Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2009, 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: 2009(76 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD128(76)[2]102(63)81(50)63(40)46(29)26(15)13(8)
>= 50 mln USD33(12)[1]27(10)20(7)15(6)11(4)8(3)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD13(3)[1]11(3)9(2)6(1)5(1)5(1)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[1]7(2)5(1)2111
>= 500 mln USD1111000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (76 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 form200998.18%49,362,896
2United Arab Emirates2201Waters, including natural or artificial mineral waters and aerated waters, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured; ice and snow200996.99%17,343,948
3United 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/m2200994.42%27,840,122
4United 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 rolling200994.10%100,148,880
5Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200993.85%17,097,646
6United Arab Emirates0106Animals; live, n.e.c. in chapter 01200993.53%10,639,526
7United Arab Emirates7204Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel200990.64%32,685,104
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 not200990.20%23,410,395
9Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)200987.82%13,937,216
10United Arab Emirates6301Blankets and travelling rugs200987.63%12,276,229
11United Arab Emirates6203Suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); men's or boys' (not knitted or crocheted)200985.98%46,088,606
12United Arab Emirates8528Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus200984.94%21,380,288
13United Arab Emirates3208Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium200982.89%19,186,061
14United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200981.91%60,664,144
15Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200981.30%51,428,567
16United Arab Emirates0902Tea200979.59%18,654,994
17United Arab Emirates3307Perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations; pre-shave, shaving, after-shave, bath preparations; personal deodorants and depilatories; room deodorisers, perfumed or not with disinfectant properties or not200978.03%11,232,697
18United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200978.01%34,350,939
19United Arab Emirates4202Trunks; suit, camera, jewellery, cutlery cases; travel, tool, similar bags; wholly or mainly covered by leather, composition leather, plastic sheeting, textile materials, vulcanised fibre, paperboard200977.37%15,045,957
20United Arab Emirates1701Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form200975.24%37,687,744
21United Arab Emirates8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528200975.24%20,012,914
22United Arab Emirates7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought200974.33%35,366,214
23Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200972.88%46,620,518
24United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200972.82%87,571,022
25United Arab Emirates0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried200972.62%12,585,433
26United Arab Emirates7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils200972.47%22,061,958
27United Arab Emirates6403Footwear; with outer soles of rubber, plastics, leather or composition leather and uppers of leather200972.02%31,756,586
28United Arab Emirates6204Suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (other than swimwear); women's or girls' (not knitted or crocheted)200971.39%11,520,949
29United Arab Emirates2005Vegetables preparations n.e.c.; prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading no. 2006200970.00%12,327,246
30United Arab Emirates3304Cosmetic and toilet preparations; beauty, make-up and skin care preparations (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations), manicure or pedicure preparations200968.84%25,760,170
31United 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.200968.23%11,693,293
32United Arab Emirates3924Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics200968.08%14,256,560
33United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes200966.51%55,314,943
34United Arab Emirates2202Waters, 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. 2009200966.19%22,512,317
35United 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 like200966.17%12,718,323
36Saudi 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 fibres200965.12%37,608,342
37United Arab Emirates0401Milk and cream; not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200963.93%20,177,887
38United 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 84.72200961.06%60,772,378
39United Arab Emirates4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200960.35%34,521,389
40United Arab Emirates3824Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included200960.01%40,789,730
41United Arab Emirates7310Tanks, casks, drums, cans, boxes and similar containers, for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity not exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat-insulated200958.89%12,364,302
42United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated200957.12%11,697,358
43Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200956.81%27,259,060
44United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200954.68%38,235,580
45United 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 metal200953.70%10,571,461
46United Arab Emirates4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200953.36%28,254,946
47United Arab Emirates3923Plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures of plastics200953.24%17,883,020
48United 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 cables200952.21%46,170,289
49United Arab Emirates3303Perfumes and toilet waters200951.72%15,036,418
50United Arab Emirates7304Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, seamless, of iron (other than cast iron) or steel200951.54%212,236,277
51United Arab Emirates3401Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent200949.29%12,922,601
52United Arab Emirates8716Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof200948.25%26,275,395
53United Arab Emirates7318Screws, bolts, nuts, coach screws, screw hooks, rivets, cotters, cotter-pins, washers (including spring washers) and similar articles, of iron or steel200947.93%10,578,431
54United Arab Emirates8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430200947.50%230,084,257
55United 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 matter200947.40%33,867,981
56Russian Federation7408Copper wire200946.27%68,180,142
57Saudi Arabia2009Fruit 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 matter200945.76%32,694,909
58United Arab Emirates6908Glazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing.200944.58%26,860,660
59United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers200944.29%75,455,974
60Iran7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200941.67%35,512,429
61Kuwait2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200941.58%42,492,508
62United Arab Emirates2106Food preparations not elsewhere specified or included200940.93%11,322,611
63Kuwait7019Glass fibres (including glass wool) and articles thereof (e.g. yarn, rovings, woven fabrics)200940.04%10,731,794
64United Arab Emirates3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200937.57%28,085,456
65United Arab Emirates7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200936.59%31,185,190
66United Arab Emirates1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products200936.23%15,369,554
67United Arab Emirates3926Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading no. 3901 to 3914, n.e.c. in chapter 39200935.89%10,727,531
68United Arab Emirates7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures200935.78%58,733,472
69United Arab Emirates3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39200935.42%10,811,321
70Saudi Arabia2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200935.17%35,938,396
71United Arab Emirates8525Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders200934.74%53,159,524
72United Arab Emirates8471Automatic data processing machines and units thereof, magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included200934.53%23,332,996
73Iran2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200933.80%23,631,693
74Kuwait2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200932.38%24,024,812
75United Arab Emirates8411Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbines200931.85%21,398,540
76United Arab Emirates9403Furniture and parts thereof, n.e.c. in chapter 94200931.57%24,158,094

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 62 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Kuwait: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.