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(44 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD332(44)[4]251(38)[4]185(32)[2]125(18)[1]79(12)[1]55(9)[1]28(5)
>= 50 mln USD138(24)[4]111(22)[4]85(21)[2]55(11)[1]35(7)[1]28(6)[1]13(3)
>= 100 mln USD75(13)[4]65(12)[4]46(11)[2]34(7)[1]23(4)[1]18(3)[1]7(1)
>= 200 mln USD42(10)[4]37(9)[4]28(9)[2]19(5)[1]12(2)[1]10(2)[1]4(1)
>= 500 mln USD22(7)[4]21(6)[4]16(6)[2]11(4)[1]6(2)[1]6(2)[1]2(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (44 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain4907Unused 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
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 rolling202497.44%78,753,524
3United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202492.81%600,900,078
4United Arab Emirates7413Copper; stranded wire, cables, plaited bands and the like, not electrically insulated202491.61%57,641,753
5Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305202490.85%47,467,909
6United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles202489.54%90,510,086
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202487.33%720,650,000
8United Arab Emirates7303Tubes, pipes and hollow profiles, of cast iron202485.07%45,191,403
9United 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 brine202484.95%101,357,470
10Russian Federation2904Sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives of hydrocarbons; whether or not halogenated202478.73%10,704,516
11Russian Federation4412Plywood, veneered panels and similar laminated wood202478.26%132,256,143
12United Arab Emirates6309Textiles; worn clothing and other worn articles202477.28%17,339,957
13Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202468.82%3,057,344,485
14Saudi 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 like202467.62%90,984,511
15Russian Federation7309Reservoirs, 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
16Russian Federation1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202463.56%464,068,226
17United Arab Emirates5601Wadding of textile materials and articles thereof; textile fibres, not exceeding 5 mm in length (flock), textile dust and mill neps202461.16%11,204,042
18Russian Federation7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202460.20%596,026,995
19United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202459.94%99,617,593
20Russian Federation7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures202458.21%287,569,470
21Russian 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 37202457.40%95,637,951
22Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202456.90%20,788,063
23Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms202456.53%475,150,841
24Bahrain7605Aluminium wire202456.03%91,655,796
25Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202455.23%43,041,918
26Russian Federation7213Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils202454.23%91,463,927
27Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202454.04%600,386,994
28Lebanon0809Apricots, cherries, peaches (including nectarines), plums and sloes, fresh202453.01%16,716,131
29Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202451.48%29,488,318
30Russian Federation1507Soya-bean oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202451.33%60,564,521
31Saudi 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 oils202451.03%4,719,604,681
32Saudi Arabia7606Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm202450.38%59,189,519
33United Arab Emirates7311Containers for compressed or liquefied gas, of iron or steel202446.22%10,218,755
34Saudi Arabia0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried202445.21%14,908,880
35Saudi Arabia7601Aluminium; unwrought202442.34%29,471,226
36Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202441.28%115,948,766
37Saudi Arabia7005Glass; float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked202440.30%12,485,065
38Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202440.28%14,308,819
39Ukraine1005Maize (corn)202437.04%841,508,729
40Saudi Arabia7607Aluminium foil (whether or not printed or backed with paper, paperboard, plastics or similar backing materials) of a thickness (excluding any backing) not exceeding 0.2mm202434.73%77,908,320
41Saudi Arabia2929Nitrogen-function compounds, n.e.c. in chapter 29202434.53%16,435,680
42Saudi Arabia8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal202431.50%25,593,928
43Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202431.38%11,687,282
44Saudi Arabia7604Aluminium; bars, rods and profiles202430.14%26,029,480

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 16 occurrences

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 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.