Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

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(21 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD230(21)[1]148(13)[1]95(10)54(4)35(4)16(3)6
>= 50 mln USD68(6)48(5)35(5)19(2)11(2)2(1)0
>= 100 mln USD37(3)27(3)18(3)11(2)8(2)2(1)0
>= 200 mln USD19(2)17(2)10(2)5(1)4(1)1(1)0
>= 500 mln USD5410000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200588.19%257,907,305
2Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)200585.89%10,204,694
3Syria0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled200582.22%22,711,495
4Iran2902Cyclic hydrocarbons200572.65%156,659,408
5Syria0104Sheep and goats; live200558.89%381,204,034
6Ukraine2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight200557.65%15,183,608
7Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles200554.92%52,000,516
8Ukraine7224Alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms, semi-finished products of other alloy steel200553.73%20,358,146
9Qatar7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel200553.66%30,867,083
10United Arab Emirates0902Tea200553.49%69,984,497
11United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200546.39%40,281,545
12United Arab Emirates1104Cereal grains otherwise worked (e.g. hulled, rolled, flaked, pearled, sliced or kibbled) except rice of heading no. 1006; germ of cereals whole, rolled, flaked or ground200545.53%12,184,944
13Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200543.40%15,990,921
14Bahrain4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres200539.64%29,296,761
15United Arab Emirates3401Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent200538.20%15,064,046
16United Arab Emirates1511Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200537.86%43,421,923
17Russian Federation7408Copper wire200535.40%12,864,954
18Iran7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200535.35%38,506,525
19United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa200534.06%51,357,068
20United Arab Emirates4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like200530.93%18,041,627
21Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200530.49%21,465,699

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

Legend:

(n)

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.