Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(45 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD424(45)[3]307(32)[3]246(28)[3]185(21)[2]131(10)[2]91(7)[1]55(4)
>= 50 mln USD94(13)[3]74(10)[3]60(10)[3]42(7)[2]31(2)[2]22(1)[1]11
>= 100 mln USD51(12)[3]36(9)[3]30(9)[3]24(7)[2]17(2)[2]13(1)[1]8
>= 200 mln USD27(9)[3]20(7)[3]16(7)[3]12(7)[2]7(2)[2]5(1)[1]2
>= 500 mln USD11(5)[3]9(4)[3]6(4)[3]5(4)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (45 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890190Vessels; n.e.c. in heading no. 8901, for the transport of goods and other vessels for the transport of both persons and goods2014100.00%26,740,106
2Ukraine721399Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter201499.98%10,335,540
3United Arab Emirates200931Juice; of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value not exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201499.22%32,536,643
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201495.37%18,278,610
5Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201488.43%25,125,370
6Saudi Arabia200990Juices; mixtures of fruits or vegetables (but not nut juice), unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201482.39%17,404,451
7Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201480.03%818,124,552
8United Arab Emirates190532Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa201479.04%13,587,754
9Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201477.75%2,366,802,186
10Ukraine720918Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of less than 0.5mm201470.93%18,218,264
11United Arab Emirates200989Juice; of any single fruit, nut or vegetable n.e.c. in heading no. 2009, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201467.05%13,653,994
12Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard201465.51%39,639,535
13Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201465.49%310,193,941
14Ukraine720719Iron 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-section201464.93%981,350,867
15Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201463.69%272,085,325
16United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)201463.62%554,452,922
17Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201461.48%19,060,299
18United Arab Emirates180620Chocolate & other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars weighing more than 2kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form in containers or immediate packings, content exceeding 2kg201461.36%16,479,660
19Saudi Arabia720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201461.27%20,210,891
20Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201460.80%206,521,023
21Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201460.46%29,292,737
22Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood201457.84%134,610,009
23Ukraine270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201457.62%33,818,739
24Saudi Arabia481151Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), bleached, weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810201455.55%79,025,864
25Ukraine720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201453.11%26,800,647
26Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201452.16%29,331,903
27Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201451.00%126,520,954
28Russian 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 sheets201450.34%41,152,433
29Saudi Arabia560311Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2)201449.56%18,459,413
30Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201443.40%13,280,251
31Saudi Arabia300420Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201443.31%10,915,469
32Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm201443.01%15,668,859
33Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201438.88%214,972,593
34Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201437.24%1,140,586,421
35Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201436.43%21,379,251
36Saudi Arabia392020Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials201435.93%20,363,181
37Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201435.56%151,921,868
38Saudi Arabia300410Medicaments; containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201434.78%32,191,570
39Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201434.44%10,539,267
40Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201433.47%18,430,400
41Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201433.00%33,943,387
42United Arab Emirates340220Washing and cleaning preparations; surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale201432.55%14,272,630
43Russian Federation240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201432.44%35,785,077
44Bahrain720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201431.74%28,853,123
45Saudi Arabia320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter201431.09%35,067,443

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 17 occurrences

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.