Country Matrix
For 2010, 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: 2010(71 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 636(71) | 469(58) | 339(46) | 237(35) | 156(29) | 97(19) | 51(11) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 162(20) | 113(14) | 89(13) | 56(10) | 36(9) | 27(7) | 13(3) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 84(12) | 61(8) | 48(7) | 32(6) | 21(5) | 16(3) | 7(2) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 35(3) | 24(2) | 14(1) | 10(1) | 7(1) | 4(1) | 1 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 13(1) | 9(1) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (71 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 230641 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils | 2010 | 100.00% | 13,405,617 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2010 | 99.63% | 75,024,094 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 760521 | Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm | 2010 | 98.59% | 25,090,165 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 761490 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core | 2010 | 98.49% | 25,191,498 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 721310 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process | 2010 | 97.45% | 135,649,236 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 852321 | Magnetic media; cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | 2010 | 97.34% | 20,526,692 |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 700800 | Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass | 2010 | 94.51% | 17,274,155 |
| 8 | Syria | 540753 | Fabrics, woven; containing 85% or more by weight of textured polyester filaments, of yarns of different colours | 2010 | 91.19% | 12,439,749 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 740921 | Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils | 2010 | 90.83% | 10,841,080 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 740819 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less | 2010 | 90.29% | 131,975,632 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 730431 | Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, cold-drawn or cold-rolled, tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section | 2010 | 90.11% | 46,905,392 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 701939 | Glass fibres; webs, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products excluding mats and thin sheets | 2010 | 89.89% | 54,835,802 |
| 13 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2010 | 89.28% | 214,528,801 |
| 14 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2010 | 88.94% | 71,948,623 |
| 15 | Bahrain | 481820 | Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 2010 | 85.89% | 36,471,512 |
| 16 | Bahrain | 391723 | Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride | 2010 | 85.34% | 23,420,296 |
| 17 | Lebanon | 711419 | Goldsmiths' wares; articles of and parts thereof, of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal | 2010 | 85.09% | 15,130,419 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 380899 | Rodenticides and other similar products n.e.c. in heading no. 3808.9; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Note 1 in this Chapter, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2010 | 83.59% | 32,184,307 |
| 19 | Bahrain | 760511 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | 2010 | 81.10% | 84,123,838 |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 700529 | Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, (other than coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or merely surface ground) | 2010 | 79.45% | 14,471,218 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2010 | 78.50% | 33,436,842 |
| 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 | 2010 | 77.16% | 30,496,038 |
| 23 | Bahrain | 760421 | Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles | 2010 | 76.57% | 31,838,440 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2010 | 76.28% | 45,907,791 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2010 | 75.27% | 144,405,514 |
| 26 | Kuwait | 110100 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2010 | 72.59% | 20,415,226 |
| 27 | Bahrain | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2010 | 71.74% | 126,955,625 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 570292 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, (not of pile construction), made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | 2010 | 71.51% | 15,432,019 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 321290 | Pigments; of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils | 2010 | 70.64% | 10,868,814 |
| 30 | Qatar | 381700 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2010 | 68.76% | 28,834,169 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2010 | 66.90% | 138,299,640 |
| 32 | 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 | 2010 | 63.31% | 29,849,637 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 190120 | Food preparations; mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares | 2010 | 62.19% | 12,460,549 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 180632 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | 2010 | 61.52% | 17,188,288 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 481810 | Paper articles; toilet paper | 2010 | 61.30% | 16,370,154 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2010 | 59.81% | 117,102,546 |
| 37 | Bahrain | 841830 | Freezers; of the chest type, not exceeding 800l capacity | 2010 | 59.63% | 16,518,687 |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 180620 | Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg | 2010 | 59.43% | 92,185,182 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2010 | 54.86% | 12,970,950 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2010 | 54.12% | 29,717,370 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 320417 | Dyes; pigments and preparations based thereon | 2010 | 53.93% | 22,100,028 |
| 42 | Kuwait | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2010 | 51.09% | 24,729,898 |
| 43 | United Arab Emirates | 740729 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys) | 2010 | 50.72% | 18,250,156 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 392330 | Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2010 | 50.54% | 15,959,487 |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 252321 | Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2010 | 50.31% | 26,330,966 |
| 46 | Iran | 720610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2010 | 50.07% | 61,284,343 |
| 47 | 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) | 2010 | 49.45% | 32,144,574 |
| 48 | Ukraine | 720230 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese | 2010 | 49.32% | 11,376,548 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 721090 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with materials n.e.c. in heading no. 7210 | 2010 | 47.55% | 35,657,111 |
| 50 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2010 | 44.46% | 10,511,746 |
| 51 | Ukraine | 100300 | Barley. | 2010 | 43.80% | 839,715,183 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | 2010 | 43.60% | 10,153,079 |
| 53 | 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 | 2010 | 43.20% | 19,769,625 |
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | 2010 | 42.87% | 10,333,346 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 720837 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2010 | 42.56% | 31,587,773 |
| 56 | Kuwait | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2010 | 42.24% | 18,946,424 |
| 57 | United Arab Emirates | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2010 | 41.76% | 41,793,919 |
| 58 | Lebanon | 850433 | Transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 16kVA but not exceeding 500kVA | 2010 | 40.56% | 17,235,755 |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2010 | 39.65% | 105,277,998 |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 841581 | Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | 2010 | 38.05% | 15,894,953 |
| 61 | Syria | 150910 | Vegetable oils; olive oil and its fractions, virgin, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2010 | 38.05% | 11,939,482 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 730840 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, props and similar equipment for scaffolding, shuttering or pit-propping | 2010 | 37.93% | 43,759,788 |
| 63 | Syria | 071340 | Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried | 2010 | 37.62% | 12,724,549 |
| 64 | Bahrain | 760720 | Aluminium; foil, backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials, of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm | 2010 | 35.74% | 14,324,818 |
| 65 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2010 | 33.84% | 149,254,587 |
| 66 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2010 | 33.10% | 322,588,137 |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 040221 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight) | 2010 | 31.55% | 80,538,234 |
| 68 | 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) | 2010 | 31.40% | 11,330,414 |
| 69 | 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 | 2010 | 31.33% | 10,930,680 |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2010 | 31.06% | 103,861,463 |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 720110 | Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2010 | 30.27% | 81,699,835 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 41 occurrences
Bahrain: 12 occurrences
Syria: 6 occurrences
Kuwait: 4 occurrences
Ukraine: 3 occurrences
Lebanon: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Iran: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Legend:
(n)
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
[n]
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.