Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(43 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD129(43)[1]110(40)[1]83(34)56(25)46(19)28(12)15(7)
>= 50 mln USD20(5)18(5)13(5)12(4)9(2)7(2)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD6(4)6(4)6(4)5(3)4(2)4(2)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD0000000
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (43 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation740312Copper; refined, unwrought, wire-bars200699.85%22,818,446
2Saudi Arabia680100Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)200697.37%171,106,657
3Saudi Arabia700719Glass; safety glass, toughened (tempered), (not of a size and shape suitable for incorporation in vehicles, aircraft, spacecraft or vessels)200695.84%10,510,907
4United Arab Emirates251690Monumental or building stone; n.e.c. in heading no. 2516, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape200695.60%14,667,174
5United Arab Emirates320419Dyes; n.e.c., including mixtures of colouring matter of two or more of those from item no. 3204.11 to 3204.19200694.89%16,163,423
6Lebanon080910Fruit, edible; apricots, fresh200693.72%13,030,515
7United Arab Emirates840211Boilers; watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45t per hour200692.03%23,787,273
8Saudi Arabia761290Aluminium; 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 equipment200687.13%18,352,741
9United 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-treated200687.12%104,423,641
10Saudi Arabia850720Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)200686.30%12,201,195
11Saudi Arabia940600Prefabricated buildings.200680.36%20,671,331
12Lebanon080930Fruit, edible; peaches, including nectarines, fresh200680.02%20,412,523
13Lebanon080510Fruit, edible; oranges, fresh or dried200678.24%48,276,545
14United Arab Emirates730630Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (not seamless), welded, of circular cross-section, n.e.c. in chapter 73200677.93%15,207,128
15Saudi Arabia390410Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms200677.58%15,422,113
16United Arab Emirates151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200677.54%10,608,452
17Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200676.42%33,065,011
18Saudi Arabia200990Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200676.33%19,471,464
19Saudi Arabia340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200674.16%31,604,450
20United Arab Emirates871639Trailers and semi-trailers; (other than tanker type)200667.48%16,564,407
21Saudi Arabia040390Dairy produce; buttermilk, curdled milk or cream, kephir, fermented or acidified milk or cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sweetening, flavouring, fruit, nuts or cocoa (excluding yoghurt)200666.49%24,599,478
22Iran720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200666.18%174,389,778
23Saudi Arabia721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200666.07%85,034,609
24Saudi Arabia220110Waters; mineral and aerated, including natural or artificial, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured)200665.66%41,981,175
25Saudi Arabia040130- Of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6 %200660.76%15,381,526
26Bahrain040291Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms200658.98%22,415,876
27Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard200658.83%12,047,573
28United Arab Emirates730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas200658.22%137,277,691
29Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200656.06%16,113,821
30United Arab Emirates090230Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg200655.80%14,875,929
31Saudi Arabia570330Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up200655.34%14,395,282
32Lebanon070511Vegetables; cabbage (head) lettuce (lactuca sativa), fresh or chilled200654.16%19,410,994
33Saudi Arabia730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections200652.44%11,329,897
34Iran870190-Other200650.28%11,484,764
35Ukraine100300Barley.200648.99%15,840,132
36United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200646.80%36,020,222
37Bahrain760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow200646.47%27,733,686
38United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200645.76%25,548,956
39Saudi Arabia190590Food 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 products200643.74%11,650,326
40Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200642.57%17,244,438
41Saudi Arabia730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308200636.58%38,724,457
42Lebanon070990- Other200635.98%20,185,999
43Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200632.51%20,868,177

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 20 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 11 occurrences

Lebanon: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - 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.