Country Matrix

Importing country

Year

For 2013, the matrix below shows Qatar'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.

Qatar

Year: 2013(43 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]

6-digit HS codes 4-digit HS codes 2-digit HS codes

Value \ Share	>= 30%	>= 40%	>= 50%	>= 60%	>= 70%	>= 80%	>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD	149(43)[1]	106(37)[1]	70(23)[1]	56(19)[1]	39(14)	25(12)	15(8)
>= 50 mln USD	33(6)[1]	25(6)[1]	18(3)[1]	15(3)[1]	7(1)	5(1)	4(1)
>= 100 mln USD	16(1)	12(1)	10(1)	9(1)	5(1)	5(1)	4(1)
>= 200 mln USD	11(1)	9(1)	8(1)	7(1)	4(1)	4(1)	3(1)
>= 500 mln USD	3	2	2	2	1	1	1

Danger Zone Critical Goods Critical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (43 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#	Partner	HS Code	HS Description	Year	Share (%)	Value (USD)
1	Saudi Arabia	6906	Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings	2013	99.51%	10,979,415
2	United Arab Emirates	7213	Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils	2013	99.22%	35,808,386
3	United Arab Emirates	2517	Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516	2013	99.09%	305,192,595
4	Saudi Arabia	0401	Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	2013	96.24%	29,486,479
5	Iran	7227	Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils	2013	93.75%	13,784,774
6	Saudi Arabia	2901	Acyclic hydrocarbons	2013	93.69%	25,440,538
7	Saudi Arabia	0408	Birds' eggs, not in shell; egg yolks, fresh, dried, cooked by steaming or boiling in water, moulded, frozen or otherwise preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	2013	93.18%	22,084,345
8	Kuwait	2905	Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives	2013	92.89%	36,694,087
9	Bahrain	2714	Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks	2013	88.32%	24,106,410
10	Saudi Arabia	3602	Prepared explosives, other than propellent powders	2013	83.94%	10,162,260
11	United Arab Emirates	1516	Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared	2013	83.34%	49,616,602
12	Saudi Arabia	0403	Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa.	2013	81.75%	33,172,188
13	United Arab Emirates	0902	Tea	2013	77.72%	20,018,256
14	United Arab Emirates	3207	Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes	2013	75.34%	30,793,912
15	Bahrain	2708	Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars	2013	69.20%	39,717,296
16	United Arab Emirates	2710	Petroleum 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 oils	2013	68.11%	66,489,830
17	Saudi Arabia	0106	Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01	2013	67.42%	80,588,791
18	Kuwait	1101	Wheat or meslin flour	2013	67.10%	15,695,447
19	Saudi Arabia	7612	Aluminium 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 not	2013	63.96%	12,565,330
20	Saudi Arabia	9619	Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material	2013	59.69%	20,682,494
21	United Arab Emirates	1701	Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form	2013	59.65%	19,968,922
22	United Arab Emirates	2523	Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers	2013	51.51%	10,741,071
23	Saudi Arabia	3402	Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401	2013	50.04%	30,358,315
24	Saudi Arabia	6807	Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)	2013	48.81%	25,976,383
25	Saudi Arabia	3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	2013	48.80%	29,796,736
26	United Arab Emirates	7408	Copper wire	2013	48.21%	92,308,926
27	Russian Federation	7408	Copper wire	2013	46.85%	89,696,907
28	United Arab Emirates	7216	Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections	2013	46.74%	28,701,439
29	Saudi Arabia	3401	Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent	2013	46.07%	21,885,089
30	United Arab Emirates	3907	Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms	2013	45.63%	16,035,460
31	Saudi Arabia	0402	Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	2013	43.71%	54,236,896
32	United Arab Emirates	7604	Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles	2013	43.11%	25,198,475
33	Saudi Arabia	3305	Hair preparations; for use on the hair	2013	42.53%	14,443,649
34	Saudi Arabia	1602	Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects	2013	41.90%	13,896,229
35	Saudi Arabia	2202	Waters, 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. 2009	2013	41.80%	37,093,271
36	Saudi Arabia	7312	Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated	2013	41.78%	13,089,298
37	United Arab Emirates	6801	Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)	2013	40.46%	15,128,142
38	Saudi Arabia	4818	Toilet 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 fibres	2013	38.78%	11,806,902
39	United Arab Emirates	9406	Buildings; prefabricated	2013	37.93%	20,089,687
40	Saudi Arabia	1905	Bread, 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 products	2013	37.36%	32,219,151
41	Kuwait	2713	Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals	2013	37.31%	31,692,064
42	United Arab Emirates	9404	Mattress supports; articles of bedding (e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions pouffes and pillows), fitted with springs or stuffed, whether or not covered	2013	36.87%	14,949,606
43	United Arab Emirates	2106	Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included	2013	34.57%	15,311,955

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 20 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 16 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.