Extreme Import Bottlenecks
The tables below show Oman's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.
Oman
86 bottlenecks| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 271111 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas | 2025 | 100.00% | 128,219,129 |
| 2 | Mozambique | 261400 | Titanium ores and concentrates | 2025 | 100.00% | 12,505,524 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 890400 | Tugs and pusher craft | 2025 | 100.00% | 20,222,705 |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 100119 | Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed | 2025 | 99.99% | 37,618,174 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 290629 | Alcohols; aromatic and derivatives, other than benzyl alcohol | 2025 | 99.99% | 19,206,681 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2025 | 99.99% | 405,919,786 |
| 7 | Yemen | 030353 | Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | 2025 | 99.84% | 10,945,384 |
| 8 | Australia | 281820 | Aluminium oxide; other than artificial corundum | 2025 | 99.70% | 378,283,193 |
| 9 | Brazil | 260111 | Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated | 2025 | 99.61% | 966,284,329 |
| 10 | Luxembourg | 841111 | Turbo-jets; of a thrust not exceeding 25kN | 2025 | 99.56% | 21,628,788 |
| 11 | China | 851420 | Furnaces and ovens; electric, for industrial or laboratory use, functioning by induction or dielectric loss | 2025 | 99.55% | 41,818,580 |
| 12 | Somalia | 010420 | Goats; live | 2025 | 99.44% | 87,248,902 |
| 13 | Somalia | 010229 | Cattle; live, other than pure-bred breeding animals | 2025 | 98.23% | 43,127,006 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 710691 | Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder) | 2025 | 98.04% | 12,797,641 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 740819 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less | 2025 | 98.00% | 29,563,698 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 611300 | Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907 | 2025 | 97.93% | 19,514,627 |
| 17 | USA | 880790 | Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88 | 2025 | 97.86% | 110,103,422 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 710239 | Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set | 2025 | 97.79% | 18,650,234 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 611420 | Garments; of cotton, knitted or crocheted, n.e.c. in chapter 61 | 2025 | 97.17% | 29,310,182 |
| 20 | India | 730511 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm | 2025 | 97.00% | 79,528,863 |
| 21 | Saudi Arabia | 270750 | Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method) | 2025 | 96.92% | 172,552,998 |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 290290 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in heading no. 2902 | 2025 | 96.68% | 12,203,680 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 240220 | Cigarettes; containing tobacco | 2025 | 96.46% | 374,059,084 |
| 24 | Iraq | 271490 | Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock | 2025 | 96.34% | 26,306,733 |
| 25 | China | 621050 | Garments; women's or girls', n.e.c. in item no. 6210.3, of the fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2025 | 96.18% | 22,846,140 |
| 26 | USA | 271312 | Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals | 2025 | 95.99% | 32,064,364 |
| 27 | Iraq | 271119 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711 | 2025 | 95.87% | 29,092,523 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 910121 | Wrist-watches; (not electrically operated), automatic winding, whether or not incorporating a stop-watch facility, case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal | 2025 | 95.19% | 43,265,360 |
| 29 | Rep. of Korea | 853529 | Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of 72.5kV or more | 2025 | 93.93% | 22,947,873 |
| 30 | Rep. of Korea | 720836 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm | 2025 | 93.85% | 19,041,594 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 240311 | Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion | 2025 | 93.71% | 24,554,666 |
| 32 | India | 720270 | Ferro-alloys; ferro-molybdenum | 2025 | 92.88% | 35,943,004 |
| 33 | India | 851490 | Furnaces, ovens and heating equipment; parts of the industrial or laboratory equipment of heading no. 8514 | 2025 | 92.83% | 11,313,319 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 711319 | Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof | 2025 | 92.67% | 158,077,233 |
| 35 | China | 690210 | Refractory bricks, blocks, tiles and similar refractory ceramic constructional goods; containing by weight, singly or together, more than 50% of the elements Mg, Ca or Cr, expressed as MgO, CaO or Cr2o3 | 2025 | 92.64% | 13,700,676 |
| 36 | China | 292419 | Acyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; salts thereof, other than meprobamate (INN), fluoroacetamide (ISO), monocrotophos (ISO) or phosphamidon (ISO) | 2025 | 92.59% | 21,764,018 |
| 37 | Japan | 870333 | Vehicles; with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc | 2025 | 92.54% | 38,652,559 |
| 38 | Rep. of Korea | 720810 | Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief | 2025 | 91.76% | 10,566,580 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 540710 | Fabrics, woven; from high tenacity yarn, of nylon, other polyamides or of polyesters | 2025 | 90.91% | 13,293,904 |
| 40 | Iraq | 271320 | Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals | 2025 | 90.84% | 30,132,986 |
| 41 | United Arab Emirates | 760810 | Aluminium; tubes and pipes, not alloyed | 2025 | 90.81% | 18,979,282 |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 090112 | Coffee; decaffeinated, not roasted | 2025 | 90.57% | 10,154,364 |
| 43 | China | 854143 | Electrical apparatus; photosensitive semiconductor devices, photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | 2025 | 90.45% | 68,171,997 |
| 44 | Yemen | 030289 | Fish; fresh or chilled, n.e.c. in heading 0302, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99 | 2025 | 90.45% | 11,475,748 |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 330720 | Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; personal deodorants and antiperspirants | 2025 | 90.22% | 24,555,758 |
| 46 | Kenya | 090240 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | 2025 | 90.19% | 52,564,049 |
| 47 | Brazil | 170114 | Sugars; cane sugar, raw, in solid form, other than as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this chapter, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2025 | 90.05% | 67,744,523 |
| 48 | China | 270810 | Pitch; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars | 2025 | 89.61% | 23,767,854 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 761290 | Aluminium; 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 equipment | 2025 | 89.47% | 12,466,125 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 320990 | Paints and varnishes; (based on polymers other than acrylic or vinyl), dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium | 2025 | 89.44% | 11,162,752 |
| 51 | China | 420229 | Cases and containers; handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper | 2025 | 89.24% | 10,930,728 |
| 52 | India | 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 | 2025 | 88.91% | 306,338,351 |
| 53 | China | 621139 | Track suits and other garments n.e.c.; men's or boys', of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6211.3 (not knitted or crocheted) | 2025 | 88.49% | 10,826,497 |
| 54 | India | 020230 | Meat; of bovine animals, boneless cuts, frozen | 2025 | 88.12% | 64,708,788 |
| 55 | Iran | 080711 | Fruit, edible; watermelons, fresh | 2025 | 87.80% | 10,718,536 |
| 56 | China | 711719 | Jewellery; imitation, (excluding cuff links and studs), of base metal, whether or not plated with precious metal | 2025 | 86.07% | 17,504,034 |
| 57 | India | 690723 | Ceramic tiles; flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10% | 2025 | 86.01% | 11,032,231 |
| 58 | Saudi Arabia | 080410 | Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried | 2025 | 85.86% | 21,879,056 |
| 59 | China | 611120 | Garments and clothing accessories; babies', of cotton, knitted or crocheted | 2025 | 85.43% | 72,776,468 |
| 60 | Brazil | 020712 | Meat and edible offal; of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, not cut in pieces, frozen | 2025 | 85.32% | 105,569,693 |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 760120 | Aluminium; unwrought, alloys | 2025 | 85.21% | 44,367,056 |
| 62 | Argentina | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2025 | 85.13% | 28,964,757 |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 252310 | Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured) | 2025 | 84.87% | 44,676,931 |
| 64 | China | 870510 | Vehicles; crane lorries | 2025 | 84.65% | 24,072,752 |
| 65 | United Arab Emirates | 841319 | Pumps; for liquids, fitted or designed to be fitted with a measuring device, other than pumps for dispensing fuel or lubricants | 2025 | 84.41% | 10,267,168 |
| 66 | Iran | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2025 | 83.87% | 444,745,235 |
| 67 | China | 721070 | Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, painted, varnished or coated with plastics | 2025 | 83.86% | 22,889,126 |
| 68 | India | 720310 | Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms | 2025 | 83.83% | 422,756,314 |
| 69 | Australia | 020442 | Meat; of sheep (including lamb), cuts with bone in (excluding carcasses and half-carcasses), frozen | 2025 | 83.79% | 26,801,802 |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 721631 | Iron or non-alloy steel; U sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more | 2025 | 83.50% | 10,041,521 |
| 71 | China | 291736 | Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; terephthalic acid and its salts | 2025 | 83.49% | 271,879,864 |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 720852 | Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm | 2025 | 83.35% | 20,270,255 |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 330610 | Oral or dental hygiene preparations; dentifrices | 2025 | 83.12% | 26,671,748 |
| 74 | Japan | 840721 | Engines; outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | 2025 | 82.98% | 23,861,579 |
| 75 | United Rep. of Tanzania | 740311 | Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes | 2025 | 82.91% | 102,841,493 |
| 76 | Kuwait | 270900 | Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude | 2025 | 82.88% | 3,175,936,203 |
| 77 | China | 870360 | Vehicles; with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | 2025 | 82.42% | 13,653,579 |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 090831 | Spices; cardamoms, neither crushed nor ground | 2025 | 81.97% | 12,752,642 |
| 79 | India | 040721 | Birds' eggs, in shell; fresh, not for incubation, of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus (domestic hens) | 2025 | 81.71% | 16,486,502 |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 710812 | Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder) | 2025 | 81.57% | 589,106,764 |
| 81 | China | 852990 | Reception and transmission apparatus; for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectors | 2025 | 81.24% | 77,302,026 |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 640590 | Footwear; n.e.c. in chapter 64 | 2025 | 81.16% | 11,557,787 |
| 83 | China | 441233 | Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut | 2025 | 81.01% | 20,919,329 |
| 84 | United Arab Emirates | 252329 | Cement; portland, other than white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2025 | 80.78% | 39,151,022 |
| 85 | United Arab Emirates | 760511 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | 2025 | 80.59% | 16,226,156 |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 210500 | Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa | 2025 | 80.02% | 22,514,421 |
United Arab Emirates: 29 occurrences
China: 16 occurrences
India: 8 occurrences
Iraq: 4 occurrences
Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences
Brazil: 3 occurrences
Rep. of Korea: 3 occurrences
Australia: 2 occurrences
Iran: 2 occurrences
Japan: 2 occurrences
Somalia: 2 occurrences
USA: 2 occurrences
Yemen: 2 occurrences
Argentina: 1 occurrence
Kenya: 1 occurrence
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Luxembourg: 1 occurrence
Mozambique: 1 occurrence
Russian Federation: 1 occurrence
United Rep. of Tanzania: 1 occurrence
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