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(32 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD276(32)[2]190(21)[2]128(18)[2]86(8)[2]57(4)[2]39(3)[1]16(1)
>= 50 mln USD83(12)[2]59(9)[2]41(8)[2]28(5)[2]18(2)[2]13(1)[1]4
>= 100 mln USD54(11)[2]41(8)[2]30(8)[2]22(5)[2]14(2)[2]11(1)[1]3
>= 200 mln USD27(9)[2]19(7)[2]14(7)[2]10(5)[2]7(2)[2]5(1)[1]0
>= 500 mln USD11(5)[2]8(4)[2]5(4)[2]5(4)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (32 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods201498.93%26,740,106
2Russian Federation7408Copper wire201487.17%18,518,898
3Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201480.03%818,124,552
4Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201477.75%2,366,802,186
5Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201464.85%981,350,867
6Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201463.32%272,085,325
7United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201463.28%554,452,922
8Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201462.94%11,354,343
9Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201459.81%29,339,039
10Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201459.58%344,921,246
11Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201457.39%19,060,299
12United Arab Emirates2009Fruit or nut juices (including grape must and coconut water) and vegetable juices, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201456.88%47,816,327
13Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201454.38%28,956,600
14Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201453.42%334,126,629
15Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201453.37%25,841,230
16Saudi Arabia4819Cartons, boxes, cases, bags and the like, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres; box files, letter trays and the like, of paper or paperboard, of a kind used in offices, shops or the like201453.11%42,903,503
17Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood201452.94%136,013,962
18Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201450.34%41,152,433
19Saudi Arabia4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810201447.03%87,674,990
20Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201443.40%12,480,351
21United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201441.32%26,237,114
22Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201438.69%214,972,593
23Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201437.20%1,140,586,421
24Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201436.77%12,347,567
25Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201435.41%152,138,621
26Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201434.31%11,812,578
27Russian Federation2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201433.47%18,430,400
28Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201432.16%13,818,639
29Ukraine2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201432.09%33,818,739
30Russian Federation2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201431.77%35,785,077
31United Arab Emirates1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products201431.00%14,634,189
32Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201430.01%29,331,903

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

2711 - 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.