Country Matrix
For 2005, 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: 2005(38 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 382(38)[1] | 283(33)[1] | 199(27) | 140(17) | 98(14) | 64(10) | 30(5) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 76(9) | 56(8) | 42(8) | 29(5) | 20(5) | 9(3) | 4(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 41(4) | 31(4) | 23(4) | 15(2) | 10(2) | 3(1) | 1(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 17(1) | 14(1) | 9(1) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 570252 | -- Of man-made textile materials | 2005 | 95.37% | 15,869,223 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2005 | 94.15% | 170,859,029 |
| 3 | 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 | 2005 | 93.79% | 19,475,574 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2005 | 93.73% | 22,214,297 |
| 5 | Syria | 010420 | Goats; live | 2005 | 90.95% | 53,144,097 |
| 6 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2005 | 82.22% | 22,711,495 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 481820 | Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 2005 | 81.29% | 29,296,761 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 180690 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; n.e.c. in chapter 18 | 2005 | 81.10% | 41,954,883 |
| 9 | Bahrain | 760421 | Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles | 2005 | 80.22% | 12,661,325 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2005 | 80.01% | 55,374,147 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2005 | 78.15% | 74,386,951 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2005 | 77.22% | 43,421,923 |
| 13 | Iran | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene | 2005 | 77.01% | 155,483,534 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 380840 | - Disinfectants | 2005 | 71.74% | 14,778,218 |
| 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 | 2005 | 63.79% | 10,374,162 |
| 16 | Qatar | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2005 | 62.49% | 30,867,083 |
| 17 | Kuwait | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2005 | 62.22% | 13,679,739 |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2005 | 58.57% | 52,000,516 |
| 19 | Ukraine | 260200 | Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight | 2005 | 57.65% | 15,183,608 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 151529 | Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2005 | 55.82% | 22,309,307 |
| 21 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2005 | 55.71% | 328,059,936 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 722410 | Steel, alloy; ingots and other primary forms | 2005 | 53.94% | 20,358,146 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 300450 | Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | 2005 | 53.89% | 100,969,808 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2005 | 53.86% | 14,357,348 |
| 25 | 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 | 2005 | 53.07% | 12,778,485 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 720852 | 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 of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2005 | 50.95% | 13,816,649 |
| 27 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2005 | 50.34% | 12,864,954 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 392020 | Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2005 | 49.84% | 11,776,617 |
| 29 | 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 | 2005 | 48.08% | 39,415,252 |
| 30 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2005 | 47.95% | 21,465,699 |
| 31 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2005 | 45.04% | 15,990,921 |
| 32 | Bahrain | 392350 | Plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2005 | 42.43% | 10,776,618 |
| 33 | 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) | 2005 | 41.84% | 12,646,646 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2005 | 38.15% | 12,840,935 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 382490 | -Other | 2005 | 36.61% | 39,571,377 |
| 36 | Iran | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2005 | 35.36% | 38,506,525 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2005 | 34.41% | 54,430,459 |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 841850 | Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment; for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) | 2005 | 32.99% | 12,084,330 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 17 occurrences
Bahrain: 5 occurrences
Syria: 4 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Kuwait: 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.