Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(46 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD437(46)[5]321(32)[4]245(26)[4]185(18)[4]139(9)[2]95(6)40(3)
>= 50 mln USD104(20)[5]76(12)[4]61(10)[4]48(7)[4]38(3)[2]25(1)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD54(14)[5]41(10)[4]34(8)[4]27(5)[4]21(2)[2]138
>= 200 mln USD26(10)[5]19(6)[4]15(5)[4]11(4)[4]7(1)[2]43
>= 500 mln USD13(7)[5]10(5)[4]7(4)[4]5(3)[4]3(1)[2]11

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (46 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates200939Juice; of single citrus fruit (excluding orange, grapefruit or pomelo), of a Brix value exceeding 20, unfermented, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter201699.80%32,875,643
2Ukraine720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201698.73%15,492,600
3United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)201697.85%64,243,456
4Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201688.79%30,284,702
5Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201688.07%11,579,897
6Saudi Arabia720826Iron 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 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm201682.58%19,554,427
7United 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 matter201678.91%21,945,268
8Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood201673.06%156,794,717
9Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201670.63%634,471,420
10Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201668.59%14,334,110
11Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard201667.44%80,147,523
12Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201666.80%11,830,312
13Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201665.79%36,514,081
14Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201665.62%1,508,816,552
15Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201663.62%228,135,649
16Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201661.69%854,313,015
17Syria090931Spices; cumin seeds, neither crushed nor ground201660.11%12,808,802
18United Arab Emirates180631Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa; in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or less201660.03%13,300,282
19Russian Federation071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201656.11%13,788,142
20Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201655.94%32,793,488
21Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201655.73%151,992,294
22Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201653.87%141,974,814
23Russian Federation270112Coal; bituminous, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201652.66%16,264,976
24Qatar720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201651.04%15,875,212
25Saudi Arabia293499Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934201650.97%42,647,164
26Ukraine720719Iron 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-section201650.74%669,843,049
27Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed201649.96%1,118,317,466
28Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201649.93%147,588,722
29United Arab Emirates030617Crustaceans; frozen, shrimps and prawns, excluding cold-water varieties, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201649.67%42,522,975
30Saudi Arabia761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment201648.11%11,297,244
31Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201647.48%14,833,416
32Russian Federation740319Copper; refined, unwrought, n.e.c. in item no. 7403.1201644.11%12,397,258
33Saudi Arabia560311Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2)201638.90%21,914,541
34Ukraine240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201638.55%64,448,020
35Saudi Arabia300420Medicaments; containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale201637.98%21,911,415
36Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201637.52%519,552,319
37Russian Federation440710-Coniferous201636.97%294,403,660
38Saudi 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 materials201636.48%27,818,757
39Ukraine721420Iron 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 rolling201635.22%233,040,883
40Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201635.21%92,786,394
41Ukraine721391Iron 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 less than 14mm in diameter201633.79%19,302,481
42Saudi Arabia390690Acrylic polymers; (other than polymethyl methacrylate), in primary forms201631.86%51,365,253
43Russian 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 sheets201631.55%20,251,806
44Ukraine120190Soya beans; other than seed, whether or not broken201631.28%34,875,915
45Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm201630.82%52,447,414
46Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201630.08%556,672,834

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 15 occurrences

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.