Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(16 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD24(16)[2]20(12)[2]16(10)[1]11(7)[1]8(5)[1]7(4)[1]5(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD5(2)[1]5(2)[1]4(2)3(1)3(1)21
>= 100 mln USD4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)2221
>= 200 mln USD3[1]3[1]22221
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]11111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United 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 oils200398.99%40,392,701
2United Arab Emirates2517Pebbles, 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 2516200398.30%23,467,704
3United Arab Emirates7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200395.99%16,877,197
4United 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 rolling200395.37%48,289,616
5United Arab Emirates7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless200374.07%57,812,869
6United Arab Emirates3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200363.98%10,053,924
7United Arab Emirates6802Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone200360.07%19,422,217
8United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200357.84%14,462,722
9United Arab Emirates8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)200352.07%10,848,732
10United Arab Emirates8544Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductors, connector fitted or not; optical fibre cables of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors200350.34%100,484,295
11United Arab Emirates1515Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200345.80%14,966,415
12United Arab Emirates7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought200342.06%18,797,808
13United Arab Emirates6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.200335.17%13,735,780
14Iraq0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200334.70%27,273,332
15Saudi Arabia1515Fixed vegetable or microbial fats and oils n.e.c. in chapter 15 (including jojoba oil) and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200334.24%11,188,415
16Saudi Arabia6802Monumental or building stone, worked (except slate) and articles thereof (not of heading no. 6801) mosaic cubes etc., of natural stone including slate; artificially coloured granules of natural stone200332.67%10,561,643

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 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.