Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Oman's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Oman

37 bottlenecks
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2906Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202499.94%178,827,035
2United Arab Emirates7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set202499.89%25,692,960
3Australia2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide202499.67%360,134,332
4United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202499.24%392,370,478
5Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202498.73%4,003,426,210
6China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202497.71%284,961,664
7Spain8710Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles; motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles202497.54%11,316,671
8United Arab Emirates6113Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907202496.68%12,619,012
9United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes202494.97%377,089,445
10United Arab Emirates2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202493.59%22,660,848
11Somalia0102Bovine animals; live202493.28%48,908,341
12United Arab Emirates7608Aluminium; tubes and pipes202492.60%18,483,147
13China8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane202491.72%171,719,846
14United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202491.45%785,597,039
15India7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202491.07%290,123,368
16United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202490.33%157,544,330
17United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202488.66%98,893,318
18Iraq2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202488.52%184,197,365
19United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202488.04%33,151,097
20United Arab Emirates7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron202487.87%32,153,407
21India0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202486.51%60,642,135
22United Arab Emirates3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium202486.14%16,988,770
23United 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 rolling202485.29%18,119,173
24United Arab Emirates6809Plaster or compositions based on plaster; articles thereof202485.01%10,530,031
25Yemen0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202484.66%32,013,298
26Iran0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh202484.21%14,021,977
27China2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars202483.74%25,415,293
28United Arab Emirates6114Garments; knitted or crocheted, n.e.c. in chapter 61202483.40%24,743,035
29China7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated202483.10%12,219,006
30China8486Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines & apparatus specified in note 11 (C) to this Chapter202482.05%20,130,192
31China2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202482.01%10,253,927
32United Arab Emirates4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood202481.90%15,511,397
33United Arab Emirates2105Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa202481.77%28,170,973
34Indonesia1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202481.75%211,245,630
35Brazil0207Meat and edible offal of poultry; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. fowls of the species Gallus domesticus), fresh, chilled or frozen202481.54%204,625,482
36United Arab Emirates9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202481.46%53,737,690
37United Arab Emirates6405Footwear; other footwear n.e.c. in chapter 64202481.01%15,258,039

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 19 occurrences

China: 6 occurrences

India: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Somalia: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Yemen: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.