Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(42 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD377(42)[1]256(31)173(23)104(16)58(8)33(4)11(2)
>= 50 mln USD159(26)[1]111(20)77(14)42(9)23(5)11(2)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD95(12)[1]65(9)47(5)29(5)18(3)10(2)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD53(9)[1]36(7)28(4)20(4)13(3)7(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD17(3)[1]12(2)97421

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201498.01%11,935,381
2Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)201493.03%267,566,329
3United Arab Emirates3806Rosin and resin acids and derivatives thereof; rosin spirit and rosin oils; run gums201487.96%43,493,884
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201487.94%311,149,317
5United Arab Emirates3212Pigments (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 sale201479.33%26,031,664
6Kuwait7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201476.56%88,805,594
7United Arab Emirates7409Copper plates, sheets and strip; of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm201476.41%290,452,680
8Bahrain3810Metal-pickling preparations; fluxes etc for soldering, brazing; welding powders, pastes of metal and other materials; preparations used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods201472.78%54,294,125
9Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201468.66%326,947,644
10Kuwait2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals201467.48%18,150,775
11United Arab Emirates7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not201467.16%28,482,820
12Qatar7601Aluminium; unwrought201466.43%50,512,280
13Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201466.18%75,039,316
14United Arab Emirates7215Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72201462.49%12,363,826
15United Arab Emirates4821Paper or paperboard labels of all kinds, whether or not printed201461.95%12,585,786
16United Arab Emirates0902Tea201461.20%153,304,244
17Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201456.06%76,282,235
18United Arab Emirates5703Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf); tufted, whether or not made up201455.63%83,306,233
19Kuwait1101Wheat or meslin flour201454.52%35,229,636
20Bahrain4818Toilet 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 fibres201454.15%74,451,337
21United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201451.50%50,331,671
22United Arab Emirates1213Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets201450.60%10,106,351
23United Arab Emirates7219Stainless steel; flat-rolled products of width of 600mm or more201450.23%92,239,561
24Bahrain7301Iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements; welded angles, shapes and sections, of iron or steel201449.80%62,629,337
25Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201448.77%280,118,234
26United Arab Emirates1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects201448.13%59,260,197
27United Arab Emirates7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked201445.28%20,443,732
28United Arab Emirates3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms201443.90%196,051,951
29Russian Federation7408Copper wire201442.61%618,599,224
30United Arab Emirates7008Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass201440.08%17,854,651
31United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201440.06%581,594,181
32United Arab Emirates2306Oil-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 2305201439.09%21,372,653
33United Arab Emirates8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201439.00%25,518,116
34United 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 ground201438.71%17,034,309
35Bahrain2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201438.27%209,774,744
36United 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 detergent201436.96%65,481,194
37United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201436.48%52,137,225
38United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201435.27%53,148,847
39Ukraine1003Barley201433.84%674,447,064
40United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201433.45%182,366,239
41United Arab Emirates0306Crustaceans; 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 brine201431.21%31,283,722
42United Arab Emirates2105Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa201430.07%23,782,192

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 25 occurrences

Bahrain: 7 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

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.