Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Saudi Arabia's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Saudi Arabia

51 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Austria8601Rail locomotives; powered from an external source of electricity or by electric accumulators2025100.00%52,768,001
2India2621Slag and ash n.e.c. in chapter 26; including seaweed ash (kelp) and ash and residues from the incineration of municipal waste2025100.00%11,171,244
3USA8801Balloons and dirigibles; gliders, hang gliders and other non-powered aircraft.202599.43%25,996,146
4South Africa2602Manganese ores and concentrates, including ferruginous manganese ores and concentrates with a manganese content of 20% or more, calculated on the dry weight202599.00%21,251,572
5China8102Molybdenum; articles thereof, including waste and scrap202598.92%19,382,352
6China7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202598.82%60,447,113
7China9104Instrument panel clocks and clocks of a similar type for vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels202598.68%18,810,758
8China8715Baby carriages and parts thereof202596.67%17,799,895
9Switzerland9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202596.66%477,410,255
10Brazil1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form202595.84%1,149,263,722
11India2401Tobacco, unmanufactured; tobacco refuse202595.13%27,500,437
12China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202594.75%1,133,825,366
13China9615Combs, hair-slides and similar; hairpins, curling pins, curling grips and hair curlers and the like, other than those of heading no. 8516 and parts thereof202594.55%31,391,405
14Norway2820Manganese oxides202593.00%25,152,331
15China9504Video game consoles and machines, articles for funfair, table or parlour games, including pintables, billiards, special tables for casino games and automatic bowling alley equipment202592.07%273,510,859
16China6001Fabrics; pile fabrics, including long pile fabrics and terry fabrics, knitted or crocheted202592.03%34,598,802
17China8712Bicycles and other cycles; including delivery tricycles, not motorised202591.30%37,944,904
18China6006Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04202591.17%36,684,876
19China2926Nitrile-function compounds202591.13%21,517,471
20Dem. Rep. of the Congo7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202590.87%1,636,785,685
21China6702Flowers, foliage and fruit, artificial, and parts thereof; articles made of artificial flowers, foliage or fruit202590.67%43,480,274
22China8519Sound recording or reproducing apparatus202590.26%45,181,940
23China7217Wire of iron or non-alloy steel202589.87%103,609,374
24China9617Vacuum flasks and other vacuum vessels, complete with cases; parts thereof other than glass inners202589.71%131,714,779
25Spain1213Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets202589.62%22,217,867
26China7117Imitation jewellery202589.56%249,447,775
27Argentina2304Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil202589.05%679,276,156
28China9503Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys; dolls' carriages; dolls; other toys; reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not; puzzles of all kinds202588.48%208,294,100
29China6814Mica; worked, articles of, including agglomerated or reconstituted mica; whether or not on a support of paper, paperboard or other materials202588.29%96,134,238
30China7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated202588.06%1,888,719,980
31China3913Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), n.e.c. or included, in primary forms202587.93%41,435,936
32Viet Nam0308Aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked aquatic invertebrates other than crustaceans and molluscs, whether or not cooked before or during the smoking process202587.33%11,504,507
33China2823Titanium oxides202586.88%35,930,509
34China9605Travel sets; for personal toilet, sewing, shoe or clothes cleaning202586.82%17,350,107
35China1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken202586.70%19,550,968
36China8713Carriages for disabled persons; whether or not motorised or otherwise mechanically propelled202585.83%36,040,170
37Jordan0702Tomatoes; fresh or chilled202584.30%21,075,265
38China8509Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.202582.99%133,449,840
39China6116Gloves, mittens and mitts; knitted or crocheted202582.93%21,678,716
40China6301Blankets and travelling rugs202582.63%64,135,554
41China7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm202582.17%205,905,244
42China2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates202581.85%25,066,373
43India7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set202581.78%19,818,271
44China4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202581.65%19,096,825
45China6913Statuettes and other ornamental ceramic articles202581.26%26,816,325
46China8415Air conditioning machines; comprising a motor driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated202581.25%1,442,925,772
47Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202581.18%487,638,350
48China3207Pigments, prepared; opacifiers, colours, vitrifiable enamels, glazes, engobes (slips), liquid lustres etc as used in the ceramic enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and powder, granules or flakes202581.04%172,632,273
49China4419Tableware and kitchenware, of wood202580.93%11,926,695
50China8507Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)202580.39%1,795,645,549
51China6912Ceramic tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and toilet articles; other than of porcelain or china202580.28%30,191,900

Partner frequency summary:

China: 36 occurrences

India: 3 occurrences

Argentina: 1 occurrence

Austria: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Brazil: 1 occurrence

Dem. Rep. of the Congo: 1 occurrence

Jordan: 1 occurrence

Norway: 1 occurrence

South Africa: 1 occurrence

Spain: 1 occurrence

Switzerland: 1 occurrence

USA: 1 occurrence

Viet Nam: 1 occurrence

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