Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(36 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD346(36)[1]238(24)152(15)101(11)64(5)32(3)15(1)
>= 50 mln USD152(14)[1]114(11)75(7)52(6)33(3)15(2)6
>= 100 mln USD95(8)[1]72(6)49(4)36(4)26(3)12(2)4
>= 200 mln USD46(3)[1]34(2)26(2)21(2)14(2)7(2)2
>= 500 mln USD13(3)[1]10(2)10(2)9(2)6(2)2(2)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (36 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait7206Iron and non-alloy steel in ingots or other primary forms (excluding iron of heading no. 7203)201893.88%30,311,830
2United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201885.75%785,138,699
3United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201882.92%2,682,441,733
4Kuwait1101Wheat or meslin flour201875.72%42,923,729
5Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201874.93%155,900,197
6United Arab Emirates0306Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine201869.44%69,117,078
7United Arab Emirates7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201869.37%11,383,086
8Bahrain7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201868.94%120,360,709
9Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)201867.62%12,344,411
10Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201863.36%20,296,845
11Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201862.39%62,928,319
12United Arab Emirates2104Soups and broths and preparations therefor; homogenised composite food preparations201856.22%41,895,083
13Kuwait2804Hydrogen, rare gases and other non-metals201854.58%12,270,875
14United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated201854.17%39,563,052
15United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201851.96%58,685,253
16Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201848.75%14,690,462
17United Arab Emirates0902Tea201848.00%121,934,965
18United Arab Emirates1601Sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects; food preparations based on these products201847.56%49,213,942
19United Arab Emirates9032Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type201846.95%139,868,359
20United Arab Emirates1602Prepared or preserved meat, meat offal, blood or insects201845.98%40,577,217
21United Arab Emirates3212Pigments (metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media in liquid or paste form, as used in manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils, dyes etc in forms, packing for retail sale201845.10%15,224,010
22United Arab Emirates4803Tissue, towel, napkin stock or similar; for household or sanitary uses, cellulose wadding, webs of cellulose fibres, in rolls over 36cm in width or rectangular sheets with one side exceeding 36cm when unfolded201843.77%54,745,820
23United Arab Emirates7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron201843.02%28,343,609
24Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201842.87%58,093,426
25United Arab Emirates0713Vegetables, leguminous; shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201839.71%49,045,512
26United Arab Emirates3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201839.32%117,086,280
27United Arab Emirates8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201838.05%21,118,945
28Bahrain3212Pigments (metallic powders and flakes) dispersed in non-aqueous media in liquid or paste form, as used in manufacture of paints (including enamels); stamping foils, dyes etc in forms, packing for retail sale201837.84%12,772,327
29United Arab Emirates0304Fish fillets and other fish meat (whether or not minced); fresh, chilled or frozen201836.44%30,651,058
30United 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 oils201834.11%1,318,737,580
31United Arab Emirates2105Ice cream and other edible ice; whether or not containing cocoa201833.65%29,964,454
32United Arab Emirates5703Carpets and other textile floor coverings (including turf); tufted, whether or not made up201833.48%41,865,105
33United Arab Emirates4818Toilet 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 fibres201832.94%42,783,389
34United Arab Emirates7610Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures201832.59%37,127,923
35United Arab Emirates3401Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent201832.17%67,141,549
36United Arab Emirates7605Aluminium wire201830.62%30,887,523

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 25 occurrences

Bahrain: 5 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.