Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, the matrix below shows Qatar'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.

Qatar

Year: 2007(32 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD111(32)[1]78(29)[1]58(25)[1]39(17)33(15)21(12)10(5)
>= 50 mln USD30(1)16(1)12(1)10(1)6(1)5(1)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD14(1)6(1)6(1)5(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD9(1)5(1)5(1)4(1)3(1)3(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD1000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (32 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars200799.84%24,196,619
2Bahrain2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200796.62%15,070,928
3United Arab Emirates2517Pebbles, gravel, crushed stone for concrete aggregates for road or railway ballast, shingle or flint; macadam of slag, dross etc tarred granules, chippings, powder of stones of heading no. 2515 and 2516200793.37%258,953,398
4United Arab Emirates1101Wheat or meslin flour200792.99%13,948,326
5United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200792.18%36,630,843
6United Arab Emirates9017Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting machines, protractors, drawing sets etc); instruments for measuring length (e.g. measuring rods, tapes, micrometers, callipers) n.e.c.200789.23%13,111,200
7Saudi Arabia7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200785.69%37,033,623
8Bahrain2715Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt; on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)200785.39%27,071,585
9United Arab Emirates7008Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass200784.82%12,779,754
10Saudi Arabia7612Aluminium 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 not200783.35%10,073,598
11United Arab Emirates1516Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared200781.23%10,043,396
12Ukraine1003Barley200780.01%13,270,872
13United Arab Emirates0902Tea200775.91%11,978,928
14Saudi Arabia6906Ceramic pipes, conduits, guttering and pipe fittings200772.50%11,917,803
15United Arab Emirates3208Paints, varnishes; (enamels and lacquers) based on synthetic polymers or chemically modified natural polymers, dispersed or dissolved in a non-aqueous medium200772.41%13,968,490
16Saudi Arabia2202Waters, 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. 2009200763.78%32,995,225
17Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200760.79%21,070,561
18United Arab Emirates2827Chlorides; chloride oxides and chloride hydroxides; bromides and bromide oxides; iodides and iodide oxides200757.01%22,910,385
19United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated200756.50%47,985,417
20United 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 included200756.41%26,000,885
21United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200756.28%34,365,114
22United Arab Emirates6810Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof200755.44%27,110,093
23Saudi Arabia3907Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms200754.42%26,592,145
24Saudi Arabia0402Milk and cream; concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter200752.35%36,533,605
25Saudi Arabia3402Organic surface-active agents (not soap); surface-active, washing (including auxiliary washing) and cleaning preparations, containing soap or not, excluding those of heading no. 3401200750.61%15,911,972
26Saudi 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 fibres200746.26%14,851,169
27United Arab Emirates6807Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch)200742.05%24,881,949
28Saudi Arabia7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles200741.74%28,431,605
29Bahrain7205Granules and powders, of pig iron, spiegeleisen, iron or steel200740.14%35,074,215
30United Arab Emirates3816Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolomite ramming mix, other than products of heading 38.01200734.50%13,923,393
31Syria0104Sheep and goats; live200733.74%19,879,163
32Saudi Arabia6810Cement, concrete or artificial stone; whether or not reinforced, articles thereof200731.20%15,257,842

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 15 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Bahrain: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.