Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(17 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD43(17)29(11)16(4)9(2)6(1)2(1)0
>= 50 mln USD24(12)17(9)11(4)6(2)4(1)2(1)0
>= 100 mln USD16(6)11(4)9(3)5(2)3(1)2(1)0
>= 200 mln USD8(3)5(2)5(2)4(2)3(1)2(1)0
>= 500 mln USD3(1)1(1)1(1)1(1)000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates25Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering materials, lime and cement201684.70%419,123,159
2United Arab Emirates71Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin201665.35%614,568,135
3United Arab Emirates76Aluminium and articles thereof201656.88%116,675,425
4United Arab Emirates22Beverages, spirits and vinegar201652.80%68,578,184
5United Arab Emirates17Sugars and sugar confectionery201649.71%37,455,807
6United Arab Emirates32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks201649.41%53,150,068
7Saudi Arabia20Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants201643.83%88,541,774
8Saudi 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 plaster201643.38%79,210,966
9United Arab Emirates70Glass and glassware201643.01%51,334,568
10Saudi Arabia96Miscellaneous manufactured articles201643.00%46,162,513
11United Arab Emirates74Copper and articles thereof201641.18%186,313,141
12United Arab Emirates09Coffee, tea, mate and spices201636.96%24,520,687
13United Arab Emirates21Miscellaneous edible preparations201636.49%36,109,279
14United Arab Emirates16Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates, or insects; preparations thereof201635.95%16,723,411
15United Arab Emirates48Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or paperboard201634.94%57,903,888
16Russian Federation74Copper and articles thereof201632.02%144,889,235
17United Arab Emirates39Plastics and articles thereof201631.94%225,836,068

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.