Country Matrix
For 2006, 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: 2006(50 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 456(50)[1] | 344(43)[1] | 252(33) | 172(22) | 114(19) | 82(14) | 42(9) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 94(15) | 72(12) | 54(10) | 38(7) | 25(7) | 17(5) | 8(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 42(7) | 32(5) | 20(4) | 13(2) | 7(2) | 4(1) | 2(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 22(3) | 18(2) | 9(1) | 7(1) | 5(1) | 3(1) | 1(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2006 | 99.33% | 28,673,197 |
| 2 | 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 | 2006 | 98.01% | 10,031,787 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 890790 | Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons | 2006 | 97.41% | 26,996,559 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2006 | 96.82% | 63,301,273 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 570252 | -- Of man-made textile materials | 2006 | 96.36% | 17,741,275 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2006 | 96.31% | 239,523,102 |
| 7 | Iran | 080250 | - Pistachios | 2006 | 95.74% | 11,967,971 |
| 8 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2006 | 92.67% | 37,357,319 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2006 | 91.62% | 11,355,687 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2006 | 82.88% | 60,625,436 |
| 11 | Bahrain | 481820 | Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 2006 | 82.56% | 26,797,894 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 180632 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | 2006 | 82.53% | 59,855,876 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 760421 | Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles | 2006 | 81.15% | 17,318,044 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2006 | 80.52% | 54,365,883 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2006 | 78.08% | 23,479,599 |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2006 | 75.20% | 199,441,081 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2006 | 75.09% | 69,215,833 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 380840 | - Disinfectants | 2006 | 74.89% | 15,883,062 |
| 19 | Syria | 010420 | Goats; live | 2006 | 72.49% | 29,904,440 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2006 | 69.53% | 25,881,471 |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 392330 | Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2006 | 67.99% | 13,126,851 |
| 22 | 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 | 2006 | 66.19% | 19,103,894 |
| 23 | Iran | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene | 2006 | 59.93% | 164,355,060 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2006 | 59.78% | 26,290,284 |
| 25 | 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 | 2006 | 58.94% | 13,698,547 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 890520 | Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms | 2006 | 56.24% | 40,186,962 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 252321 | Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2006 | 55.36% | 14,921,779 |
| 28 | 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 | 2006 | 55.28% | 99,128,016 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2006 | 54.86% | 11,946,342 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 300450 | Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | 2006 | 54.78% | 118,443,926 |
| 31 | Bahrain | 760511 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | 2006 | 53.73% | 29,997,364 |
| 32 | 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) | 2006 | 52.70% | 15,749,284 |
| 33 | 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 | 2006 | 50.79% | 14,071,578 |
| 34 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2006 | 47.51% | 234,434,445 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 090240 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | 2006 | 46.94% | 26,502,300 |
| 36 | Bahrain | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2006 | 45.98% | 11,018,437 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 151529 | Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2006 | 44.85% | 11,663,832 |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2006 | 42.55% | 17,147,950 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures; of porcelain or china | 2006 | 42.30% | 12,152,484 |
| 40 | Bahrain | 392350 | Plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2006 | 41.66% | 11,949,813 |
| 41 | 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 | 2006 | 41.56% | 42,323,947 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2006 | 40.82% | 74,838,536 |
| 43 | Syria | 392099 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3920, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2006 | 40.65% | 11,283,591 |
| 44 | Ukraine | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2006 | 39.65% | 73,353,087 |
| 45 | Ukraine | 100300 | Barley. | 2006 | 39.63% | 481,126,581 |
| 46 | Kuwait | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2006 | 37.79% | 14,378,120 |
| 47 | 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 | 2006 | 33.74% | 14,353,020 |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 382490 | -Other | 2006 | 33.66% | 39,612,328 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 890590 | Vessels; light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks | 2006 | 32.91% | 118,416,423 |
| 50 | Kuwait | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2006 | 32.73% | 10,853,951 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 26 occurrences
Bahrain: 7 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
Syria: 4 occurrences
Russian Federation: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 2 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Kuwait: 2 occurrences
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.