Country Matrix
For 2018, 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: 2018(86 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 291(86)[1] | 238(77)[1] | 188(63)[1] | 146(52) | 121(43) | 89(33) | 49(20) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 51(15)[1] | 50(15)[1] | 45(15)[1] | 38(13) | 34(11) | 28(8) | 16(5) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 16(7) | 16(7) | 15(7) | 13(7) | 12(6) | 10(5) | 7(4) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 8(3) | 8(3) | 7(3) | 7(3) | 6(2) | 5(2) | 3(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 3(1) | 3(1) | 2(1) | 2(1) | 2(1) | 1(1) | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (86 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 481390 | Paper, cigarette; (other than in rolls of a width not exceeding 5cm, or in booklets or tubes) | 2018 | 99.82% | 10,708,938 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 040140 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, exceeding 6% but not exceeding 10% | 2018 | 99.37% | 11,416,854 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2018 | 99.33% | 232,689,264 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 251710 | Pebbles, 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-treated | 2018 | 99.02% | 199,768,754 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 040110 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content, by weight, not exceeding 1% | 2018 | 98.68% | 20,843,547 |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia | 760519 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension is 7mm or less | 2018 | 97.93% | 14,652,875 |
| 7 | Iran | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2018 | 97.68% | 46,168,390 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 380991 | Finishing agents and dye carriers; to accelerate dyeing or fixing of dye-stuffs, other products and preparations, used in the textile industry (excluding those with a basis of amylaceous substances) | 2018 | 97.09% | 18,705,502 |
| 9 | Bahrain | 621010 | Garments; of felt or non-wovens (not knitted or crocheted) | 2018 | 96.88% | 109,758,572 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 681189 | Cellulose fibre-cement; articles or the like, other than corrugated sheets and other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not containing asbestos | 2018 | 96.65% | 15,894,476 |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 700490 | Glass; drawn and blown, in sheets, (other than glass coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer) | 2018 | 96.56% | 11,312,357 |
| 12 | Bahrain | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2018 | 96.53% | 149,918,782 |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 481730 | Paper and paperboard; boxes, pouches, wallets and writing compendiums containing an assortment of paper stationery | 2018 | 94.97% | 16,200,349 |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 040310 | Dairy produce; yoghurt, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit or cocoa | 2018 | 94.89% | 48,767,548 |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 720990 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209 | 2018 | 94.31% | 28,811,235 |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 730539 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (other than line pipe or casing of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines), welded (not longitudinally welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm, (not seamless) | 2018 | 91.22% | 19,125,706 |
| 17 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2018 | 90.36% | 66,514,149 |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 360300 | Fuses and detonators; safety or detonating fuses, percussion or detonating caps, igniters, electric detonators | 2018 | 90.23% | 12,040,487 |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 721790 | Iron or non-alloy steel; wire, n.e.c. in heading no. 7217 | 2018 | 90.09% | 10,450,236 |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 190540 | Food preparations; rusks, toasted bread and similar toasted products, whether or not containing cocoa | 2018 | 90.03% | 19,810,951 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2018 | 89.33% | 26,113,109 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 680710 | Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls | 2018 | 87.87% | 17,328,374 |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 200990 | Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | 2018 | 87.78% | 52,671,383 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 252100 | Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | 2018 | 87.48% | 27,763,474 |
| 25 | United Arab Emirates | 320890 | Paints and varnishes; based on polymers n.e.c. in heading no. 3208, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium | 2018 | 86.15% | 45,610,367 |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 721410 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, forged, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling | 2018 | 85.55% | 17,889,343 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 680100 | Stone; setts, curbstones and flagstones, of natural stone (except slate) | 2018 | 85.22% | 13,735,457 |
| 28 | Iran | 070951 | Vegetables; mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, fresh or chilled | 2018 | 85.02% | 52,588,425 |
| 29 | Iran | 970110 | Paintings, drawings and pastels; executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906 | 2018 | 84.53% | 14,642,557 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2018 | 84.32% | 530,532,882 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 610220 | Coats; women's or girls' overcoats, car-coats, capes, anoraks, wind-jackets and similar articles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding those of heading no. 6104) | 2018 | 83.63% | 15,862,247 |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 290943 | Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | 2018 | 83.18% | 15,727,525 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 340213 | Organic surface-active agents; non-ionic (other than soap), whether or not put up for retail sale | 2018 | 80.80% | 18,869,257 |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 010613 | Mammals; live, camels and other camelids (Camelidae) | 2018 | 77.98% | 59,609,316 |
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 854470 | Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables | 2018 | 77.47% | 51,589,921 |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2018 | 76.57% | 122,514,674 |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 390311 | Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms | 2018 | 74.88% | 14,898,870 |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 040299 | Dairy produce; milk and cream, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, other than in powder, granules or other solid forms | 2018 | 73.71% | 27,917,091 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 382450 | Mortars and concretes; non-refractory | 2018 | 73.50% | 16,071,453 |
| 40 | United Arab Emirates | 160290 | Meat preparations; of meat, meat offal or the blood of any animal, n.e.c. in heading no. 1602 | 2018 | 72.67% | 29,325,382 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 720839 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm | 2018 | 71.78% | 19,525,084 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 730690 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (not seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73 | 2018 | 71.78% | 14,689,820 |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 481159 | Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 | 2018 | 71.64% | 19,177,407 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 681019 | Cement, concrete or artificial stone; tiles, flagstones and similar, (excluding building blocks and bricks) whether or not reinforced | 2018 | 68.37% | 21,661,288 |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 481810 | Paper articles; toilet paper | 2018 | 67.08% | 15,139,139 |
| 46 | Iran | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | 2018 | 64.95% | 24,867,016 |
| 47 | Saudi Arabia | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2018 | 64.56% | 31,460,482 |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 040390 | Dairy 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) | 2018 | 64.34% | 20,399,039 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2018 | 63.26% | 35,358,654 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 841582 | Air conditioning machines; containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, incorporating a refrigerating unit | 2018 | 62.75% | 39,918,761 |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2018 | 61.15% | 80,755,319 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 711319 | Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | 2018 | 61.03% | 433,408,920 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 722530 | Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, in coils | 2018 | 59.71% | 10,800,320 |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 190219 | Food preparations; pasta, uncooked (excluding that containing eggs), not stuffed or otherwise prepared | 2018 | 59.51% | 12,045,800 |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 903300 | Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90; parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90 | 2018 | 58.53% | 19,286,247 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 721420 | Iron 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 rolling | 2018 | 57.99% | 53,590,057 |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 760692 | Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, (not rectangular or square) | 2018 | 57.47% | 13,658,692 |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 841940 | Distilling or rectifying plant; not used for domestic purposes | 2018 | 57.06% | 13,579,910 |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 271019 | Petroleum 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 preparations | 2018 | 56.97% | 81,460,118 |
| 60 | United Arab Emirates | 480300 | Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary use, cellulose, wadding webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls exceeding 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side more than 36cm in unfolded state | 2018 | 56.00% | 16,882,068 |
| 61 | Qatar | 848110 | Valves; pressure reducing, for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like | 2018 | 54.64% | 12,040,711 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2018 | 53.52% | 45,132,555 |
| 63 | Saudi Arabia | 940421 | Mattresses; of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered | 2018 | 52.70% | 10,995,346 |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 390110 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 2018 | 49.67% | 12,610,701 |
| 65 | Iran | 121300 | Cereal straw and husks; unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets | 2018 | 48.84% | 15,670,208 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 730799 | Iron or steel; tube or pipe fittings, n.e.c. in item no. 7307.9, other than stainless steel | 2018 | 46.59% | 22,522,354 |
| 67 | United Arab Emirates | 700800 | Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass | 2018 | 46.46% | 10,213,771 |
| 68 | United Arab Emirates | 230400 | Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil | 2018 | 46.39% | 17,795,537 |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 390410 | Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances, in primary forms | 2018 | 44.75% | 15,672,861 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 961900 | Sanitary towels (pads) and tampons, napkins (diapers), napkin liners and similar articles, of any material | 2018 | 44.68% | 35,029,406 |
| 71 | Iran | 252390 | Cement; hydraulic kinds n.e.c. in heading no. 2523 | 2018 | 44.43% | 10,278,404 |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 340111 | Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products) | 2018 | 43.09% | 16,109,773 |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 210111 | Extracts, essences and concentrates; of coffee, and preparations with a basis of these extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee | 2018 | 42.83% | 12,484,262 |
| 74 | Saudi Arabia | 392190 | Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular | 2018 | 42.41% | 10,638,071 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2018 | 41.97% | 23,190,605 |
| 76 | United Arab Emirates | 730900 | Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated | 2018 | 41.70% | 10,358,911 |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 854420 | Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors | 2018 | 40.38% | 41,632,954 |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 190532 | Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa | 2018 | 37.89% | 10,225,094 |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | 2018 | 36.97% | 31,422,346 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 190590 | Food 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 products | 2018 | 36.62% | 30,313,943 |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2018 | 35.57% | 25,007,571 |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 030617 | Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water | 2018 | 35.49% | 12,470,231 |
| 83 | Bahrain | 853890 | Electrical apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537 | 2018 | 34.93% | 23,603,878 |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 730830 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors | 2018 | 34.48% | 26,906,173 |
| 85 | Saudi Arabia | 720711 | Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness | 2018 | 33.52% | 12,833,631 |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | 040690 | Dairy produce; cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406 | 2018 | 31.27% | 22,306,094 |
Partner frequency summary:
Saudi Arabia: 42 occurrences
United Arab Emirates: 31 occurrences
Iran: 6 occurrences
Bahrain: 4 occurrences
Russian Federation: 2 occurrences
Qatar: 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.