Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(38 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD286(38)[3]204(30)[2]151(21)[2]113(13)[1]76(9)45(5)25(2)
>= 50 mln USD108(19)[3]82(16)[2]64(13)[2]47(7)[1]34(5)21(3)13(1)
>= 100 mln USD56(14)[3]42(11)[2]36(9)[2]29(5)[1]19(4)11(2)4
>= 200 mln USD29(9)[3]22(6)[2]18(4)[2]15(1)[1]942
>= 500 mln USD10(5)[3]7(3)[2]6(2)[2]5(1)[1]111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (38 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 rolling201999.42%21,285,550
2Russian Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus201990.63%80,549,333
3United 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 brine201988.89%150,557,314
4Ukraine2708Pitch and pitch coke; obtained from coal tar or from other mineral tars201984.53%15,479,693
5Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood201981.96%180,973,584
6Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated201978.59%11,941,866
7United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201976.27%103,631,377
8Russian Federation7227Steel, alloy; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201971.98%14,387,962
9Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201971.73%183,701,957
10Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201968.16%23,917,838
11Russian Federation7408Copper wire201967.23%48,161,907
12Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201967.21%78,015,044
13Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201966.15%696,776,803
14Russian Federation7302Railway or tramway track constructions of iron or steel; rails, check and track rails, switch blades, crossing frogs, point rods, sleepers, fish-plates, chair wedges, sole plates, bedplates, ties and the like201959.63%14,093,342
15Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences201959.50%106,082,397
16Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201958.43%1,681,207,811
17Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201957.21%345,909,437
18Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201954.57%387,259,792
19United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201953.01%69,494,212
20Bahrain7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles201951.18%44,481,840
21Saudi 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 like201950.88%65,216,100
22Russian Federation7209Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated201949.99%27,763,084
23Bahrain7605Aluminium wire201949.28%27,460,391
24Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201948.15%1,432,844,017
25Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm201947.65%58,261,143
26United 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 detergent201947.27%24,391,203
27Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils201943.19%18,749,344
28Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201942.74%10,136,652
29Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201941.74%27,527,359
30Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201941.20%412,045,258
31Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201938.51%13,755,484
32Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201937.83%48,220,821
33Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201934.98%349,899,350
34Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201934.38%989,247,551
35Saudi Arabia2916Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic, cyclic monocarboxylic, their anhydrides, halides, peroxides and peroxyacids; their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201933.47%21,008,107
36Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201931.59%12,646,770
37Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201930.81%611,375,249
38Ukraine7202Ferro-alloys201930.44%33,494,590

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 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.