Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(39 in Danger Zone)
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD56(39)37(29)25(20)14(12)8(6)3(2)0
>= 50 mln USD23(13)15(9)10(6)5(4)3(2)3(2)0
>= 100 mln USD14(8)9(5)7(4)4(3)2(1)2(1)0
>= 200 mln USD9(6)5(3)4(2)2(1)2(1)2(1)0
>= 500 mln USD3(2)3(2)2(1)0000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (39 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin200888.51%242,795,009
2United Arab Emirates62Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted or crocheted200885.87%93,002,996
3United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery200877.56%39,704,088
4United Arab Emirates61Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or crocheted200875.69%29,567,125
5United Arab Emirates55Man-made staple fibres200872.08%44,471,474
6United Arab Emirates64Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such articles200870.09%39,987,188
7United Arab Emirates49Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans200869.65%34,679,094
8United Arab Emirates42Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)200868.50%14,642,949
9United Arab Emirates63Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags200866.28%20,222,749
10United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar200861.94%49,423,629
11United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof200861.42%144,663,264
12United Arab Emirates44Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal200861.21%131,452,753
13United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices200859.11%26,068,505
14United Arab Emirates72Iron and steel200854.66%620,080,631
15United Arab Emirates54Man-made filaments; strip and the like of man-made textile materials200854.26%10,453,537
16United 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 body200853.10%25,950,939
17United Arab Emirates68Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials; articles thereof200852.87%48,885,954
18United Arab Emirates33Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations200851.96%79,386,152
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 plaster200851.39%44,474,441
20United Arab Emirates95Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof200850.18%21,430,677
21United Arab Emirates21Miscellaneous edible preparations200849.15%22,529,785
22United Arab Emirates12Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruit, industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder200847.92%10,741,202
23United Arab Emirates83Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal200847.40%32,058,310
24United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks200847.08%31,774,315
25United Arab Emirates07Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible200846.91%38,909,882
26United Arab Emirates69Ceramic products200846.51%53,157,629
27United Arab Emirates20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants200846.37%64,244,066
28United Arab Emirates73Iron or steel articles200846.00%664,116,367
29Iran26Ores, slag and ash200841.71%34,433,453
30United Arab Emirates08Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or melons200835.78%39,974,280
31United Arab Emirates19Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; pastrycooks' products200835.02%29,677,248
32United Arab Emirates23Food industries, residues and wastes thereof; prepared animal fodder200833.89%10,818,913
33United Arab Emirates27Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes200833.18%225,962,649
34United Arab Emirates38Chemical products n.e.c.200833.02%80,086,303
35United Arab Emirates82Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof, of base metal200832.31%14,539,287
36Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof200831.39%208,672,573
37United Arab Emirates89Ships, boats and floating structures200831.39%20,677,854
38United Arab Emirates85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles200830.50%460,027,919
39United Arab Emirates18Cocoa and cocoa preparations200830.20%16,861,790

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 36 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.