Country Matrix
For 2008, 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: 2008(41 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 153(41)[1] | 97(31)[1] | 68(24) | 41(17) | 27(12) | 18(8) | 11(5) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 34(6)[1] | 22(5)[1] | 18(4) | 11(3) | 7(2) | 6(2) | 4(1) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 14(2) | 11(2) | 9(2) | 7(2) | 4(1) | 3(1) | 1 |
| >= 200 mln USD | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| >= 500 mln USD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 2521 | Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | 2008 | 100.00% | 25,560,421 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 7601 | Aluminium; unwrought | 2008 | 99.98% | 11,026,745 |
| 3 | Iran | 7204 | Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel | 2008 | 99.23% | 12,296,035 |
| 4 | 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 | 2008 | 93.25% | 93,143,393 |
| 5 | Iran | 2520 | Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders | 2008 | 93.21% | 12,462,460 |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 7407 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles | 2008 | 83.83% | 154,636,809 |
| 7 | 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. | 2008 | 82.91% | 49,961,460 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 2715 | 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) | 2008 | 81.83% | 19,869,908 |
| 9 | Iran | 1213 | Cereal straw and husks, unprepared; whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets | 2008 | 79.11% | 10,951,992 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 4803 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded | 2008 | 78.68% | 15,070,777 |
| 11 | 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 | 2008 | 72.45% | 21,116,467 |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 4811 | Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | 2008 | 71.32% | 34,181,586 |
| 13 | 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 | 2008 | 69.90% | 31,651,222 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 0902 | Tea | 2008 | 65.90% | 33,178,896 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 3904 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms | 2008 | 61.74% | 25,055,708 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 0701 | Potatoes; fresh or chilled | 2008 | 61.19% | 24,384,812 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 7108 | Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form | 2008 | 60.63% | 116,259,059 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 9406 | Buildings; prefabricated | 2008 | 58.77% | 22,610,016 |
| 19 | 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 | 2008 | 58.63% | 52,268,379 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 7610 | Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures | 2008 | 58.34% | 19,708,653 |
| 21 | 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 | 2008 | 57.84% | 30,820,375 |
| 22 | Bahrain | 7604 | Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles | 2008 | 57.32% | 40,185,327 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 0401 | Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2008 | 54.25% | 44,944,019 |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 2836 | Carbonates; peroxocarbonates (percarbonates); commercial ammonium carbonate containing ammonium carbamate | 2008 | 52.14% | 10,517,799 |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 7310 | Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated | 2008 | 47.90% | 11,099,010 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 3209 | Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2008 | 47.13% | 13,966,811 |
| 27 | 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 | 2008 | 44.76% | 29,346,185 |
| 28 | 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 | 2008 | 43.08% | 51,017,630 |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 5702 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), whether or not made up, including kelem, schumacks, karamanie and similar hand-woven rugs | 2008 | 42.77% | 12,212,382 |
| 30 | 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 | 2008 | 40.65% | 13,108,524 |
| 31 | 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 | 2008 | 40.31% | 39,497,701 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 7019 | Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (e.g. yarn, rovings, woven fabrics) | 2008 | 37.95% | 15,557,403 |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 0807 | Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh | 2008 | 36.73% | 16,224,000 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 7113 | Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 2008 | 36.57% | 94,519,846 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 8507 | Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square) | 2008 | 35.61% | 19,884,164 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 1701 | Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form | 2008 | 35.58% | 19,679,784 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 3305 | Hair preparations; for use on the hair | 2008 | 34.04% | 17,585,174 |
| 38 | Iran | 0104 | Sheep and goats; live | 2008 | 32.95% | 38,309,595 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 3903 | Polymers of styrene, in primary forms | 2008 | 32.95% | 11,394,809 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 7217 | Wire of iron or non-alloy steel | 2008 | 31.57% | 10,400,394 |
| 41 | Saudi Arabia | 1905 | Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products | 2008 | 30.37% | 23,479,108 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 25 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences
Iran: 4 occurrences
Bahrain: 2 occurrences
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.