Country Matrix

Importing country

Year

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(40 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]

6-digit HS codes 4-digit HS codes 2-digit HS codes

Value \ Share	>= 30%	>= 40%	>= 50%	>= 60%	>= 70%	>= 80%	>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD	113(40)[1]	85(36)[1]	55(23)	33(17)	24(10)	16(8)	9(2)
>= 50 mln USD	20(6)	17(5)	14(4)	11(4)	7(2)	5(2)	3(1)
>= 100 mln USD	6(4)	6(4)	5(3)	5(3)	4(2)	4(2)	2(1)
>= 200 mln USD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
>= 500 mln USD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Danger Zone Critical Goods Critical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (40 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#	Partner	HS Code	HS Description	Year	Share (%)	Value (USD)
1	Saudi Arabia	6801	Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate)	2006	97.37%	171,106,657
2	United Arab Emirates	2516	Granite, porphyry, basalt, sandstone, other monumental and building stone, whether or not roughly trimmed, cut, by sawing etc, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape	2006	92.41%	14,692,070
3	Saudi Arabia	7612	Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not	2006	86.69%	18,423,591
4	Iran	2520	Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders	2006	86.38%	10,141,169
5	Lebanon	0809	Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh	2006	83.23%	40,430,539
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	2006	83.20%	104,452,964
7	United Arab Emirates	1512	Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified	2006	81.50%	16,927,539
8	Saudi Arabia	9406	Buildings; prefabricated	2006	80.36%	20,671,331
9	United Arab Emirates	8402	Boilers; steam or other vapour generating (other than central heating hot water boilers, capable also of producing low pressure steam), super heated water boilers	2006	78.46%	32,717,614
10	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.	2006	71.27%	32,102,007
11	Lebanon	0805	Citrus fruit; fresh or dried	2006	69.22%	49,658,227
12	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	2006	67.94%	41,621,105
13	United Arab Emirates	3204	Synthetic organic colouring matter and preparations based thereon; synthetic organic products used as fluorescent brightening agents or as luminophores; whether or not chemically defined	2006	66.51%	20,889,970
14	Iran	7206	Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)	2006	66.18%	174,389,778
15	Saudi Arabia	2201	Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow	2006	65.67%	42,001,848
16	Saudi Arabia	0401	Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	2006	64.97%	25,780,025
17	Saudi Arabia	7214	Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling	2006	63.39%	90,850,587
18	Saudi Arabia	3903	Polymers of styrene, in primary forms	2006	59.63%	13,322,583
19	Saudi Arabia	7007	Safety glass, consisting of toughened (tempered) or laminated glass	2006	58.79%	11,139,780
20	Saudi Arabia	3904	Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms	2006	58.41%	16,165,760
21	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	2006	58.16%	33,671,557
22	Saudi Arabia	4819	Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like	2006	56.43%	20,542,160
23	Lebanon	0705	Lettuce (lactuca sativa) and chicory (cichorium spp.) fresh or chilled	2006	53.98%	19,411,450
24	Saudi Arabia	2009	Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter	2006	49.78%	37,930,046
25	Ukraine	1003	Barley	2006	48.99%	15,840,132
26	Saudi Arabia	5703	Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf); tufted, whether or not made up	2006	46.91%	14,557,486
27	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	2006	46.80%	36,020,222
28	United Arab Emirates	7108	Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form	2006	45.72%	25,548,956
29	Iran	8701	Tractors; (other than tractors of heading no 8709)	2006	45.63%	11,484,764
30	United Arab Emirates	0902	Tea	2006	45.61%	16,091,100
31	United Arab Emirates	7304	Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel	2006	45.04%	153,108,639
32	Saudi Arabia	3901	Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms	2006	43.88%	24,399,656
33	Bahrain	7604	Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles	2006	43.51%	30,727,283
34	Saudi Arabia	8507	Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)	2006	43.34%	14,214,140
35	United Arab Emirates	8716	Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof	2006	42.16%	17,693,938
36	Saudi Arabia	3401	Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent	2006	40.41%	15,121,343
37	Ukraine	7208	Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated	2006	39.69%	17,180,769
38	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	2006	32.82%	52,710,266
39	Russian Federation	7407	Copper; bars, rods and profiles	2006	32.39%	20,868,177
40	Saudi Arabia	3305	Hair preparations; for use on the hair	2006	32.11%	16,342,651

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 20 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 10 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Lebanon: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.