Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(41 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD430(41)[6]336(36)[5]256(23)[3]203(17)[1]160(10)[1]121(7)[1]66(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD105(18)[4]88(16)[4]68(9)[2]54(6)[1]39(3)[1]33(3)[1]18[1]
>= 100 mln USD51(13)[4]42(13)[4]35(8)[2]30(6)[1]23(3)[1]20(3)[1]8[1]
>= 200 mln USD25(6)[4]20(6)[4]18(4)[2]14(3)[1]10[1]8[1]4[1]
>= 500 mln USD8(3)[2]7(3)[2]5(1)4(1)220

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation860500Railway or tramway coaches; passenger coaches, luggage vans, post office coaches and other special purpose railway or tramway coaches, not self-propelled (excluding those of heading no. 8604)2020100.00%10,844,920
2Russian Federation852610Radar apparatus202096.19%35,742,368
3Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood202086.75%123,926,947
4United 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 water202084.74%138,554,944
5United Arab Emirates290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)202084.17%44,398,598
6United 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 matter202083.26%17,244,358
7United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202082.10%119,393,605
8Russian Federation290410Derivatives of hydrocarbons; containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters, whether or not halogenated202077.81%13,135,149
9United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper202076.68%19,771,013
10Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202070.58%15,379,482
11Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202069.83%279,488,823
12Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202068.25%18,568,243
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202068.14%241,642,389
14Saudi Arabia761090Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts of structures, n.e.c. in heading no. 7610, plates, rods, profiles, tubes and the like202061.45%11,617,055
15Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202060.66%1,950,913,245
16Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202060.66%35,775,593
17Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202060.66%27,815,675
18United Arab Emirates340120Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11202059.81%27,832,417
19Saudi Arabia760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)202057.27%72,580,689
20Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202053.29%126,795,830
21Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202050.77%426,203,386
22Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard202050.65%39,351,733
23Russian Federation441239Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood202050.54%13,409,947
24Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202047.86%33,897,910
25Saudi Arabia842481-- Agricultural or horticultural202047.71%13,762,737
26Saudi 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 materials202047.22%36,983,011
27Kuwait270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202046.50%1,659,143,140
28Ukraine240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking202046.17%97,460,997
29Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202044.88%123,259,658
30Bahrain721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202044.82%17,013,383
31Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202044.48%1,587,005,882
32Russian Federation720719Iron 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-section202042.24%113,441,927
33Ukraine720719Iron 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-section202042.00%112,806,544
34Syria080940Fruit, edible; plums and sloes, fresh202041.80%11,102,069
35Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208202041.26%51,818,282
36Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese202040.49%27,220,614
37Russian Federation721391Iron 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 diameter202038.62%27,051,390
38Russian Federation270400Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202038.61%41,012,273
39Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202037.68%89,650,376
40United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202035.75%98,197,511
41Saudi Arabia560311Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2)202030.74%12,203,600

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.