Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(50 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD148(50)[1]105(40)[1]69(26)[1]53(20)36(16)26(13)12(7)
>= 50 mln USD36(8)[1]26(7)[1]18(5)[1]13(3)10(3)6(2)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD19(5)15(4)10(3)7(2)5(2)3(1)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD9(1)7(1)6(1)5(1)3(1)2(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD2111000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2517Pebbles, 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 2516201499.65%384,538,195
2United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201499.32%46,204,866
3Bahrain2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201498.13%16,626,058
4Saudi Arabia6906Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings201495.40%10,043,146
5Saudi Arabia0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201494.58%37,409,715
6United 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 rolling201494.54%34,151,985
7United Arab Emirates2302Bran, sharps and other residues; whether or not in the form of pellets derived from the sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants201493.79%13,032,804
8Saudi Arabia0403Yogurt; 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.201489.49%60,765,560
9Saudi Arabia0408Birds' 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 matter201488.80%20,039,959
10United Arab Emirates1516Animal, 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 prepared201487.07%38,502,836
11Saudi Arabia0101Horses, asses, mules and hinnies; live201483.47%22,077,139
12United Arab Emirates0902Tea201480.83%26,244,984
13Saudi Arabia7612Aluminium 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 not201480.19%13,377,545
14Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201478.49%43,729,250
15Saudi Arabia0106Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01201476.74%127,962,914
16United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201474.97%16,110,006
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 clinkers201469.60%17,849,170
18United Arab Emirates6801Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)201467.34%40,996,507
19United Arab Emirates3207Pigments, 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 flakes201466.32%21,479,708
20United Arab Emirates3208Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium201461.88%23,019,665
21United 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 oils201459.60%73,902,374
22Bahrain2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201458.75%31,053,525
23Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201457.03%41,247,283
24Saudi Arabia9619Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material201456.33%22,031,233
25Bahrain7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201453.12%123,303,802
26United Arab Emirates3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium201452.77%10,861,502
27Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401201449.70%34,281,342
28United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201449.32%106,127,603
29United Arab Emirates2618Granulated slag (slag sand) from the manufacture of iron or steel201447.23%11,769,659
30Russian Federation7408Copper wire201446.27%99,571,310
31United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201446.00%28,520,422
32United Arab Emirates7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm201445.70%16,698,859
33Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201443.24%31,892,033
34United Arab Emirates7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked201443.24%12,395,694
35Saudi 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 fibres201442.48%16,434,631
36Saudi Arabia3401Soap; 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 detergent201442.26%24,111,147
37United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms201441.13%17,353,030
38Saudi Arabia2202Waters, 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. 2009201441.10%39,959,542
39Saudi Arabia6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)201441.00%24,337,998
40United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201440.25%24,094,835
41Saudi Arabia7312Stranded wire, ropes, cables, plaited bands, slings and the like, of iron or steel, not electrically insulated201439.70%12,520,125
42United Arab Emirates9404Mattress supports; articles of bedding (e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions pouffes and pillows), fitted with springs or stuffed, whether or not covered201438.37%18,871,685
43United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201436.78%27,123,327
44Saudi Arabia1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects201436.77%15,324,584
45Saudi Arabia1905Bread, 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 products201435.91%35,633,720
46Kuwait2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201435.45%44,015,017
47Saudi Arabia0407Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, preserved or cooked201435.22%10,362,612
48Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201431.03%12,408,909
49United Arab Emirates7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures201430.61%113,515,438
50Saudi Arabia0406Cheese and curd201430.37%22,342,564

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 23 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 21 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

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.