Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(59 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD69(59)54(48)37(32)23(19)15(11)4(3)2(1)
>= 50 mln USD46(40)36(32)24(21)16(13)13(10)4(3)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD26(22)18(15)14(11)9(6)9(6)4(3)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD14(11)11(9)9(7)7(5)7(5)3(2)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD4(2)2(1)2(1)1111
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (59 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United 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 body201990.84%291,420,463
2United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201987.49%434,929,149
3United Arab Emirates61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted201983.91%152,230,878
4United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201977.33%97,310,397
5United Arab Emirates49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans201975.87%59,213,714
6United Arab Emirates62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted201974.72%97,033,783
7United Arab Emirates79Zinc and articles thereof201974.65%30,349,584
8United Arab Emirates64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles201974.62%74,502,420
9United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201974.31%207,576,730
10United Arab Emirates33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations201972.87%253,951,015
11United Arab Emirates74Copper and articles thereof201972.57%319,500,634
12United Arab Emirates21Miscellaneous edible preparations201969.39%92,554,871
13United Arab Emirates95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof201967.94%41,866,043
14United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials201965.64%21,676,516
15United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery201962.93%53,835,004
16United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201962.44%65,565,607
17United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal201962.41%49,120,784
18United Arab Emirates42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)201960.67%24,236,895
19United Arab Emirates91Clocks and watches and parts thereof201960.17%48,158,370
20United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations201958.86%83,996,814
21United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures201958.33%19,710,711
22United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags201958.25%28,766,174
23United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles201955.73%1,013,415,748
24United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof201955.58%134,821,756
25United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201955.16%117,756,393
26United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices201955.00%51,204,557
27United Arab Emirates57Carpets and other textile floor coverings201953.11%14,360,771
28United Arab Emirates16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof201952.48%39,422,852
29United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof201951.58%440,851,289
30United Arab Emirates35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes201951.45%14,140,394
31United Arab Emirates70Glass and glassware201950.69%50,638,627
32United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof201950.17%131,805,507
33United Arab Emirates68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof201949.23%59,910,978
34United Arab Emirates55Man-made staple fibres201948.77%13,886,886
35United Arab Emirates19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products201948.30%105,648,924
36United Arab Emirates96Miscellaneous manufactured articles201947.96%71,215,338
37United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder201947.92%13,156,334
38United Arab Emirates31Fertilizers201946.42%17,797,689
39United Arab Emirates90Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories201944.57%209,209,875
40United Arab Emirates04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included201942.96%309,901,686
41United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201942.50%79,938,321
42United Arab Emirates34Soap, 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 plaster201942.33%81,655,618
43Saudi 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 plaster201941.86%80,749,844
44United Arab Emirates29Organic chemicals201941.77%37,151,339
45United Arab Emirates44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal201941.57%74,492,628
46United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder201941.43%56,562,258
47United Arab Emirates82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal201941.05%33,651,857
48United Arab Emirates38Chemical products n.e.c.201940.06%140,208,117
49United 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 buildings201939.96%178,195,602
50United Arab Emirates11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten201939.47%12,702,800
51United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes201938.10%137,440,315
52Saudi Arabia96Miscellaneous manufactured articles201937.64%55,901,524
53United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons201936.12%101,464,498
54United Arab Emirates03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates201935.76%21,969,582
55United Arab Emirates84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof201934.28%1,212,003,529
56United Arab Emirates73Iron or steel articles201933.90%491,986,541
57United Arab Emirates30Pharmaceutical products201933.86%170,476,362
58United Arab Emirates02Meat and edible meat offal201933.45%105,136,859
59United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible201930.43%49,565,585

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 57 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

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.