Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Oman'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.

Oman

Year: 2000(19 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD37(19)[1]31(18)[1]29(17)[1]24(13)[1]16(11)[1]10(6)5(4)
>= 50 mln USD7(4)[1]7(4)[1]7(4)[1]6(3)[1]4(3)[1]3(2)1(1)
>= 100 mln USD3(2)3(2)3(2)2(1)1(1)1(1)0
>= 200 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)0
>= 500 mln USD0000000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200099.71%56,492,242
2United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200098.78%22,341,033
3Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200098.68%26,725,998
4United Arab Emirates8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms200097.95%27,433,217
5United Arab Emirates2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009200085.70%17,158,178
6United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200085.02%328,073,050
7United Arab Emirates8302Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests etc, castors with mountings of base metal, automatic door closers of base metal200077.03%12,156,875
8United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum 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 oils200076.67%61,091,253
9United Arab Emirates4819Cartons, 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 like200073.16%11,252,535
10United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols200071.72%23,128,310
11Saudi Arabia4818Toilet 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 fibres200070.56%14,078,589
12United Arab Emirates7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200066.56%10,482,212
13United Arab Emirates0403Yogurt; 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.200061.40%12,234,423
14United Arab Emirates8536Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables200056.71%12,996,852
15United Arab Emirates5513Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170g/m2200053.88%29,490,635
16United Arab Emirates8473Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 84.70 to 84.72200052.40%26,108,130
17United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200050.22%112,203,392
18Iran0104Sheep and goats; live200042.98%18,858,100
19United Arab Emirates9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94200037.67%10,340,628

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 16 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.