Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(60 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD70(60)48(41)33(27)20(16)13(10)6(5)2(2)
>= 50 mln USD50(43)32(27)25(21)17(14)12(10)5(5)2(2)
>= 100 mln USD29(24)17(13)13(10)9(7)9(7)4(4)2(2)
>= 200 mln USD13(10)8(6)7(5)6(4)6(4)3(3)2(2)
>= 500 mln USD7(5)4(3)4(3)3(2)3(2)2(2)1(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (60 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin202193.76%739,081,039
2United 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 body202192.94%216,143,542
3United Arab Emirates74Copper and articles thereof202189.02%606,525,697
4United Arab Emirates91Clocks and watches and parts thereof202185.54%104,611,872
5United Arab Emirates79Zinc and articles thereof202185.06%65,724,481
6United Arab Emirates33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations202175.54%296,688,033
7United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement202174.81%156,499,797
8United Arab Emirates61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted202174.70%136,996,621
9United Arab Emirates64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles202173.38%75,681,935
10United Arab Emirates99Commodities not specified according to kind202173.17%84,074,330
11United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations202167.54%82,062,283
12United Arab Emirates31Fertilizers202166.45%38,655,854
13United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar202165.65%58,617,651
14United Arab Emirates62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted202162.79%85,149,123
15United Arab Emirates42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)202161.09%21,017,420
16United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks202160.74%87,855,540
17United Arab Emirates16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof202159.08%44,322,385
18United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials202158.99%20,517,646
19United Arab Emirates95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof202157.95%38,403,399
20United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal202157.04%59,671,178
21United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles202154.01%1,159,561,143
22United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof202153.74%140,969,269
23United Arab Emirates21Miscellaneous edible preparations202152.97%96,654,837
24United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard202152.66%119,666,000
25United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices202152.06%61,241,376
26United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery202150.96%61,704,273
27United Arab Emirates11Products of the milling industry; malt, starches, inulin, wheat gluten202150.32%19,393,573
28United Arab Emirates78Lead and articles thereof202149.44%12,440,434
29United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof202149.39%456,853,305
30United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags202149.26%35,813,071
31United Arab Emirates70Glass and glassware202148.72%41,048,934
32United Arab Emirates57Carpets and other textile floor coverings202147.93%14,959,053
33United Arab Emirates68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof202145.87%41,129,815
34United Arab Emirates82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal202143.90%31,972,804
35United 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 buildings202142.94%151,067,422
36Saudi 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 plaster202142.45%102,578,393
37United Arab Emirates35Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes202142.10%13,630,507
38Saudi Arabia96Miscellaneous manufactured articles202140.71%54,825,826
39United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants202140.52%80,492,983
40United 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 plaster202140.44%97,712,276
41United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder202140.00%19,869,649
42United Arab Emirates02Meat and edible meat offal202139.08%118,592,471
43United Arab Emirates96Miscellaneous manufactured articles202138.81%52,273,272
44United Arab Emirates73Iron or steel articles202138.53%477,329,843
45United Arab Emirates19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products202138.19%122,348,122
46United Arab Emirates84Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof202137.64%1,140,549,803
47United Arab Emirates90Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories202137.53%173,007,376
48United Arab Emirates38Chemical products n.e.c.202137.30%134,628,504
49Qatar27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes202135.77%1,276,069,070
50United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures202135.76%41,396,374
51United Arab Emirates44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal202135.63%71,164,647
52Qatar88Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof202135.39%34,402,471
53United Arab Emirates04Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included202133.75%262,744,931
54United Arab Emirates30Pharmaceutical products202133.70%190,410,236
55Iran01Animals; live202131.51%109,200,720
56United Arab Emirates03Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates202131.04%21,832,317
57United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder202130.86%72,118,026
58United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons202130.77%143,817,963
59United Arab Emirates40Rubber and articles thereof202130.73%88,263,823
60United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible202130.64%73,242,151

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 55 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 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.