Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(88 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD822(88)598(65)439(42)319(28)229(23)135(13)64(6)
>= 50 mln USD199(21)150(18)117(13)88(12)64(9)44(7)19(3)
>= 100 mln USD91(8)74(7)58(6)47(6)33(6)22(5)14(3)
>= 200 mln USD43(3)34(3)29(3)24(3)17(3)11(3)7(1)
>= 500 mln USD20(3)15(3)14(3)13(3)10(3)7(3)3(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (88 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation880521Ground flying trainers and parts thereof; air combat simulators and parts thereof201999.89%166,158,398
2Kuwait720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201996.30%38,360,729
3Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201995.22%30,792,914
4United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201994.73%142,675,884
5United Arab Emirates071390Vegetables, leguminous; n.e.c. in heading no. 0713, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201994.67%11,892,426
6United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201991.00%744,879,078
7Bahrain730210Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; rails201987.54%97,307,097
8Bahrain391723Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride201986.91%24,204,999
9United Arab Emirates701939Glass fibres; webs, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products excluding mats and thin sheets201986.62%65,344,929
10Kuwait480511Paper and paperboard; uncoated, semi-chemical fluting paper, rolls or sheets201983.61%19,911,242
11United Arab Emirates843049Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled201983.60%507,900,982
12United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)201983.48%1,949,050,982
13United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles201982.29%37,692,608
14United Arab Emirates731010Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), 50l or more capacity but not exceeding 300l201977.32%20,108,512
15United Arab Emirates210410Soups and broths and preparations therefor201976.83%43,988,617
16Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201975.58%129,517,246
17Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201975.07%15,939,219
18Kuwait110100Wheat or meslin flour201975.03%44,877,151
19United Arab Emirates290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)201974.34%25,366,847
20Kuwait160290Meat preparations; of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602201972.82%22,761,109
21United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201972.79%63,939,096
22Bahrain030499Fish meat, excluding fillets, whether or not minced; frozen, n.e.c. in item no. 0304.9201972.17%25,884,447
23United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201970.28%23,448,947
24United Arab Emirates740819Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less201968.51%14,465,548
25United Arab Emirates090230Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg201965.09%98,954,370
26United Arab Emirates340111Soap 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)201963.93%91,494,269
27Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201963.37%52,931,170
28United Arab Emirates721070Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics201961.01%21,621,569
29Bahrain760421Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles201958.90%10,728,620
30United Arab Emirates871631Tanker trailers and tanker semi-trailers201958.61%31,634,762
31United Arab Emirates721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201957.41%46,013,667
32United Arab Emirates030617Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201956.84%30,675,038
33United Arab Emirates190120Food preparations; mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares201955.94%33,500,888
34United Arab Emirates721011Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, plated or coated with tin, thickness of 0.5mm or more201955.50%20,907,729
35United Arab Emirates760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201955.18%49,230,487
36United Arab Emirates030616Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201954.65%17,675,795
37United Arab Emirates721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201954.53%26,348,901
38United Arab Emirates760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow201953.36%11,365,482
39Kuwait220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured201951.75%39,893,480
40United Arab Emirates730629Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil and gas (other than stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73201951.67%10,625,703
41United Arab Emirates841583Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unit201951.05%39,856,597
42Bahrain730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections201950.54%57,296,702
43United Arab Emirates160231Meat preparations; of turkeys, prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)201949.70%21,450,465
44United Arab Emirates330510Hair preparations; shampoos201949.67%75,668,626
45United Arab Emirates853521Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV201949.21%31,638,272
46United Arab Emirates321290Pigments; of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils201948.57%14,700,044
47United Arab Emirates481810Paper articles; toilet paper201948.04%47,410,204
48United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201947.71%29,564,387
49United Arab Emirates854411Insulated electric conductors; winding wire, of copper201947.68%10,007,443
50United Arab Emirates160100Meat preparations; sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these products201947.50%32,076,775
51United Arab Emirates940421Mattresses; of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered201946.72%11,318,676
52United Arab Emirates761010Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors201946.18%40,529,684
53United Arab Emirates110311Cereal groats and meal; of wheat201945.99%12,781,816
54United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion201945.91%11,382,301
55United Arab Emirates480300Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state201945.86%61,141,435
56Bahrain381220Plasticisers, compound; for rubber or plastics201945.76%32,530,701
57United Arab Emirates721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201945.08%19,834,294
58Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201944.84%64,737,397
59United Arab Emirates390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201944.22%25,685,031
60United Arab Emirates340119Soap 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, not for toilet use201943.48%10,265,809
61United Arab Emirates040221Dairy 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)201943.39%160,946,666
62United Arab Emirates480519Paper and paperboard; uncoated, fluting paper other than semi-chemical or straw, rolls or sheets201942.62%13,584,985
63Ukraine720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201941.67%64,903,560
64United Arab Emirates721030Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, electrolytically plated or coated with zinc201941.07%18,772,058
65Russian Federation170410Sugar confectionery; chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated, not containing cocoa201940.51%10,675,112
66United Arab Emirates854420Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors201939.26%18,167,494
67United Arab Emirates730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections201938.76%43,941,539
68United Arab Emirates721049Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, (not corrugated), plated or coated with zinc (not electrolytically)201938.75%52,003,596
69United Arab Emirates151190Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201938.66%42,863,788
70United Arab Emirates730690Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73201937.41%16,895,583
71United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201937.01%15,904,633
72Bahrain321290Pigments; of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils201936.80%11,139,520
73Russian Federation180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less201936.35%43,189,545
74United Arab Emirates760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)201936.04%35,473,798
75United Arab Emirates730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73201935.93%11,379,584
76United Arab Emirates392390Plastics; articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923201935.53%11,309,716
77United Arab Emirates480524Paper & paperboard; uncoated, testliner (recycled linerboard), weight 150g/m2, or less, in rolls or sheets201934.22%16,773,580
78United Arab Emirates180620Chocolate & 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 2kg201933.96%86,343,253
79United Arab Emirates320890Paints and varnishes; based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium201933.77%17,397,849
80United Arab Emirates200811Nuts; ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit201933.07%13,927,804
81United Arab Emirates320417Dyes; pigments and preparations based thereon201933.01%11,745,334
82United Arab Emirates701990Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019201931.78%10,636,940
83United Arab Emirates390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201931.76%34,552,049
84Bahrain030616Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201931.70%10,253,233
85Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201931.66%26,446,430
86United Arab Emirates730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308201930.94%126,864,749
87Bahrain481810Paper articles; toilet paper201930.76%30,353,845
88Ukraine230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201930.60%11,073,595

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 63 occurrences

Bahrain: 11 occurrences

Kuwait: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

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.