Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, the matrix below shows Dominican Rep.'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.

Dominican Rep.

Year: 2015(2 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD212(2)[4]158(1)[4]123(1)[3]95(1)66(1)3821
>= 50 mln USD42(1)[4]41[4]33[3]2718107
>= 100 mln USD15[4]15[4]11[3]8632
>= 200 mln USD6[3]6[3]4[2]2100
>= 500 mln USD1[1]1[1]1[1]0000
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1USA2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201557.87%335,759,571
2USA2710Petroleum 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 oils201553.44%1,067,711,648
3Mexico2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201550.35%157,021,000
4Trinidad and Tobago2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201541.07%238,323,183

Partner frequency summary:

USA: 2 occurrences

Mexico: 1 occurrence

Trinidad and Tobago: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.