Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, the matrix below shows Bangladesh'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.

Bangladesh

Year: 2010(11 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD254(11)[6]210(8)[5]161(4)[2]119(2)[2]80(2)48(2)25(1)
>= 50 mln USD49(5)[5]41(5)[4]30(2)[1]24(1)[1]17(1)12(1)5
>= 100 mln USD30(4)[5]25(4)[4]17(1)[1]16(1)[1]12(1)8(1)3
>= 200 mln USD13(1)[3]11(1)[2]9[1]8[1]631
>= 500 mln USD6(1)[2]5(1)[1]44420

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates845929Machine-tools; for drilling by removing metal, other than numerically controlled201093.58%36,167,298
2Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201080.22%143,948,583
3Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201051.12%28,820,606
4Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201050.10%93,071,650
5Ukraine382200Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006; certified reference material201049.12%13,576,591
6United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201048.80%156,224,431
7Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201048.53%155,357,152
8Kuwait271011-- Light oils and preparations201044.68%807,115,445
9Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201035.76%25,399,048
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201031.96%35,862,663
11Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201030.74%21,852,573

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.