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(36 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD307(36)[4]221(30)[3]166(21)[1]118(13)83(8)53(4)28(2)
>= 50 mln USD127(20)[4]100(19)[3]76(16)[1]54(10)36(6)24(3)13(1)
>= 100 mln USD57(10)[4]43(10)[3]37(9)[1]30(5)21(4)15(3)7(1)
>= 200 mln USD27(7)[4]23(7)[3]20(6)[1]15(2)11(2)9(2)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD17(6)[4]14(6)[3]12(5)[1]8(1)5(1)3(1)2(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (36 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202195.53%20,659,234
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202193.16%774,411,798
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 brine202184.07%141,364,714
4Russian 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)202183.04%281,165,275
5Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202173.28%142,271,050
6Russian Federation3804Residual lyes 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
7Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202171.01%56,856,851
8Bahrain7605Aluminium wire202170.77%54,448,586
9Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202164.60%66,688,674
10Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202162.96%72,175,352
11United 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 detergent202162.15%53,238,071
12Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202160.84%163,632,441
13Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated202160.09%14,163,611
14United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202158.08%43,848,128
15Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202154.81%505,565,487
16Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202154.65%2,042,950,422
17Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202153.95%694,735,167
18Saudi 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 like202153.92%65,003,473
19United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons202153.84%88,601,286
20Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202152.07%1,820,468,177
21Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202151.27%21,158,301
22Ukraine2403Manufactured tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes n.e.c; homogenised or reconstituted tobacco; tobacco extracts and essences202148.51%81,659,043
23Saudi 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 oils202147.71%1,975,867,140
24United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles202145.29%42,196,750
25Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal202144.97%38,541,830
26Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202144.42%18,583,179
27Lebanon0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202143.90%22,026,161
28Saudi Arabia2009Fruit 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 matter202143.40%11,458,457
29Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202143.03%69,325,650
30United Arab Emirates1905Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice paper and similar products202142.32%16,334,681
31United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202139.56%43,060,354
32Saudi 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 structures202137.36%20,159,717
33Russian Federation7408Copper wire202136.44%39,664,223
34Russian Federation7305Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); tubes and pipes (e.g. welded, riveted or similarly closed), having circular cross-sections, external diameter of which exceeds 406.4mm, not seamless202134.80%17,923,969
35Saudi 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 39202132.97%69,041,486
36United Arab Emirates7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202130.64%16,768,229

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - 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.