Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(65 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD558(65)[6]437(51)[5]335(42)[4]270(34)[2]184(20)[2]135(16)[2]82(11)
>= 50 mln USD149(29)[6]128(25)[5]101(23)[4]83(16)[2]58(10)[2]44(9)[2]27(6)
>= 100 mln USD73(14)[6]67(13)[5]53(11)[4]46(9)[2]34(4)[2]26(3)[2]16(2)
>= 200 mln USD38(11)[6]33(10)[5]28(9)[4]23(8)[2]15(3)[2]11(2)[2]6(1)
>= 500 mln USD18(6)[6]16(5)[5]12(4)[4]7(3)[2]4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (65 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates841112Turbo-jets; of a thrust exceeding 25kN2024100.00%10,865,381
2Russian Federation100111Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, seed202499.96%19,599,400
3Bahrain490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; cheque forms; banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title202499.64%20,000,020
4Saudi Arabia180610Cocoa; powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter202498.59%10,462,967
5Russian Federation721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling202498.24%71,261,294
6Russian Federation852349Optical media; recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37202497.87%94,630,727
7United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper202496.84%83,280,269
8United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202493.60%600,665,652
9United Arab Emirates741300Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated202491.61%57,641,753
10Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202490.85%47,467,909
11Russian Federation441231Plywood; consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood202490.72%129,698,546
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202487.33%720,650,000
13Russian Federation290410Derivatives of hydrocarbons; containing only sulpho groups, their salts and ethyl esters, whether or not halogenated202486.57%10,704,516
14United Arab Emirates730300Cast iron; tubes, pipes and hollow profiles202485.07%45,191,403
15United 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 water202484.80%98,144,876
16Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard202483.62%83,678,827
17United Arab Emirates630900Clothing; worn, and other worn articles202477.28%17,339,957
18Saudi Arabia080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202474.42%14,908,880
19Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202473.69%20,285,128
20Russian Federation730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308202473.56%280,776,935
21Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202469.93%29,488,318
22Russian Federation100119Cereals; wheat and meslin, durum wheat, other than seed202469.20%3,037,744,402
23United Arab Emirates560122Wadding; other articles thereof, of man-made fibres202468.46%10,813,540
24Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms202465.14%428,432,196
25Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202464.46%419,215,491
26Russian Federation730900Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers; for any material (excluding compressed or liquefied gas), of iron or steel, capacity exceeding 300l, whether or not lined or heat insulated202464.20%22,450,294
27Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202464.04%16,378,428
28Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202463.83%463,953,146
29Saudi Arabia760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202463.67%22,833,634
30Saudi Arabia760612Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)202463.35%48,027,413
31Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911202462.34%20,787,481
32Lebanon720429Ferrous waste and scrap; of alloy steel (excluding stainless)202462.04%37,613,656
33Russian 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-section202461.98%481,762,068
34Saudi Arabia760719Aluminium; foil, (not backed), of a thickness not exceeding 0.2mm, not rolled202460.60%62,923,292
35United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)202459.96%99,617,593
36Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202459.43%98,835,097
37Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202457.43%89,442,836
38Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202456.84%43,041,918
39Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202455.02%113,588,150
40Russian 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 diameter202453.94%88,788,575
41Saudi 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 preparations202451.38%3,650,849,658
42Russian Federation150710Vegetable oils; soya-bean oil and its fractions, crude, whether or not degummed, not chemically modified202451.37%60,564,521
43Saudi Arabia271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations202449.94%1,068,449,383
44United Arab Emirates480256Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weight 40-150g/m2, in sheets 435mm or less by 297mm or less (unfolded)202449.79%41,249,211
45Russian Federation310260Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, double salts and mixtures of calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate202449.58%14,308,819
46Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202448.49%162,860,047
47Russian Federation720810Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief202447.23%19,558,119
48United Arab Emirates731100Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202446.22%10,218,755
49Saudi Arabia170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter202444.31%24,823,268
50Saudi Arabia291612Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid202443.69%14,056,214
51Saudi 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 materials202443.10%49,487,641
52Saudi Arabia842482Mechanical appliances; agricultural or horticultural, n.e.c. in heading 8424202438.78%10,047,317
53Saudi Arabia760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles202438.69%23,520,630
54Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202438.61%13,027,095
55Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202437.29%841,508,729
56United Arab Emirates390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms202436.93%65,321,400
57Saudi Arabia390130Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers202436.90%12,390,139
58Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208202435.10%22,721,333
59Saudi Arabia292910Nitrogen-function compounds; n.e.c. in chapter 29, isocyanates202434.63%16,435,680
60United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles202434.40%20,911,217
61Kuwait271312Petroleum coke; calcined, obtained from bituminous minerals202433.17%14,633,666
62Saudi Arabia830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202431.61%25,593,928
63Saudi Arabia250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202431.38%11,687,282
64Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness202431.19%64,401,987
65United Arab Emirates480255Uncoated paper and paperboard (not 4801 or 4803); printing, writing or graphic, 10% or less by weight of mechanical or chemi-mechanical processed fibre, weighing 40g/m2 to 150g/m2, in rolls202430.72%53,168,667

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 24 occurrences

Russian Federation: 19 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 14 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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...

271019 - 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.