Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(40 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD288(40)[4]213(31)[1]155(23)[1]115(17)77(13)48(6)21(1)
>= 50 mln USD109(22)[4]81(17)[1]63(14)[1]47(10)36(7)22(3)11(1)
>= 100 mln USD53(15)[4]41(10)[1]36(9)[1]27(7)21(5)12(2)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD30(12)[4]23(7)[1]22(6)[1]16(4)13(2)63
>= 500 mln USD14(7)[4]10(3)[1]10(3)[1]7(1)7(1)42

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (40 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201895.70%126,690,319
2United 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 brine201889.05%125,070,938
3Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201889.03%21,732,483
4Russian Federation7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201884.25%12,937,747
5Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201883.55%30,057,728
6Bahrain7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)201881.85%60,955,133
7Russian Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus201879.77%16,781,415
8Russian Federation9306Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads201878.84%12,785,555
9Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs201877.32%63,097,655
10Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201873.67%2,053,608,033
11United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201872.63%246,328,775
12Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated201871.33%10,663,035
13Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood201870.97%183,139,232
14Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201868.67%59,255,074
15Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201868.34%267,519,456
16Ukraine1212Locust beans, seaweeds and other algae, sugar beet, sugar cane, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground; fruit stones, kernels and other vegetable products (including unroasted chicory roots) used primarily for human consumption, n.e.c.201860.51%12,714,908
17Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201860.03%388,390,300
18Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm201859.92%73,079,222
19Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201856.30%33,432,539
20Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201853.34%36,758,110
21Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201852.20%78,516,268
22Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201852.19%845,488,999
23Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201850.53%1,790,755,587
24Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201849.59%369,621,518
25Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201848.57%14,119,786
26Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201847.99%20,235,386
27Saudi 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 like201847.05%69,810,986
28Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201846.10%19,211,381
29Russian Federation8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37201845.85%67,488,155
30Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201844.64%44,042,284
31Ukraine7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201842.88%17,870,695
32Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201838.51%927,251,263
33Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201837.45%606,668,111
34Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201837.06%30,635,616
35United 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 detergent201836.18%18,953,600
36Saudi Arabia2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201836.07%25,313,673
37Iraq2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201834.04%1,206,567,155
38Saudi Arabia3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39201833.51%49,172,916
39Saudi 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 oils201833.46%2,361,403,948
40Russian Federation4407Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201830.71%317,773,140

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Bahrain: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Iraq: 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:

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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.