Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(91 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD848(91)[1]616(77)[1]454(59)334(45)230(38)145(22)73(14)
>= 50 mln USD229(32)[1]170(29)[1]134(24)106(20)69(16)42(9)27(7)
>= 100 mln USD122(17)[1]92(14)[1]67(10)53(9)38(8)27(5)18(5)
>= 200 mln USD61(9)[1]45(7)[1]35(5)27(5)18(4)14(4)10(4)
>= 500 mln USD21(3)[1]15(1)[1]118743
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (91 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates230641Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of low erucic acid rape or colza seed oils2014100.00%21,372,653
2Kuwait280421Gases, rare; argon2014100.00%10,016,980
3United Arab Emirates740921Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of copper-zinc base alloys (brass), in coils201499.19%228,242,451
4Qatar721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process201499.14%89,854,032
5Qatar381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201498.01%11,935,381
6Bahrain761410Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), with steel core201496.64%246,444,714
7United Arab Emirates380690Rosin; spirit and oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 3806201496.38%43,493,884
8United Arab Emirates721931Steel, stainless; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled or cold-reduced, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more201495.94%90,725,062
9United Arab Emirates740819Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension is 6mm or less201494.30%38,554,490
10Iran091020Spices; saffron201492.77%10,066,868
11Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201492.20%268,748,422
12United Arab Emirates390422Vinyl chloride, other halogenated olefin polymers; plasticised poly(vinyl chloride), in primary forms, mixed with other substances201491.31%27,497,342
13Bahrain760429Aluminium; alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollow201490.67%294,163,829
14Bahrain720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201490.37%122,614,637
15Bahrain391723Plastics; tubes, pipes and hoses thereof, rigid, of polymers of vinyl chloride201489.90%24,412,054
16United Arab Emirates071390Vegetables, leguminous; n.e.c. in heading no. 0713, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201488.18%14,464,436
17United Arab Emirates721550Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, n.e.c. in chapter 72, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not free-cutting)201487.13%12,185,085
18Bahrain381090Fluxes and other auxiliary preparations; for soldering, brazing or welding, or preparations used as cores or coatings for welding electrodes or rods201487.06%54,294,125
19Bahrain481820Paper articles; handkerchiefs, cleansing or facial tissues and towels201485.14%74,451,337
20United Arab Emirates321290Pigments; of a kind used in the manufacture of paints, other than stamping foils201482.92%25,927,353
21Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201482.53%17,704,455
22United Arab Emirates030616Crustaceans; frozen, cold-water shrimps and prawns (Pandalus spp., Crangon crangon), in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201481.27%17,678,845
23Kuwait392111Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of polymers of styrene, cellular201479.87%13,310,088
24United Arab Emirates721699Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216201478.85%96,673,945
25United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201478.52%174,244,183
26United Arab Emirates761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment201478.48%28,482,820
27Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201477.50%70,501,155
28Kuwait720610Iron or non-alloy steel; ingots (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201477.26%88,805,594
29Qatar760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201477.15%39,946,271
30United Arab Emirates190220Food preparations; pasta, stuffed (with meat or other substances), whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared201476.01%13,791,355
31United Arab Emirates570292Carpets 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 5702.20201475.56%14,402,544
32Bahrain730110Iron or steel; sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements201474.74%54,349,081
33United Arab Emirates701939Glass fibres; webs, mattresses, boards and similar non-woven products excluding mats and thin sheets201474.46%25,079,533
34United Arab Emirates300450Medicaments; containing vitamins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic use, packaged for retail sale201473.46%136,678,640
35United Arab Emirates090230Tea, black; (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg201473.30%151,883,385
36Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201472.81%19,016,469
37United Arab Emirates700510Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, non-wired, having an absorbent reflecting or non-reflecting layer201470.38%10,513,454
38United Arab Emirates160239Meat preparations; of poultry (excluding turkeys), prepared or preserved meat or meat offal (excluding livers and homogenised preparations)201470.10%11,562,159
39Russian Federation720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201468.29%42,400,895
40United Arab Emirates190532Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa201467.90%52,169,772
41United Arab Emirates731420Iron or steel wire; grill, netting and fencing, welded at intersections, of wire with a maximum cross-sectional dimension of 3mm or more and mesh size 100cm2 or more201466.00%14,531,398
42United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles201465.89%67,078,394
43United Arab Emirates570330Carpets and other textile floor coverings; tufted, of man-made textile materials (other than polyamides), whether or not made up201465.32%83,306,233
44Bahrain761490Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated), other than steel core201464.76%21,121,615
45Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness201463.87%280,118,234
46United Arab Emirates180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg201458.88%147,826,759
47United Arab Emirates721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201458.48%14,693,332
48United Arab Emirates481810Paper articles; toilet paper201458.25%25,485,302
49United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201456.37%33,914,420
50United Arab Emirates071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201455.58%23,680,016
51United Arab Emirates740911Copper; strip, of a thickness exceeding 0.15mm, of refined copper, in coils201455.39%62,210,229
52Bahrain760421Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles201454.81%27,375,158
53Kuwait110100Wheat or meslin flour201454.52%35,229,636
54United Arab Emirates180632Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, (not filled), weighing 2kg or less201453.87%26,838,134
55United Arab Emirates190120Food preparations; mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares201451.66%27,005,670
56Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201451.56%55,169,957
57United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201450.60%55,884,122
58United Arab Emirates121300Cereal straw and husks; unprepared, whether or not chopped, ground, pressed or in the form of pellets201450.60%10,106,351
59United Arab Emirates160232Meat preparations; of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)201450.11%37,790,704
60United Arab Emirates760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)201448.02%46,152,594
61Russian Federation720211Ferro-alloys; ferro-manganese, containing by weight more than 2% of carbon201447.64%12,099,449
62Qatar290129Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, n.e.c. in heading no. 2901201447.38%22,389,077
63Bahrain271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201447.27%195,403,680
64United Arab Emirates730810Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, bridges and bridge-sections201447.27%88,186,669
65United Arab Emirates740729Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)201445.06%16,417,251
66United 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)201444.70%43,996,494
67United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured201444.68%31,232,234
68United Arab Emirates940421Mattresses; of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered201444.49%16,316,676
69Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201444.14%618,599,224
70United Arab Emirates040221Dairy produce; milk and cream, concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, in powder, granules or other solid forms, of a fat content exceeding 1.5% (by weight)201443.89%206,148,698
71United Arab Emirates170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter201443.62%120,205,365
72Qatar760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201443.54%10,566,009
73United Arab Emirates854239Electronic integrated circuits; n.e.c. in heading no. 8542201443.20%12,020,216
74United Arab Emirates760421Aluminium; alloys, hollow profiles201441.76%20,856,971
75United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201441.61%25,518,116
76United Arab Emirates392390Plastics; articles for the conveyance or packing of goods n.e.c. in heading no. 3923201441.25%19,348,608
77United Arab Emirates700800Glass; multiple-walled insulating units of glass201440.08%17,854,651
78United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201438.67%541,941,900
79Bahrain381230-Anti-oxidising preparations and other compound stabilisers for rubber or plastics201437.36%30,862,746
80United Arab Emirates730290Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material; n.e.c. in heading no. 7302201436.87%19,782,923
81Lebanon850433Transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 16kVA but not exceeding 500kVA201436.54%25,401,000
82United Arab Emirates071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201436.15%12,189,087
83United Arab Emirates390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201435.84%23,881,967
84United Arab Emirates200811Nuts; ground-nuts, whether or not containing added sugar, other sweetening matter or spirit201435.12%12,011,946
85Ukraine100390Cereals; barley, other than seed201433.84%674,447,064
86United Arab Emirates330510Hair preparations; shampoos201433.37%25,323,101
87United Arab Emirates481910Paper and paperboard; cartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard201433.17%10,819,449
88United Arab Emirates690890-Other201432.65%119,355,143
89United Arab Emirates760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201431.05%33,225,866
90Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201430.39%26,697,808
91United Arab Emirates210500Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa201430.07%23,782,192

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 58 occurrences

Bahrain: 13 occurrences

Qatar: 5 occurrences

Kuwait: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 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.