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(61 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 USD97(61)[1]77(52)[1]57(43)47(37)30(24)21(18)10(10)
>= 50 mln USD16(5)[1]13(5)[1]7(3)4(2)3(2)1(1)0
>= 100 mln USD8(3)[1]7(3)[1]3(1)1000
>= 200 mln USD1111000
>= 500 mln USD1111000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (61 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 compounds200699.99%17,712,438
2United Arab Emirates7901Zinc; unwrought200699.94%10,038,433
3United Arab Emirates2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents200699.93%28,824,858
4Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200699.93%27,595,998
5United Arab Emirates1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200699.91%14,265,941
6United Arab Emirates7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200699.68%18,871,619
7United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200698.70%33,828,611
8United Arab Emirates7613Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas200698.52%21,420,092
9United 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 rolling200695.78%38,025,718
10United Arab Emirates2201Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow200693.27%10,591,203
11United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated200688.54%19,376,456
12United 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 not200688.06%16,429,871
13United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form200686.48%28,435,074
14United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200686.45%17,306,565
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/m2200684.71%12,780,150
16United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200683.48%18,558,245
17United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200683.03%15,769,915
18United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200680.59%64,337,318
19Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200678.16%58,103,352
20United Arab Emirates7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated200676.47%10,845,234
21United Arab Emirates0902Tea200674.01%13,937,583
22United Arab Emirates3924Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics200673.71%12,650,152
23Saudi 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 fibres200670.31%28,378,060
24United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200670.13%21,623,790
25United Arab Emirates3824Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included200669.82%14,427,785
26United Arab Emirates4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200669.78%26,702,565
27United Arab Emirates6403Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather200668.94%19,445,951
28United Arab Emirates8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528200668.82%19,817,933
29United 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 apparatus200667.40%19,454,191
30United 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 like200666.75%11,847,050
31United 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 cables200665.16%47,757,372
32United Arab Emirates0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200663.92%11,718,030
33Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200662.71%20,712,958
34United Arab Emirates4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200662.69%18,985,119
35United Arab Emirates8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders200661.40%31,523,675
36United Arab Emirates8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters200660.84%20,379,881
37United Arab Emirates3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics200660.59%15,777,242
38United 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 matter200659.90%25,312,968
39United 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. 2009200658.69%13,102,561
40United 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 included200655.21%27,803,334
41United Arab Emirates7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200654.50%146,684,109
42United Arab Emirates3304Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations200651.77%10,615,817
43United Arab Emirates3303Perfumes and toilet waters200651.12%13,215,822
44United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof200649.86%25,804,247
45United Arab Emirates6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.200647.89%17,880,404
46United 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 84.72200647.22%37,905,427
47United Arab Emirates1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products200645.65%12,471,747
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 oils200644.79%147,210,294
49United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms200643.65%10,797,996
50Iran0104Sheep and goats; live200643.41%27,025,243
51Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200642.36%12,588,475
52United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200640.91%187,377,408
53United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200639.31%12,323,994
54United Arab Emirates8701Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)200639.11%12,012,771
55Iran7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200638.56%32,573,045
56Iran2603Copper ores and concentrates200637.81%35,422,270
57United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200637.59%22,645,187
58United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200636.78%12,762,519
59Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200634.70%13,838,378
60United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200632.55%12,982,303
61United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200631.90%26,945,558

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 52 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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.