Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Kuwait'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.

Kuwait

Year: 2001(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD29(8)[1]25(7)19(5)12(3)10(2)5(1)3
>= 50 mln USD2222200
>= 100 mln USD0000000
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200188.28%30,861,645
2Saudi Arabia340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200173.50%28,707,487
3Saudi Arabia252329Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured200168.39%29,042,437
4United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200150.83%43,005,417
5United Arab Emirates251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated200150.53%36,848,252
6Saudi Arabia570330Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up200145.43%16,453,815
7Saudi Arabia251710Pebbles, gravel, broken or crushed stone; of a kind commonly used for concrete aggregates, for road metalling or for railway or other ballast, shingle and flint, whether or not heat-treated200142.82%31,227,841
8United Arab Emirates271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200139.05%10,948,036

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.