Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(59 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD513(59)[6]397(45)[5]305(33)[5]235(22)[1]173(13)[1]126(7)[1]72(5)[1]
>= 50 mln USD130(23)[5]109(21)[4]92(18)[4]68(12)[1]50(7)[1]33(4)[1]17(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD57(13)[5]49(11)[4]45(11)[4]36(7)[1]27(4)[1]19(4)[1]10(2)[1]
>= 200 mln USD28(10)[4]22(8)[4]22(8)[4]16(4)[1]12(2)[1]9(2)[1]5(1)[1]
>= 500 mln USD13(4)[4]11(4)[4]11(4)[4]7(1)[1]5(1)[1]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (59 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202195.53%20,659,234
2Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202194.54%31,162,123
3United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202193.33%774,411,798
4United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper202192.79%25,216,450
5Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood202191.18%121,836,964
6United 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 water202184.53%136,552,976
7Russian 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)202183.04%281,165,275
8Saudi Arabia290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202178.94%67,458,529
9Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202174.05%51,482,029
10Russian Federation380400Lyes, residual; from the manufacture of wood pulp, whether or not concentrated, desugared or chemically treated, including lignin sulphonates but excluding tall oil of heading no. 3803202172.89%20,254,282
11Russian 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-section202172.84%54,529,443
12United Arab Emirates190532Food preparations; waffles and wafers, whether or not containing cocoa202172.72%14,538,468
13Saudi Arabia730629Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil and gas (other than stainless steel or seamless), n.e.c. in chapter 73202172.10%10,159,890
14Ukraine260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated202167.10%13,194,045
15United Arab Emirates340120Soap; in forms n.e.c. in item no. 3401.11202166.65%50,647,444
16Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202165.93%235,307,104
17Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202164.31%443,176,721
18Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard202164.24%61,726,625
19Ukraine730439Iron or non-alloy steel (excluding cast iron); seamless, (excluding cold-drawn or cold-rolled), tubes, pipes and hollow profiles of circular cross-section202163.17%12,182,773
20Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202161.93%163,632,441
21Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202161.51%18,583,179
22Russian Federation290410Derivatives of hydrocarbons; containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters, whether or not halogenated202160.64%14,163,611
23Saudi 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 materials202158.04%64,073,718
24United Arab Emirates290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)202157.23%88,582,741
25Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202155.03%438,397,951
26Lebanon080930Fruit, edible; peaches, including nectarines, fresh202154.94%10,415,527
27Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202154.65%2,042,950,422
28Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202154.60%21,158,301
29Saudi Arabia271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations202152.52%1,955,753,480
30United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles202152.50%38,803,212
31Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202152.01%1,815,589,912
32Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202150.56%35,526,552
33Saudi Arabia080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202150.17%10,503,170
34Saudi Arabia760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)202149.90%62,630,435
35Ukraine240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking202149.28%81,659,043
36Ukraine720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm202148.99%45,713,369
37Russian Federation740729Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)202147.32%17,049,500
38Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202145.94%38,541,830
39Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm202144.47%91,032,130
40Russian Federation441239Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with both outer plies of coniferous wood202143.66%17,077,854
41Bahrain721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202143.51%16,029,478
42Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202143.18%33,583,587
43Russian Federation730512Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally welded (not submerged arc welded), having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm202142.68%13,984,061
44United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202140.40%42,906,750
45Saudi 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 like202140.05%20,159,664
46Saudi Arabia291531Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; ethyl acetate202139.07%14,812,351
47Saudi Arabia390791Polyesters; n.e.c. in heading no. 3907, unsaturated, in primary forms202138.91%28,025,924
48United Arab Emirates740729Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)202138.75%13,963,004
49Russian Federation740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202137.35%39,664,223
50United Arab Emirates850490Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors; parts thereof202134.26%11,069,347
51United Arab Emirates721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202133.91%12,493,346
52Saudi Arabia842810Lifts and skip hoists202133.82%39,704,472
53Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202133.41%25,990,142
54United Arab Emirates730830Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors202132.09%16,127,435
55Russian Federation440710-Coniferous202131.65%270,244,250
56Saudi Arabia560311Nonwovens; whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, of man-made filaments, (weighing not more than 25g/m2)202131.26%17,902,521
57Saudi Arabia390740Polycarbonates; in primary forms202130.84%14,645,872
58United Arab Emirates731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202130.64%16,768,229
59United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202130.27%241,164,041

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 21 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 14 occurrences

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 4 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.