Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(41 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD321(41)[4]227(31)[3]168(23)[1]127(18)[1]92(12)[1]56(8)32(3)
>= 50 mln USD132(24)[4]91(19)[3]67(15)[1]52(12)[1]36(6)[1]23(4)14(2)
>= 100 mln USD74(16)[4]56(13)[3]42(10)[1]38(8)[1]26(3)[1]19(3)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD36(12)[4]27(10)[3]21(7)[1]20(6)[1]13(2)[1]9(2)5
>= 500 mln USD18(7)[4]13(5)[3]8(2)[1]7(1)[1]4[1]21

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1003Barley2023100.00%10,830,874
2Russian Federation7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling202395.12%53,775,207
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 brine202391.77%112,666,071
4United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202388.82%242,565,223
5Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202385.32%212,504,138
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. 3803202384.94%17,140,601
7Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202383.94%43,234,333
8United Arab Emirates6309Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articles202381.00%14,711,873
9Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202379.21%61,528,439
10United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202372.31%35,735,480
11United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202371.75%99,865,241
12Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated202371.36%19,543,089
13Bahrain7605Aluminium wire202369.78%120,431,540
14Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202369.05%322,336,672
15Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202367.33%2,560,262,904
16Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202364.08%462,994,763
17Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202363.78%419,014,458
18Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202363.09%99,216,061
19Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202358.04%159,188,800
20Lebanon0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202356.23%18,505,820
21Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202354.56%687,461,904
22Saudi 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 like202354.50%56,487,982
23Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202352.04%29,355,578
24Kuwait2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202349.59%861,238,000
25Russian Federation8523Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37202349.14%60,125,073
26Saudi Arabia7614Aluminium; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, (not electrically insulated)202345.18%10,261,931
27Russian Federation0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202344.22%10,869,796
28Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202342.71%27,312,988
29Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought202341.73%13,026,424
30Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202340.41%701,856,110
31Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202340.05%989,932,366
32Ukraine1201Soya beans, whether or not broken202338.15%648,066,864
33United 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 products202337.88%13,907,468
34Saudi Arabia2818Aluminium oxide (including artificial corundum); aluminium hydroxide202337.17%65,117,467
35Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202336.30%123,794,257
36Saudi 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 oils202335.51%2,320,423,000
37Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal202335.46%31,298,537
38United Arab Emirates7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles202335.45%28,795,145
39United Arab Emirates7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202334.12%11,130,647
40Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202333.61%11,669,921
41Lebanon0808Apples, pears and quinces; fresh202331.76%71,352,436

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Lebanon: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.