Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(58 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD96(58)[2]81(52)[1]68(47)54(41)36(29)22(19)13(12)
>= 50 mln USD14(5)[2]10(3)[1]7(2)4(2)2(1)10
>= 100 mln USD6(1)531000
>= 200 mln USD1110000
>= 500 mln USD1110000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (58 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2620Slag, ash and residues; (not from the manufacture of iron or steel) containing metals, arsenic or their compounds2004100.00%30,401,937
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200499.46%35,211,370
3United Arab Emirates7613Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas200498.84%14,870,045
4United Arab Emirates2603Copper ores and concentrates200497.97%24,723,961
5United 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 rolling200497.76%38,546,751
6United Arab Emirates7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated200494.69%12,080,048
7United Arab Emirates7615Aluminium; table, kitchen or other household articles and parts thereof, pot scourers and scouring or polishing pads, gloves and the like, sanitary ware and parts thereof200494.25%23,253,735
8United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200493.97%14,947,348
9United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form200492.44%16,391,382
10United 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.200492.35%10,407,552
11United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200492.27%23,131,473
12United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols200490.32%20,804,061
13United Arab Emirates2103Sauces and preparations therefor; mixed condiments and mixed seasonings, mustard flour and meal and prepared mustard200489.68%22,623,876
14United Arab Emirates7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not200489.10%14,649,741
15United Arab Emirates2009Fruit 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 matter200484.78%41,787,617
16United 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/m2200484.08%25,307,069
17United Arab Emirates0902Tea200484.04%15,278,350
18United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200483.15%21,780,292
19United Arab Emirates6203Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted)200482.62%13,179,447
20United Arab Emirates0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh200477.20%12,152,714
21United Arab Emirates2005Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006200477.17%13,797,687
22United Arab Emirates3924Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics200476.08%10,499,835
23United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200475.00%11,654,631
24United Arab Emirates3917Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings thereof (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics200474.70%21,138,136
25United Arab Emirates2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200474.26%83,179,548
26United 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 like200473.57%15,305,369
27United 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. 2009200473.37%12,662,436
28United Arab Emirates4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200473.18%16,243,637
29United Arab Emirates6403Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather200472.65%19,419,343
30United Arab Emirates4818Toilet 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 fibres200468.82%24,505,418
31United Arab Emirates5407Woven fabrics of synthetic filament yarn, including woven fabrics obtained from materials of heading no. 5404200468.78%15,822,238
32United Arab Emirates8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus200465.91%16,520,438
33United Arab Emirates4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200465.79%13,288,144
34United Arab Emirates6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.200465.71%21,954,344
35United Arab Emirates7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200465.08%65,848,449
36United 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. 3401200464.94%12,419,125
37United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200464.55%45,068,690
38United 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 metal200464.01%17,859,718
39United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200463.59%12,916,844
40United Arab Emirates3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics200462.36%12,174,111
41United Arab Emirates3304Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations200460.69%14,726,407
42United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200456.83%12,505,073
43United Arab Emirates8471Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included200456.38%18,236,714
44United Arab Emirates8537Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets, bases with apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 for electricity control and distribution, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517)200455.89%10,421,710
45United Arab Emirates3303Perfumes and toilet waters200455.43%17,815,083
46United Arab Emirates3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200455.22%14,700,339
47United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200450.92%24,939,818
48United 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 oils200448.48%98,459,835
49United 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 connectors200444.68%16,575,398
50United 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 84.72200442.59%39,280,353
51Iran0104Sheep and goats; live200441.79%19,822,141
52United Arab Emirates1006Rice200440.38%33,134,652
53United Arab Emirates8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528200437.15%17,456,617
54United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200435.93%155,444,725
55United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200434.75%12,268,730
56Bahrain2710Petroleum 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 oils200432.75%66,506,610
57United 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 cables200431.44%22,810,734
58United Arab Emirates9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94200430.56%12,163,479

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 56 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.