Country Matrix
For 2007, 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: 2007(52 in Danger Zone)| Value \ Share | >= 30% | >= 40% | >= 50% | >= 60% | >= 70% | >= 80% | >= 90% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| >= 10 mln USD | 532(52) | 396(46) | 288(35) | 202(27) | 127(21) | 78(14) | 41(8) |
| >= 50 mln USD | 123(12) | 97(12) | 67(9) | 50(7) | 28(4) | 19(4) | 8(2) |
| >= 100 mln USD | 60(5) | 46(5) | 31(3) | 23(2) | 11(1) | 8(1) | 3(1) |
| >= 200 mln USD | 31(4) | 26(4) | 16(2) | 11(2) | 6(1) | 5(1) | 2(1) |
| >= 500 mln USD | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danger Zone Bottlenecks (52 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)
| # | Partner | HS Code | HS Description | Year | Share (%) | Value (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 110319 | Cereal groats and meal; n.e.c. in heading no. 1103 | 2007 | 99.71% | 20,538,900 |
| 2 | Bahrain | 761490 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core | 2007 | 99.24% | 44,195,511 |
| 3 | Bahrain | 761410 | Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core | 2007 | 96.58% | 45,761,038 |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 390791 | Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms | 2007 | 96.33% | 14,507,873 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 760429 | Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow | 2007 | 95.93% | 261,291,405 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 760110 | Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed) | 2007 | 95.35% | 15,261,418 |
| 7 | Bahrain | 760421 | Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles | 2007 | 93.76% | 29,930,726 |
| 8 | Syria | 070200 | Vegetables; tomatoes, fresh or chilled | 2007 | 92.13% | 51,079,613 |
| 9 | Bahrain | 481820 | Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels | 2007 | 88.17% | 30,617,562 |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 720150 | Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms | 2007 | 88.08% | 32,623,635 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 151190 | Vegetable oils; palm oil and its fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2007 | 84.21% | 86,686,208 |
| 12 | Bahrain | 391723 | Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride | 2007 | 84.13% | 35,064,651 |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 170199 | Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter | 2007 | 82.59% | 93,087,603 |
| 14 | Ukraine | 151211 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified | 2007 | 80.27% | 23,993,092 |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 570292 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings; woven, (not tufted or flocked), of man-made textile materials, (not of pile construction), made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | 2007 | 77.91% | 15,600,566 |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 151219 | Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified | 2007 | 75.99% | 27,856,076 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 090240 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content exceeding 3kg | 2007 | 73.13% | 21,236,142 |
| 18 | United Arab Emirates | 180632 | Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less | 2007 | 73.09% | 32,935,833 |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 481810 | Paper articles; toilet paper | 2007 | 72.78% | 15,776,411 |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 740811 | Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm | 2007 | 71.36% | 36,047,941 |
| 21 | Bahrain | 760511 | Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm | 2007 | 70.87% | 48,228,737 |
| 22 | United Arab Emirates | 110419 | Cereal grains; rolled or flaked, other than oats | 2007 | 69.91% | 10,786,044 |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 740710 | Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper | 2007 | 66.98% | 230,798,189 |
| 24 | United Arab Emirates | 090230 | Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | 2007 | 66.43% | 82,469,398 |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 730423 | Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, drill pipe, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas | 2007 | 65.19% | 86,551,189 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 392330 | Plastics; carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles, for the conveyance or packing of goods | 2007 | 61.77% | 15,488,228 |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 842630 | Cranes; portal or pedestal jib cranes | 2007 | 61.20% | 18,928,011 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates | 390120 | Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more | 2007 | 59.34% | 34,703,355 |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 340111 | Soap 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) | 2007 | 59.08% | 18,770,578 |
| 30 | United Arab Emirates | 730120 | Iron or steel; angles, shapes and sections, welded | 2007 | 58.90% | 13,916,564 |
| 31 | United Arab Emirates | 340220 | Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale | 2007 | 57.45% | 15,497,834 |
| 32 | United Arab Emirates | 380891 | Insecticides; other than containing goods specified in Subheading Notes 1 & 2 to this Chapter; put up in forms or packings for retail sale or as preparations or articles | 2007 | 54.89% | 28,247,792 |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 690890 | -Other | 2007 | 52.61% | 94,556,001 |
| 34 | United Arab Emirates | 210320 | Sauces; tomato ketchup and other tomato sauces | 2007 | 50.58% | 11,933,439 |
| 35 | Qatar | 721420 | Iron 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 rolling | 2007 | 50.40% | 109,938,829 |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 252321 | Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured | 2007 | 49.71% | 12,457,505 |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 151710 | Margarine; excluding liquid margarine | 2007 | 48.92% | 10,946,146 |
| 38 | Iran | 290220 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene | 2007 | 48.78% | 205,675,580 |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 300450 | Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale | 2007 | 48.58% | 77,217,266 |
| 40 | Syria | 010410 | Sheep; live | 2007 | 46.80% | 203,719,405 |
| 41 | Kuwait | 701990 | Glass fibres; n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | 2007 | 44.78% | 17,006,792 |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 283531 | Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined | 2007 | 42.04% | 15,539,994 |
| 43 | Ukraine | 721391 | Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter | 2007 | 42.03% | 12,487,391 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 330510 | Hair preparations; shampoos | 2007 | 41.74% | 16,869,638 |
| 45 | United Arab Emirates | 842619 | Cranes; transporter, gantry and bridge cranes | 2007 | 41.51% | 16,996,385 |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 691010 | Ceramic sinks, wash basins, wash basin pedestals, baths, bidets, water closet pans, flushing cisterns, urinals and similar sanitary fixtures; of porcelain or china | 2007 | 40.22% | 12,890,313 |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 730810 | Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections | 2007 | 39.55% | 19,941,721 |
| 48 | Syria | 392099 | Plastics; 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 materials | 2007 | 39.51% | 12,880,173 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 392020 | Plastics; 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 materials | 2007 | 38.58% | 14,635,954 |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 841850 | Furniture incorporating refrigerating or freezing equipment; for storage and display, n.e.c. in item no. 8418.1, 8418.2, 8418.3 or 8418.4 (chests, cabinets, display counters, show-cases and the like) | 2007 | 35.89% | 11,342,131 |
| 51 | Ukraine | 290290 | Cyclic hydrocarbons; n.e.c. in heading no. 2902 | 2007 | 35.00% | 12,154,113 |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 382490 | -Other | 2007 | 34.09% | 41,892,450 |
Partner frequency summary:
United Arab Emirates: 29 occurrences
Bahrain: 8 occurrences
Russian Federation: 5 occurrences
Ukraine: 4 occurrences
Syria: 3 occurrences
Qatar: 1 occurrence
Iran: 1 occurrence
Kuwait: 1 occurrence
Legend:
(n)
The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.
[n]
The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.