Country Matrix
For 2016, 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: 2016(75 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 235(75)[2] | 187(66)[2] | 158(57)[2] | 126(44)[2] | 97(33)[1] | 72(26)[1] | 39(16)[1] |
| >= 50 mln USD | 42(8)[1] | 35(7)[1] | 32(7)[1] | 27(7)[1] | 22(6) | 18(6) | 9(3) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 22(2) | 19(2) | 18(2) | 15(2) | 12(2) | 9(2) | 3(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 13(2) | 12(2) | 12(2) | 11(2) | 8(2) | 6(2) | 2(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (75 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2016 | 99.69% | 19,261,173 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2016 | 99.63% | 39,796,038 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 230230 | Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof | 2016 | 99.54% | 15,931,696 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | 2016 | 99.03% | 56,989,643 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 251710 | Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated | 2016 | 98.68% | 429,374,857 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 690600 | Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings | 2016 | 98.59% | 22,771,028 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 040110 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1% | 2016 | 98.06% | 20,834,269 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 040811 | Eggs; birds' eggs, yolks, dried, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2016 | 97.91% | 10,083,697 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 721922 | Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, (not in coils), of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2016 | 97.84% | 22,206,328 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | 2016 | 97.15% | 30,073,629 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 040120 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% | 2016 | 95.31% | 22,355,903 |
| 12 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2016 | 94.83% | 32,650,661 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 020711 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, fresh or chilled | 2016 | 92.82% | 21,848,187 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2016 | 92.35% | 10,628,939 |
| 15 | Kuwait | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2016 | 92.30% | 24,120,021 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 040310 | Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | 2016 | 91.98% | 81,369,147 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 290121 | Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene | 2016 | 89.98% | 67,260,725 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 320990 | Paints and varnishes; (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2016 | 89.19% | 11,568,394 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 320730 | Lustres; liquid lustres and similar preparations | 2016 | 89.18% | 51,426,993 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 721420 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling | 2016 | 87.72% | 30,492,235 |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2016 | 87.02% | 22,365,438 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2016 | 86.34% | 284,622,999 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 020713 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled | 2016 | 85.30% | 10,402,024 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 761290 | Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | 2016 | 84.59% | 12,893,034 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 390130 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers | 2016 | 81.31% | 17,337,535 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 382450 | Mortars and concretes; non-refractory | 2016 | 81.21% | 15,769,961 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 040620 | Dairy produce; cheese of all kinds, grated or powdered | 2016 | 79.84% | 16,800,995 |
| 28 | Iran | 252010 | Gypsum; anhydrite | 2016 | 78.72% | 11,420,159 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | 2016 | 77.81% | 46,638,713 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 261800 | Slag, granulated (slag sand); from the manufacture or iron or steel | 2016 | 77.54% | 29,546,087 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 730721 | Steel, stainless; tube or pipe fittings, flanges, of stainless steel | 2016 | 77.03% | 31,039,609 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 340120 | Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11 | 2016 | 76.56% | 12,030,559 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 721933 | Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm | 2016 | 74.01% | 11,205,172 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 760612 | Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square) | 2016 | 68.72% | 15,404,188 |
| 35 | Bahrain | 730110 | Iron or steel; sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements | 2016 | 68.72% | 10,763,210 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 271019 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations | 2016 | 68.57% | 80,720,158 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 010613 | Mammals; live, camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | 2016 | 67.47% | 22,883,637 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2016 | 67.01% | 22,212,933 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2016 | 64.54% | 13,236,445 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 680100 | Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) | 2016 | 64.38% | 19,483,443 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2016 | 63.82% | 10,780,254 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 871631 | Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers | 2016 | 62.46% | 10,459,695 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 320890 | Paints and varnishes; based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | 2016 | 62.14% | 10,900,936 |
| 44 | Bahrain | 270810 | Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars | 2016 | 61.34% | 21,429,766 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 220290 | -Other | 2016 | 58.62% | 46,629,667 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2016 | 58.27% | 23,070,331 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2016 | 57.79% | 21,963,953 |
| 48 | Russian Federation | 100199 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed | 2016 | 57.48% | 33,554,766 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 720851 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | 2016 | 56.45% | 20,773,354 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2016 | 56.22% | 33,064,370 |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 841582 | Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit | 2016 | 52.65% | 14,304,885 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 850422 | Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA | 2016 | 52.54% | 22,731,563 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2016 | 52.31% | 36,572,480 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2016 | 51.34% | 13,307,653 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2016 | 50.92% | 14,614,334 |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2016 | 50.40% | 17,780,784 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 160232 | Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus) | 2016 | 50.03% | 10,510,208 |
| 58 | Kuwait | 271312 | Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals | 2016 | 48.37% | 29,525,074 |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 190590 | Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | 2016 | 48.31% | 33,483,207 |
| 60 | Saudi Arabia | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2016 | 47.13% | 13,527,664 |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | 2016 | 45.06% | 18,363,721 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 721041 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, corrugated, plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically) | 2016 | 45.01% | 10,177,545 |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | 2016 | 42.48% | 19,483,750 |
| 64 | Bahrain | 220210 | Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | 2016 | 41.81% | 14,548,910 |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2016 | 41.70% | 23,287,596 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 871639 | Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type) | 2016 | 41.36% | 19,117,849 |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 391731 | Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, flexible, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6MPa | 2016 | 39.87% | 11,959,731 |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2016 | 39.52% | 22,066,258 |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | 2016 | 39.51% | 10,127,322 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 850422 | Electrical transformers; liquid dielectric, having a power handling capacity exceeding 650kVA but not exceeding 10,000kVA | 2016 | 36.49% | 15,787,902 |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2016 | 35.16% | 13,362,823 |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 730830 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | 2016 | 35.07% | 15,639,334 |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18 | 2016 | 32.14% | 10,536,589 |
| 74 | United Arab Emirates | 730890 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308 | 2016 | 31.35% | 62,024,033 |
| 75 | Bahrain | 970300 | Sculptures and statuary; original, in any material | 2016 | 30.50% | 15,010,403 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 38 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 27 occurrences
Bahrain: 5 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Kuwait: 2 occurrences
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...
271019 - 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.