Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(37 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD50(37)35(26)24(18)13(10)7(5)5(5)1(1)
>= 50 mln USD17(11)13(8)8(5)3(2)3(2)2(2)0
>= 100 mln USD9(6)6(3)4(2)2(1)2(1)1(1)0
>= 200 mln USD6(4)4(2)2(1)0000
>= 500 mln USD1110000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (37 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates79Zinc and articles thereof200793.48%12,558,704
2United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200787.82%161,356,615
3United Arab Emirates62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted200783.25%62,948,593
4United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200781.55%34,895,542
5United Arab Emirates61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted200781.50%21,295,798
6United Arab Emirates42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)200768.71%12,108,961
7United Arab Emirates64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles200768.49%30,712,468
8United Arab Emirates55Man-made staple fibres200765.49%30,954,874
9United Arab Emirates95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof200765.48%16,285,171
10United Arab Emirates68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof200761.34%33,757,102
11United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags200758.37%13,327,507
12United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices200757.85%21,619,213
13United Arab Emirates24Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes; products, whether or not containing nicotine, intended for inhalation without combustion; other nicotine containing products intended for the intake of nicotine into the human body200757.63%26,913,074
14United Arab Emirates44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200757.62%83,560,193
15United Arab Emirates33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations200756.83%64,891,864
16United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200756.00%328,813,710
17United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar200755.39%36,255,653
18United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks200752.23%30,839,984
19Saudi Arabia34Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing, lubricating, polishing or scouring preparations; artificial or prepared waxes, candles and similar articles, modelling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster200749.03%29,607,339
20United Arab Emirates72Iron and steel200748.95%233,076,720
21United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200748.31%49,023,530
22United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement200744.34%42,927,068
23United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder200742.81%10,898,654
24United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof200742.58%88,268,861
25United Arab Emirates94Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, n.e.c.; illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like; prefabricated buildings200741.06%74,311,348
26United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons200740.49%29,756,437
27United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal200737.51%22,098,112
28Iran01Animals; live200736.54%25,458,117
29Saudi Arabia29Organic chemicals200736.42%26,469,992
30United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200735.63%16,562,451
31United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof200734.40%140,089,030
32United Arab Emirates28Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic compounds of precious metals; of rare earth metals, of radio-active elements and of isotopes200734.10%14,637,395
33United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard200733.68%47,462,685
34United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles200733.55%398,388,099
35United Arab Emirates73Iron or steel articles200733.24%421,689,616
36United Arab Emirates69Ceramic products200731.99%33,930,169
37United Arab Emirates49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans200731.96%11,746,433

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 34 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.