 | Tea | 2023 | 57.35% | 31,833,968 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2023 | 56.83% | 513,090,116 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 4009 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (other than hard rubber), with or without their fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) | 2023 | 56.02% | 25,189,049 |
| 32 | Iran | 0104 | Sheep and goats; live | 2023 | 56.00% | 72,378,296 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 3214 | Glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics; painters' fillings; non-refractory surfacing preparations for facades, indoor walls, floors, ceilings or the like | 2023 | 54.46% | 21,598,341 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 1602 | Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects | 2023 | 53.99% | 82,705,354 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 1507 | Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2023 | 51.24% | 14,217,961 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 4823 | Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres; cut to size or shape, articles of paper pulp, paper and paper-board, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres, n.e.c. in chapter 48 | 2023 | 50.96% | 27,532,314 |
| 37 | Iraq | 1214 | Swedes, mangolds, fodder roots, hay, lucerne (alfalfa), clover, sainfoin, forage kale, lupines, vetches and similar forage products, whether or not in the form of pellets | 2023 | 47.84% | 18,829,869 |
| 38 | Lebanon | 0809 | Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh | 2023 | 47.84% | 12,183,963 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 7306 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | 2023 | 46.44% | 35,929,223 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 3901 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms | 2023 | 43.38% | 13,620,531 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 2009 | Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2023 | 40.81% | 34,840,145 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 3920 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39 | 2023 | 39.85% | 32,540,607 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 2101 | Extracts, essences, concentrates of coffee, tea or mate; preparations with a basis of these products or with a basis of coffee, tea or mate; roasted chicory and other roasted coffee substitutes and extracts, essences and concentrates thereof | 2023 | 39.10% | 18,388,079 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 2521 | Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | 2023 | 37.45% | 18,222,116 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 3923 | Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics | 2023 | 36.38% | 42,342,115 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 7210 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated | 2023 | 36.17% | 42,502,570 |
| 47 | Bahrain | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2023 | 35.19% | 73,251,979 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 0804 | Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried | 2023 | 34.19% | 32,140,368 |
| 49 | Saudi Arabia | 9619 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2023 | 32.62% | 35,303,844 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2023 | 31.72% | 66,039,027 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 4819 | Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like | 2023 | 31.58% | 27,457,828 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 0406 | Cheese and curd | 2023 | 30.71% | 75,342,242 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 22 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 21 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Iran: 3 occurrences
Iraq: 1 occurrence
Lebanon: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
2710 - 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.