Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(16 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD81(16)[4]57(10)[3]41(5)[3]29(4)[1]20(2)[1]15(2)[1]9(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD29(7)[4]20(5)[3]14(3)[3]11(2)[1]8(1)[1]8(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD16(6)[4]11(4)[3]9(3)[3]7(2)[1]5(1)[1]5(1)[1]4(1)[1]
>= 200 mln USD11(6)[4]9(4)[3]8(3)[3]6(2)[1]4(1)[1]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[3]5(2)[3]5(2)[3]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]3(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude2006100.00%1,045,201,869
2Syria7114Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200699.93%21,933,961
3Syria5205Cotton yarn (other than sewing thread), containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, not put up for retail sale200667.93%38,220,327
4Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200666.70%337,794,166
5Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum 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 oils200658.53%733,982,888
6Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms200649.52%84,706,428
7Lebanon0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh200648.82%16,420,600
8Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified200646.83%39,367,583
9Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm200645.61%252,939,147
10Saudi Arabia3904Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms200640.11%19,153,644
11Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood200638.67%20,286,918
12Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200638.23%32,314,808
13Saudi Arabia3206Colouring matter and preparations thereof n.e.c. in heading no. 3203, 3204, 3205; inorganic products, kind used as luminophores whether or not chemically defined200637.26%18,599,435
14Syria0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh200636.17%12,165,287
15Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons200635.58%371,456,310
16Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200630.53%295,223,511

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Syria: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Lebanon: 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.