Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Egypt'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.

Egypt

Year: 2004(12 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD65(12)[2]50(8)[2]40(7)[2]35(5)[2]24(5)[2]16(1)[1]12(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD13(3)[2]13(3)[2]12(3)[2]11(2)[2]8(2)[2]5[1]3[1]
>= 100 mln USD10(3)[2]10(3)[2]9(3)[2]8(2)[2]7(2)[2]4[1]3[1]
>= 200 mln USD5(1)[2]5(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3[1]2[1]
>= 500 mln USD2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]2[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Syria520515Cotton yarn; (not sewing thread), single, of uncombed fibres, 85% or more by weight of cotton, measuring less than 125 decitex (exceeding 80 metric number), not for retail sale200493.98%12,039,669
2Saudi Arabia390311Styrene polymers; expansible polystyrene, in primary forms200478.19%11,165,663
3Saudi Arabia271000Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils b200473.15%318,143,020
4Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200472.53%12,856,264
5Ukraine720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section200472.18%153,219,597
6Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200459.50%43,118,733
7Russian Federation440710-Coniferous200451.42%145,716,610
8Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200444.35%16,720,685
9Russian Federation441219-- Other200436.00%17,595,307
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200434.74%24,335,124
11Ukraine720449Ferrous waste and scrap; n.e.c. in heading no. 7204200431.00%43,399,248
12Syria071340Vegetables, leguminous; lentils, shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200430.37%13,318,502

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271000 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.