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(35 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 324(35) | 206(24) | 131(16) | 87(13) | 52(9) | 29(3) | 11(2) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 127(18) | 87(13) | 57(9) | 38(7) | 23(5) | 14(2) | 6(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 84(13) | 60(9) | 41(7) | 28(5) | 16(3) | 9(1) | 3(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 35(3) | 25(2) | 14(1) | 10(1) | 5(1) | 2 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 13(1) | 11(1) | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (35 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 7614 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated) | 2010 | 99.34% | 100,215,592 |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates | 7008 | Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass | 2010 | 94.51% | 17,274,155 |
| 3 | Syria | 0702 | Tomatoes; fresh or chilled | 2010 | 88.94% | 71,948,623 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 7605 | Aluminium wire | 2010 | 77.42% | 109,250,537 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2010 | 76.95% | 259,130,457 |
| 6 | Kuwait | 1101 | Wheat or meslin flour | 2010 | 72.59% | 20,415,226 |
| 7 | Kuwait | 2804 | Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals | 2010 | 72.06% | 16,669,088 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 7114 | Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 2010 | 71.88% | 15,130,419 |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2010 | 70.24% | 58,878,740 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | 0902 | Tea | 2010 | 69.20% | 145,121,248 |
| 11 | Qatar | 3817 | Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902 | 2010 | 68.76% | 28,834,169 |
| 12 | United Arab Emirates | 3212 | Pigments (metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media in liquid or paste form, as used in manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils, dyes etc in forms, packing for retail sale | 2010 | 67.38% | 10,868,814 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 7408 | Copper wire | 2010 | 64.54% | 143,052,179 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 2306 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305 | 2010 | 53.33% | 13,405,617 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 7213 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils | 2010 | 52.10% | 136,883,638 |
| 16 | Bahrain | 7203 | Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2010 | 50.95% | 126,955,625 |
| 17 | Iran | 7206 | Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203) | 2010 | 49.54% | 61,284,343 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 3401 | Soap; 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 detergent | 2010 | 47.98% | 51,236,064 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 7005 | Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked | 2010 | 45.19% | 20,364,025 |
| 20 | Syria | 0809 | Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh | 2010 | 45.07% | 15,427,486 |
| 21 | Ukraine | 1003 | Barley | 2010 | 43.80% | 839,715,183 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2010 | 43.67% | 27,657,101 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 1806 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa | 2010 | 41.94% | 127,876,693 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2010 | 41.41% | 34,302,176 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 7226 | Alloy steel flat-rolled products, of a width of less than 600mm | 2010 | 39.47% | 10,250,413 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 1512 | Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2010 | 36.95% | 30,609,372 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 0306 | Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine | 2010 | 36.39% | 10,625,080 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 7407 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles | 2010 | 33.10% | 123,190,287 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2010 | 33.09% | 322,588,137 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 3808 | Insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products, plant growth regulators, disinfectants and the like, put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2010 | 32.97% | 35,967,512 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 1511 | Palm oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2010 | 32.74% | 117,102,546 |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 7610 | Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures | 2010 | 32.73% | 13,905,084 |
| 33 | Syria | 0104 | Sheep and goats; live | 2010 | 31.43% | 164,078,605 |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 7201 | Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2010 | 30.24% | 81,699,835 |
| 35 | United Arab Emirates | 3204 | Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whether or not chemically defined | 2010 | 30.16% | 23,556,563 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 20 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Syria: 3 occurrences
Kuwait: 2 occurrences
Ukraine: 2 occurrences
Lebanon: 1 occurrence
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Iran: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
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.