Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Saudi Arabia'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.

Saudi Arabia

Year: 2006(50 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD456(50)[1]344(43)[1]252(33)172(22)114(19)82(14)42(9)
>= 50 mln USD94(15)72(12)54(10)38(7)25(7)17(5)8(2)
>= 100 mln USD42(7)32(5)20(4)13(2)7(2)4(1)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD22(3)18(2)9(1)7(1)5(1)3(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD6510000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (50 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200699.33%28,673,197
2Qatar721430Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, including those twisted after rolling, of free-cutting steel200698.01%10,031,787
3United Arab Emirates890790Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons200697.41%26,996,559
4United Arab Emirates170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200696.82%63,301,273
5United Arab Emirates570252-- Of man-made textile materials200696.36%17,741,275
6Bahrain760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow200696.31%239,523,102
7Iran080250- Pistachios200695.74%11,967,971
8Syria070200Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled200692.67%37,357,319
9United Arab Emirates390791Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms200691.62%11,355,687
10United Arab Emirates090230Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg200682.88%60,625,436
11Bahrain481820Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels200682.56%26,797,894
12United Arab Emirates180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less200682.53%59,855,876
13Bahrain760421Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles200681.15%17,318,044
14United Arab Emirates151190Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200680.52%54,365,883
15Bahrain761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core200678.08%23,479,599
16Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200675.20%199,441,081
17Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm200675.09%69,215,833
18United Arab Emirates380840- Disinfectants200674.89%15,883,062
19Syria010420Goats; live200672.49%29,904,440
20Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200669.53%25,881,471
21United Arab Emirates392330Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods200667.99%13,126,851
22United Arab Emirates151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200666.19%19,103,894
23Iran290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene200659.93%164,355,060
24United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200659.78%26,290,284
25United Arab Emirates340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale200658.94%13,698,547
26United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms200656.24%40,186,962
27United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured200655.36%14,921,779
28Qatar721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling200655.28%99,128,016
29United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200654.86%11,946,342
30United Arab Emirates300450Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale200654.78%118,443,926
31Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm200653.73%29,997,364
32United Arab Emirates340111Soap and organic surface-active products; in the form of bars, cakes, moulded shapes, and paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent, for toilet use (including medicated products)200652.70%15,749,284
33United Arab Emirates392020Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials200650.79%14,071,578
34Syria010410Sheep; live200647.51%234,434,445
35United Arab Emirates090240Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg200646.94%26,502,300
36Bahrain760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles200645.98%11,018,437
37United Arab Emirates151529Vegetable oils; maize (corn) oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200644.85%11,663,832
38United Arab Emirates330510Hair preparations; shampoos200642.55%17,147,950
39United Arab Emirates691010Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures; of porcelain or china200642.30%12,152,484
40Bahrain392350Plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, for the conveyance or packing of goods200641.66%11,949,813
41United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200641.56%42,323,947
42United Arab Emirates690890-Other200640.82%74,838,536
43Syria392099Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of plastics n.e.c. in heading no. 3920, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials200640.65%11,283,591
44Ukraine720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)200639.65%73,353,087
45Ukraine100300Barley.200639.63%481,126,581
46Kuwait701990Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019200637.79%14,378,120
47Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200633.74%14,353,020
48United Arab Emirates382490-Other200633.66%39,612,328
49United Arab Emirates890590Vessels; light, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function, floating docks200632.91%118,416,423
50Kuwait730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections200632.73%10,853,951

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 26 occurrences

Bahrain: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Syria: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271019 - 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.