Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows Oman'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.

Oman

Year: 2002(31 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD54(31)[2]42(25)33(21)30(19)21(14)13(9)7(6)
>= 50 mln USD11(5)[1]9(3)7(3)7(3)3(2)2(2)2(2)
>= 100 mln USD5(1)5(1)4(1)4(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 200 mln USD2(1)2(1)2(1)2(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (31 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200299.78%41,821,491
2United Arab Emirates7613Aluminium; containers for compressed or liquefied gas200299.30%10,811,642
3United Arab Emirates8522Sound or video recording apparatus; parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 8521200298.49%74,958,189
4United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200297.51%26,546,082
5Saudi Arabia8404Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading no. 8402 or 8403; e.g. economisers, super-heaters, soot removers, gas recoverers), condensers for steam or other vapour power units200296.46%12,967,805
6United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200295.20%391,064,145
7United Arab Emirates0703Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks and other alliaceous vegetables; fresh or chilled200286.48%10,916,968
8United Arab Emirates7612Aluminium 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 not200283.48%13,327,177
9Ukraine2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200282.06%38,449,659
10United Arab Emirates2005Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006200278.76%16,696,271
11United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form200278.63%13,035,064
12United Arab Emirates6910Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures200278.09%10,607,292
13Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200272.87%13,906,601
14United Arab Emirates0403Yogurt; 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.200272.56%16,538,204
15Saudi Arabia4818Toilet 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 fibres200268.97%20,638,471
16United Arab Emirates5513Woven fabrics of synthetic staple fibres, containing less than 85% by weight of such fibres, mixed mainly or solely with cotton, of a weight not exceeding 170g/m2200266.62%64,907,963
17United Arab Emirates8302Base metal mountings, fittings and similar articles for furniture, doors, staircases, windows, trunks, chests etc, castors with mountings of base metal, automatic door closers of base metal200266.53%13,753,312
18Bahrain2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200262.58%11,440,436
19United Arab Emirates3823Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids; acid oils from refining; industrial fatty alcohols200261.04%28,035,805
20United Arab Emirates4819Cartons, 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 like200257.86%10,941,080
21United Arab Emirates2009Fruit 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 matter200256.16%12,290,255
22Lebanon2202Waters, including mineral and aerated waters, containing added sugar or sweetening matter, flavoured; other non-alcoholic beverages, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009200247.38%11,107,225
23United Arab Emirates8536Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables200247.04%24,656,067
24United Arab Emirates7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200244.05%13,615,156
25Iran2603Copper ores and concentrates200244.00%10,978,929
26United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum 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 oils200238.93%50,163,491
27United Arab Emirates0104Sheep and goats; live200238.49%16,820,939
28United Arab Emirates8473Machinery; parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 84.70 to 84.72200237.13%29,975,287
29Bahrain2710Petroleum 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 oils200236.58%47,135,845
30United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200233.45%81,715,869
31United Arab Emirates9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94200231.45%11,111,298

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 23 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Iran: 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.