Country Matrix
For 2002, the matrix below shows Saudi Arabia'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.
Saudi Arabia
Year: 2002(26 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 230(26)[1] | 180(21) | 139(16) | 99(15) | 67(11) | 36(8) | 18(3) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 47(5) | 38(5) | 29(4) | 19(3) | 12(2) | 6(2) | 4(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 15(1) | 12(1) | 11(1) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 9(1) | 7(1) | 6(1) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2002 | 97.84% | 42,455,520 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2002 | 95.99% | 92,509,982 |
| 3 | Iran | 080250 | - Pistachios | 2002 | 95.90% | 10,237,346 |
| 4 | Qatar | 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 | 2002 | 88.95% | 24,580,831 |
| 5 | Qatar | 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 | 2002 | 86.50% | 26,530,966 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2002 | 85.09% | 10,068,813 |
| 7 | Syria | 010420 | Goats; live | 2002 | 84.24% | 15,985,353 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2002 | 80.67% | 51,717,131 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2002 | 79.43% | 18,133,356 |
| 10 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2002 | 76.02% | 47,101,392 |
| 11 | Iran | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene | 2002 | 75.00% | 10,900,280 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2002 | 68.59% | 21,004,826 |
| 13 | Syria | 392091 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of poly(vinyl butyral), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2002 | 64.81% | 10,170,146 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2002 | 63.77% | 11,497,881 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2002 | 63.70% | 59,023,274 |
| 16 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2002 | 53.10% | 243,147,771 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 300450 | Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | 2002 | 48.60% | 62,368,878 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2002 | 47.58% | 20,180,825 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | 2002 | 46.24% | 34,167,243 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2002 | 43.68% | 47,620,326 |
| 21 | Syria | 540833 | Fabrics, woven; of artificial filament yarn, of artificial monofilament, strip and the like, n.e.c. in heading no. 5408, of yarns of different colours | 2002 | 43.02% | 13,267,750 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 180631 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less | 2002 | 39.87% | 14,929,085 |
| 23 | Bahrain | 480300 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state | 2002 | 39.61% | 14,909,619 |
| 24 | 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 | 2002 | 34.53% | 16,534,421 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 2002 | 33.81% | 16,469,354 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 721320 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, of free-cutting steel | 2002 | 33.31% | 12,142,149 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 12 occurrences
Syria: 5 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Bahrain: 3 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Ukraine: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
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.