Country Matrix
For 2007, the matrix below shows United Arab Emirates'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.
United Arab Emirates
Year: 2007(63 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 564(63)[1] | 419(50) | 290(41) | 197(33) | 146(26) | 95(17) | 42(4) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 131(16) | 106(15) | 64(11) | 47(8) | 36(5) | 22(4) | 11(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 56(4) | 45(4) | 28(3) | 22(3) | 16(1) | 13(1) | 7 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 30(2) | 26(2) | 18(2) | 13(2) | 10(1) | 7(1) | 5 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (63 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 080250 | - Pistachios | 2007 | 98.00% | 42,545,876 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock | 2007 | 97.48% | 77,893,671 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 392030 | Plastics; of polymers of styrene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials | 2007 | 97.19% | 60,992,634 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 320730 | Lustres; liquid lustres and similar preparations | 2007 | 92.91% | 17,145,173 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 271500 | Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs) | 2007 | 89.26% | 31,244,590 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 722300 | Steel, stainless; wire | 2007 | 87.11% | 32,849,988 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 721610 | Iron or non-alloy steel; U, I or H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of less than 80mm | 2007 | 86.60% | 43,667,836 |
| 8 | Qatar | 700220 | Glass; unworked, in rods | 2007 | 85.80% | 23,887,930 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 290511 | Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol) | 2007 | 85.40% | 82,827,453 |
| 10 | Iran | 252010 | Gypsum; anhydrite | 2007 | 83.88% | 24,209,624 |
| 11 | Iran | 080620 | Fruit, edible; grapes, dried | 2007 | 83.73% | 11,509,135 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 390940 | Phenolic resins; in primary forms | 2007 | 82.78% | 30,629,828 |
| 13 | Ukraine | 720711 | Iron 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 thickness | 2007 | 82.46% | 276,934,324 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 040299 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2007 | 81.94% | 37,558,987 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 250510 | Sands; natural, silica and quartz sands, whether or not coloured | 2007 | 81.55% | 25,252,948 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 291211 | Aldehydes; acyclic, without other oxygen function, methanal (formaldehyde) | 2007 | 81.09% | 14,044,309 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 720150 | Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2007 | 81.01% | 10,564,282 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 481730 | Paper and paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery | 2007 | 79.36% | 21,581,161 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 040610 | Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd | 2007 | 77.21% | 12,088,748 |
| 20 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2007 | 76.83% | 18,136,833 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2007 | 76.41% | 67,409,554 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 321290 | Pigments; of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils | 2007 | 74.51% | 14,660,009 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 381400 | Solvents and thinners; organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers | 2007 | 73.34% | 25,263,309 |
| 24 | Bahrain | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2007 | 72.91% | 28,276,043 |
| 25 | Ukraine | 270740 | Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene | 2007 | 72.17% | 13,055,543 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 200980 | - Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable | 2007 | 71.15% | 15,953,930 |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2007 | 66.14% | 301,079,177 |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 040130 | - Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 % | 2007 | 65.85% | 13,300,173 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 390210 | Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms | 2007 | 65.63% | 113,677,165 |
| 30 | Iraq | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2007 | 64.66% | 36,811,565 |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | 2007 | 61.42% | 34,777,730 |
| 32 | Qatar | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2007 | 60.55% | 68,649,797 |
| 33 | Kuwait | 392111 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of styrene, cellular | 2007 | 60.17% | 31,878,810 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 151620 | Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared | 2007 | 59.69% | 13,938,208 |
| 35 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2007 | 57.82% | 12,560,394 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2007 | 57.35% | 56,829,049 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 570232 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, of pile construction, not made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | 2007 | 57.11% | 20,071,691 |
| 38 | Qatar | 730110 | Iron or steel; sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements | 2007 | 56.92% | 51,025,889 |
| 39 | Qatar | 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | 2007 | 52.85% | 55,274,871 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2007 | 52.50% | 19,213,752 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 481840 | - Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles | 2007 | 52.43% | 31,030,338 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 760410 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles | 2007 | 49.32% | 22,899,917 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 200990 | Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2007 | 46.97% | 21,238,330 |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 854451 | -- fitted with connectors | 2007 | 46.54% | 57,611,130 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2007 | 45.99% | 123,996,649 |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 391390 | Polymers, natural and modified natural; in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters) | 2007 | 43.89% | 18,371,020 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 841581 | Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit and a valve for reversal of the cooling/heat cycle (reversible heat pumps) | 2007 | 43.79% | 50,435,802 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 070190 | Vegetables; potatoes (other than seed), fresh or chilled | 2007 | 41.83% | 24,573,702 |
| 49 | Kuwait | 290531 | Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol) | 2007 | 40.42% | 14,793,934 |
| 50 | Russian Federation | 710691 | Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | 2007 | 40.16% | 58,041,244 |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | 2007 | 39.01% | 42,917,213 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 340111 | Soap 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) | 2007 | 38.73% | 17,970,523 |
| 53 | Kuwait | 271011 | -- Light oils and preparations | 2007 | 37.85% | 25,259,569 |
| 54 | Qatar | 721499 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section | 2007 | 37.36% | 41,105,930 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 190590 | Food preparations; bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | 2007 | 36.35% | 18,597,431 |
| 56 | Iran | 010420 | Goats; live | 2007 | 35.50% | 17,710,066 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 830241 | Mountings, fittings and similar articles; of base metal, suitable for buildings | 2007 | 35.12% | 36,658,529 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 392330 | Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2007 | 34.84% | 11,287,691 |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 761290 | Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment | 2007 | 34.63% | 28,212,241 |
| 60 | Bahrain | 271312 | Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals | 2007 | 34.56% | 34,156,825 |
| 61 | Iran | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2007 | 33.97% | 54,906,329 |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 320611 | Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter | 2007 | 33.00% | 19,408,173 |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 722860 | Steel, alloy; bars and rods n.e.c. in heading no. 7228 | 2007 | 31.55% | 35,767,741 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 42 occurrences
Iran: 5 occurrences
Qatar: 5 occurrences
Ukraine: 3 occurrences
Bahrain: 3 occurrences
Kuwait: 3 occurrences
Iraq: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
271011 - -- Light oils and preparations
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.