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(32 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD278(32)[4]204(25)[2]142(15)103(8)82(7)57(4)27(1)
>= 50 mln USD104(15)[4]79(13)[2]58(7)42(4)33(3)25(2)12
>= 100 mln USD51(12)[4]36(11)[2]31(7)24(4)18(3)13(2)3
>= 200 mln USD26(6)[4]17(5)[2]15(3)12(1)1071
>= 500 mln USD8(3)[2]7(3)[2]5(1)4(1)310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (32 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8605Railway 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 Federation8526Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus202089.36%35,742,368
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 brine202083.18%139,929,498
4United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202080.86%120,921,807
5Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202077.01%138,973,318
6Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated202075.41%13,135,149
7United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202070.95%44,398,598
8Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202060.66%1,950,913,245
9Bahrain7605Aluminium wire202058.83%40,222,774
10Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202056.24%309,810,361
11Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202053.78%376,043,889
12Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202053.62%27,815,675
13Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202052.15%126,795,830
14Saudi Arabia7610Aluminium; structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading no. 9406) and parts (e.g. bridges and sections, towers, lattice masts, etc) plates, rods, profiles and tubes for structures202052.04%11,636,540
15United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202051.05%23,765,201
16Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202049.52%72,930,450
17United 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 detergent202049.31%31,071,989
18Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal202047.19%33,897,910
19United 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 matter202046.94%17,961,360
20Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202046.50%1,659,143,140
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 like202046.26%43,124,787
22Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202045.35%97,460,997
23Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202044.48%1,587,005,882
24Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202041.20%113,441,927
25Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202040.97%112,806,544
26Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202038.85%94,473,457
27Russian Federation2704Coke and semi-coke; of coal, lignite or peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon202038.61%41,012,273
28Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202038.10%48,747,125
29Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202036.89%27,302,574
30Syria0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202036.35%15,204,598
31Saudi Arabia2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202034.70%426,203,386
32Syria0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202032.88%17,093,260

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Syria: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.