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(38 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD276(38)[3]183(23)[2]133(16)[1]89(9)[1]56(4)32(2)18(2)
>= 50 mln USD99(18)[3]74(12)[2]53(10)[1]36(5)[1]20(1)14(1)6(1)
>= 100 mln USD54(14)[3]41(9)[2]31(7)[1]19(2)[1]1173
>= 200 mln USD29(11)[3]21(7)[2]15(5)[1]7(1)[1]431
>= 500 mln USD12(6)[3]9(4)[2]5(2)[1]2(1)[1]111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201696.00%15,492,600
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201694.40%64,243,456
3Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201674.05%20,372,732
4Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201672.67%24,567,280
5United 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 matter201669.78%57,532,726
6Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201664.89%36,522,909
7Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood201664.30%158,131,146
8Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201661.69%854,313,015
9Saudi 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 like201660.02%82,243,270
10Russian Federation7408Copper wire201657.98%39,540,799
11Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken201654.99%360,404,699
12Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201653.65%255,091,675
13Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201651.31%141,974,814
14Qatar7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201651.03%15,875,212
15Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201650.79%671,210,415
16Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201650.02%301,336,706
17Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201649.96%1,118,317,466
18Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201649.96%15,597,035
19United Arab Emirates0306Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine201649.32%44,628,219
20Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201647.19%1,508,816,552
21Saudi Arabia7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not201645.32%11,297,244
22Russian Federation2701Coal; briquettes, ovoids and similar solid fuels manufactured from coal201644.96%46,549,678
23United Arab Emirates1806Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa201640.16%20,503,613
24Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201637.72%104,366,291
25Iraq2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201637.52%519,552,319
26Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201637.47%64,448,020
27Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201635.18%233,040,883
28Russian Federation2833Sulphates; alums; peroxosulphates (persulphates)201635.08%10,533,373
29Saudi Arabia2934Nucleic acids and their salts, whether or not chemically defined; other heterocyclic compounds201634.86%43,818,205
30Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201634.71%15,147,593
31Syria0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh201633.99%13,628,601
32Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201633.96%11,276,571
33Ukraine7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201633.01%19,302,481
34Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201631.55%20,251,806
35Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201630.52%294,675,545
36United Arab Emirates3401Soap; organic surface-active preparations used as soap, skin washing, in bars, cakes, moulded pieces, shapes, liquid or cream, containing soap or not; for retail, paper, wadding, felt and nonwovens, impregnated, coated or covered with soap or detergent201630.52%12,370,275
37Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201630.07%24,438,455
38Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201630.05%556,672,834

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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.