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(12 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 36(12)[1] | 27(9) | 20(7) | 13(4) | 10(3) | 4(1) | 4(1) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 100 mln USD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2001 | 90.99% | 10,375,318 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 4818 | Toilet 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 fibres | 2001 | 77.55% | 33,882,314 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3402 | Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401 | 2001 | 73.50% | 28,707,487 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 0403 | Yogurt; buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa. | 2001 | 68.78% | 14,739,140 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2001 | 50.83% | 43,005,417 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 2517 | Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516 | 2001 | 50.48% | 36,848,252 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 2523 | Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers | 2001 | 50.02% | 32,917,452 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 2517 | Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516 | 2001 | 42.78% | 31,227,841 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 5703 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf); tufted, whether or not made up | 2001 | 41.80% | 16,453,815 |
| 10 | Lebanon | 0805 | Citrus fruit; fresh or dried | 2001 | 39.68% | 12,574,515 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 2710 | Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils | 2001 | 39.05% | 10,948,036 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 7308 | Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures | 2001 | 31.61% | 10,545,490 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences
Lebanon: 1 occurrence
Critical Goods in table:
2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...
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.