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(42 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD392(42)261(24)176(14)119(10)78(8)37(5)18(4)
>= 50 mln USD169(23)116(15)82(10)56(8)35(6)17(4)9(3)
>= 100 mln USD97(10)75(7)58(6)42(6)28(6)14(4)8(3)
>= 200 mln USD49(3)42(3)34(3)25(3)16(3)6(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD18(3)16(3)14(3)12(3)9(3)4(2)2(1)

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8805Aircraft launching gear, deck-arrestor or similar gear, ground flying trainers; parts of the foregoing articles201998.07%166,158,398
2Kuwait7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201995.81%38,360,729
3United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201992.47%143,185,314
4United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201990.37%761,800,883
5United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201983.47%1,949,054,246
6Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201978.70%160,310,160
7Kuwait1101Wheat or meslin flour201975.03%44,877,151
8United Arab Emirates8430Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers201971.76%508,578,359
9Bahrain7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201968.69%97,317,025
10United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201961.83%52,747,534
11United 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 brine201958.83%66,136,714
12United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201953.72%46,148,428
13United Arab Emirates2104Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations201953.15%44,217,340
14United Arab Emirates7605Aluminium wire201953.00%52,732,174
15Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201947.74%52,931,170
16United Arab Emirates1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products201947.50%32,076,775
17United Arab Emirates4803Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded201945.86%61,141,435
18United 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 sale201945.12%14,937,467
19United Arab Emirates7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated201943.93%28,900,769
20United 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 metal201943.58%29,586,577
21United Arab Emirates2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201942.49%11,382,301
22United 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 detergent201941.99%124,835,356
23United Arab Emirates0902Tea201941.22%99,464,908
24Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201940.46%64,737,397
25Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201939.91%64,903,560
26United Arab Emirates7019Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (e.g. yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)201939.79%76,732,066
27United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201939.68%55,052,167
28United Arab Emirates4818Toilet 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 fibres201936.87%54,477,616
29United 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 worked201936.63%14,753,374
30United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201936.60%65,662,023
31Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201936.07%12,656,494
32United Arab Emirates6810Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof201934.98%13,326,700
33United Arab Emirates3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201934.60%119,159,797
34United Arab Emirates1103Cereal groats; meal and pellets201933.70%12,785,394
35Bahrain3212Pigments (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 sale201933.65%11,139,520
36Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201932.60%36,146,059
37United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201932.20%113,074,188
38Kuwait2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009201932.03%39,923,841
39Bahrain3812Prepared rubber accelerators; compound plasticisers for rubber or plastics, n.e.c. or included; anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics201931.69%33,588,072
40United Arab Emirates7210Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, clad, plated or coated201931.52%116,295,834
41Ukraine2303Residues of starch manufacture, similar residues; beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture, brewing or distilling dregs and waste, whether or not in the form of pellets201930.56%11,073,595
42United Arab Emirates3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201930.04%33,980,093

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 28 occurrences

Bahrain: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Syria: 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.