Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(42 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD54(42)36(30)20(18)10(9)7(7)4(4)1(1)
>= 50 mln USD14(10)9(6)4(3)1(1)1(1)1(1)0
>= 100 mln USD8(5)5(2)2(1)0000
>= 200 mln USD3(2)110000
>= 500 mln USD1110000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates79Zinc and articles thereof200697.46%12,465,411
2United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200684.37%99,991,970
3United Arab Emirates61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted200683.25%18,710,550
4United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200680.03%32,770,309
5United Arab Emirates95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof200676.31%13,284,574
6United Arab Emirates62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted200673.08%29,062,949
7United Arab Emirates42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)200672.74%10,362,548
8United Arab Emirates64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles200667.33%24,900,825
9United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder200663.37%10,779,188
10United Arab Emirates68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof200658.99%19,798,737
11United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices200658.22%18,265,738
12United Arab Emirates55Man-made staple fibres200656.79%17,796,467
13United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags200656.62%10,515,409
14United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement200654.75%29,523,514
15United Arab Emirates44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200654.46%60,362,481
16United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200651.50%38,917,690
17Saudi Arabia34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster200651.22%27,171,779
18United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200651.04%194,564,204
19United Arab Emirates33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations200649.85%46,640,344
20United Arab Emirates72Iron and steel200649.62%142,723,618
21United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks200648.68%18,612,079
22United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof200648.31%66,905,781
23United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar200647.37%25,918,432
24United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons200646.94%28,160,585
25United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures200644.94%13,500,672
26United Arab Emirates69Ceramic products200642.66%24,893,967
27United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible200641.96%18,164,643
28United Arab Emirates94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings200641.92%52,940,333
29United Arab Emirates29Organic chemicals200641.22%17,090,792
30Iran01Animals; live200640.17%27,025,243
31United Arab Emirates24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body200639.25%12,478,038
32United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof200638.06%108,980,687
33United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles200636.82%219,954,675
34United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200636.59%12,782,444
35United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard200635.21%42,722,912
36United Arab Emirates28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes200634.54%13,215,799
37United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal200633.96%11,970,959
38United Arab Emirates19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products200633.35%18,614,950
39United Arab Emirates73Iron or steel articles200632.61%251,576,503
40United Arab Emirates38Chemical products n.e.c.200632.34%38,321,006
41Ukraine26Ores, slag and ash200631.17%58,103,352
42United Arab Emirates15Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their cleavage products; prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes200630.76%22,792,266

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 39 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.