Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Extreme Import Bottlenecks

The tables below show Oman's import sources for HS product codes where a single source country accounts for >= 80% of total imports and the import value is >= 10,000,000 USD. Only data for the most recent available year is displayed. If you want more data, visit the Country Matrix.

Oman

43 bottlenecks
#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Mozambique2614Titanium ores and concentrates2025100.00%12,505,524
2United Arab Emirates8904Tugs and pusher craft2025100.00%20,222,705
3United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202599.81%439,911,812
4Australia2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide202599.61%378,283,193
5Saudi Arabia2906Alcohols; cyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202598.89%19,206,681
6Iraq2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202598.77%157,311,651
7United Arab Emirates6113Garments made up of knitted or crocheted fabrics of heading no. 5903, 5906 and 5907202597.93%19,514,627
8Somalia0102Bovine animals; live202597.26%43,127,006
9United Arab Emirates7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set202596.92%18,763,776
10China8486Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines & apparatus specified in note 11 (C) to this Chapter202596.86%10,304,809
11United Arab Emirates2402Cigars, cheroots, cigarillos and cigarettes; of tobacco or of tobacco substitutes202596.31%374,293,370
12Iraq2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks202596.27%26,306,733
13Saudi Arabia2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202596.24%172,631,880
14United Arab Emirates7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202594.63%13,006,247
15China2924Carboxyamide-function compounds; amide-function compounds of carbonic acid202592.44%21,772,317
16United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202592.30%158,135,053
17China2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars202589.61%23,767,854
18United Arab Emirates3209Paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium202589.33%19,755,977
19United Arab Emirates6114Garments; knitted or crocheted, n.e.c. in chapter 61202589.25%31,617,797
20United Arab Emirates7608Aluminium; tubes and pipes202588.94%19,114,221
21India7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202588.00%311,166,421
22United 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 not202587.93%12,467,417
23China8541Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers); including photovoltaic cells assembled or not in modules or panels, light-emitting diodes (LED) assembled with other LEDs or not, mounted piezo-electric crystals202587.77%70,269,997
24United Arab Emirates9101Wrist-watches, pocket-watches, stop-watches and other watches; with case of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal202586.18%51,634,954
25India0202Meat of bovine animals; frozen202586.13%64,708,788
26United Arab Emirates6108Slips, petticoats, briefs, panties, nightdresses, pyjamas, negligees, bathrobes, dressing gowns and similar articles; women's or girls', knitted or crocheted202586.09%12,193,389
27China6210Garments made up of fabrics of heading no. 5602, 5603, 5903, 5906 or 5907 (not knitted or crocheted)202585.58%23,983,308
28United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202585.11%48,003,048
29Yemen0302Fish; fresh or chilled, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202584.48%25,008,130
30India7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202583.87%425,584,340
31United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202583.26%90,407,363
32United 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-insulated202583.00%17,253,948
33Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202582.88%3,175,936,203
34United Rep. of Tanzania7403Copper; refined and copper alloys, unwrought202582.47%102,841,493
35United Arab Emirates6405Footwear; other footwear n.e.c. in chapter 64202581.94%14,305,189
36United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202581.60%30,025,909
37India7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless202581.50%79,644,582
38United Arab Emirates3306Oral or dental hygiene preparations; including fixative pastes and powders; yarn used to clean between the teeth (dental floss), in individual retail packages202581.48%29,321,945
39United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202581.39%590,340,787
40China6111Garments and clothing accessories, babies'; knitted or crocheted202581.19%73,119,880
41Iran0807Melons (including watermelons) and papaws (papayas); fresh202581.10%12,895,782
42China2917Acids; polycarboxylic acids, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxy-acids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202580.69%278,975,300
43United Arab Emirates2105Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa202580.02%22,514,421

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 21 occurrences

China: 7 occurrences

India: 4 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Australia: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Mozambique: 1 occurrence

Somalia: 1 occurrence

United Rep. of Tanzania: 1 occurrence

Yemen: 1 occurrence

Legend:

Highlight - the row matches a Danger Zone country and/or a Critical Goods HS code.
ABCBold red partner name - the import source country is flagged in the Danger Zone.
1234Bold lime HS code - the product code is flagged in Critical Goods.