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(8 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD181(8)[5]128(6)[3]89(2)[1]64(2)[1]38(2)23(1)12
>= 50 mln USD50(5)[4]36(4)[2]26(1)18(1)11(1)42
>= 100 mln USD29(4)[4]19(3)[2]15(1)12(1)8(1)20
>= 200 mln USD15(1)[2]1097510
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[2]554410

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates8459Machine-tools; (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes of heading no. 8458201087.53%36,170,139
2Russian Federation3104Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, potassic201078.61%143,948,583
3Ukraine3822Reagents; diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, other than those of heading 30.06; certified reference materials201049.12%13,576,591
4United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201048.80%156,224,431
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201048.53%155,357,152
6Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201043.19%93,865,480
7Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201038.36%807,115,445
8Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201035.65%25,399,048

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.