Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Qatar'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.

Qatar

22 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks2024100.00%11,136,347
2China8904Tugs and pusher craft2024100.00%10,750,000
3China3913Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), n.e.c. or included, in primary forms202499.85%11,787,343
4Indonesia8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms202499.84%130,303,851
5Indonesia8430Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers202498.65%358,712,601
6United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202498.16%400,951,712
7China8541Semiconductor 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 crystals202497.54%55,816,954
8China9605Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning202496.64%18,350,959
9Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202496.21%169,961,555
10Netherlands2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202495.23%42,115,573
11USA9306Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads202493.57%37,677,870
12China2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals202492.15%46,602,438
13Switzerland9102Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches, other than those of heading no. 9101202488.95%206,197,085
14Rep. of Korea7225Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width 600mm or more202487.79%30,957,228
15India1006Rice202486.38%174,255,343
16China6301Blankets and travelling rugs202483.24%14,513,919
17China9504Video game consoles and machines, articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment202483.09%22,748,048
18China4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202482.18%31,845,166
19Türkiye8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats202482.18%57,803,217
20Australia2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide202480.81%376,368,481
21China7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202480.64%68,358,684
22USA9014Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses202480.54%25,101,176

Partner frequency summary:

China: 9 occurrences

Indonesia: 2 occurrences

Switzerland: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

India: 1 occurrence

Netherlands: 1 occurrence

Rep. of Korea: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 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.