Country Matrix
For 2003, 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: 2003(27 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 297(27)[1] | 226(24)[1] | 180(18) | 129(14) | 82(14) | 49(8) | 19(2) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 56(8) | 45(8) | 38(5) | 28(5) | 18(5) | 10(2) | 3(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 21(1) | 17(1) | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 080250 | - Pistachios | 2003 | 98.63% | 12,823,749 |
| 2 | Qatar | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2003 | 95.38% | 81,030,768 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2003 | 88.50% | 14,313,351 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2003 | 88.20% | 12,137,615 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2003 | 86.40% | 75,671,561 |
| 6 | Syria | 010420 | Goats; live | 2003 | 82.64% | 15,757,886 |
| 7 | Qatar | 721430 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, including those twisted after rolling, of free-cutting steel | 2003 | 81.51% | 15,534,153 |
| 8 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2003 | 80.05% | 46,683,258 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18 | 2003 | 79.30% | 30,211,771 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2003 | 79.24% | 34,057,376 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2003 | 77.96% | 52,698,999 |
| 12 | Iran | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene | 2003 | 77.92% | 55,489,936 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2003 | 77.02% | 12,447,482 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2003 | 74.27% | 75,402,761 |
| 15 | 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 | 2003 | 58.31% | 10,328,013 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 380840 | - Disinfectants | 2003 | 55.48% | 11,764,815 |
| 17 | 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 | 2003 | 54.00% | 23,808,296 |
| 18 | Ukraine | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2003 | 50.06% | 21,240,827 |
| 19 | 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 | 2003 | 48.25% | 16,445,887 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2003 | 48.06% | 66,471,016 |
| 21 | 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 | 2003 | 45.95% | 14,513,618 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 300450 | Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | 2003 | 44.96% | 62,250,744 |
| 23 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2003 | 44.38% | 158,387,131 |
| 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 | 2003 | 42.55% | 28,416,569 |
| 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 | 2003 | 38.55% | 19,957,358 |
| 26 | 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 | 2003 | 30.50% | 26,823,767 |
| 27 | 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 | 2003 | 30.33% | 26,679,233 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 13 occurrences
Syria: 4 occurrences
Qatar: 3 occurrences
Bahrain: 3 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
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.