Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(14 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD381(14)[6]303(9)[3]233(7)[2]174(5)[1]121(3)[1]75(3)[1]40(1)
>= 50 mln USD83(10)[5]68(6)[2]58(5)[2]43(3)[1]29(2)[1]21(2)[1]13(1)
>= 100 mln USD43(6)[5]36(4)[2]30(3)[2]21(1)[1]14(1)[1]11(1)[1]9(1)
>= 200 mln USD21(3)[4]16(2)[2]15(2)[2]11(1)[1]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)
>= 500 mln USD7(1)[3]4[1]4[1]4[1]3[1]3[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation490600Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies201599.99%255,159,862
2United Arab Emirates080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried201585.37%15,366,686
3Russian Federation930630Ammunition; cartridges and parts thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 9306201580.46%50,265,984
4United Arab Emirates090931Spices; cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground201562.05%14,391,826
5United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201561.97%65,283,272
6Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201557.68%215,149,331
7Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201552.70%185,051,853
8United Arab Emirates730830Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors201549.22%12,182,846
9Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201546.60%184,866,148
10Kuwait271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201538.50%1,192,241,629
11Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken201537.92%18,850,536
12United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201537.15%138,591,545
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201532.56%76,275,044
14Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride201530.72%76,360,225

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - 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.