Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, the matrix below shows India'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.

India

Year: 2002(20 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD169(20)[5]116(14)[5]77(10)[5]56(7)[4]34(4)[4]28(4)[4]15(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD37(5)[3]27(3)[3]18(2)[3]11[2]8[2]5[2]4[2]
>= 100 mln USD20[2]16[2]10[2]8[2]6[2]5[2]4[2]
>= 200 mln USD10[2]10[2]6[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD6[2]6[2]4[2]3[2]2[2]2[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200299.99%42,596,768
2Russian Federation711810Coin (other than gold coin), not being legal tender200288.84%18,725,636
3Iran080250- Pistachios200286.56%13,527,965
4Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200283.62%15,097,842
5Russian 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 3mm200269.49%11,352,343
6Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200262.95%25,862,085
7United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200262.34%12,566,237
8Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried200259.04%18,625,372
9Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200258.97%67,044,855
10Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200255.04%63,199,507
11Qatar290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200249.83%24,017,704
12Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200248.09%11,832,593
13Saudi Arabia290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200242.23%11,582,270
14Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200241.75%62,505,445
15Iran760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200235.97%27,762,182
16Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200233.67%50,411,877
17Qatar290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200233.23%17,065,478
18Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200233.10%21,174,954
19Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200231.98%15,774,271
20Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200230.77%78,727,880

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.