Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(31 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD288(31)[6]198(20)[6]151(17)[5]95(8)[4]73(4)[4]49(1)[3]34(1)[3]
>= 50 mln USD62(9)[6]45(8)[6]40(7)[5]24(2)[4]18(2)[4]15(1)[3]8(1)[3]
>= 100 mln USD35(8)[5]25(7)[5]22(6)[4]15(2)[4]11(2)[4]10(1)[3]5(1)[3]
>= 200 mln USD20(4)[4]14(4)[4]12(3)[3]8(1)[3]5(1)[3]5(1)[3]3(1)[3]
>= 500 mln USD12(1)[2]9(1)[2]8(1)[2]5[2]3[2]3[2]2[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (31 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200498.19%252,863,927
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200479.46%172,672,689
3Russian 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 3mm200475.38%39,708,849
4United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200474.81%25,450,323
5Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200467.85%17,277,832
6Iran080250- Pistachios200465.73%18,921,744
7Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200463.54%11,753,501
8Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200462.44%45,755,180
9Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200457.08%117,432,528
10Russian Federation720260Ferro-alloys; ferro-nickel200456.71%17,778,278
11Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200456.16%205,520,029
12Saudi Arabia290942-- Monomethyl ethers Of Ethylene glycol or Of diethylene glycol200454.80%15,725,136
13Russian Federation720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200454.68%15,052,833
14United Arab Emirates710239Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set200453.94%1,007,247,211
15Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200452.43%49,296,698
16Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200451.52%80,738,801
17Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200450.89%169,891,164
18Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200446.20%43,439,732
19Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200446.18%45,059,787
20Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200440.93%229,039,121
21Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried200439.39%15,352,662
22Qatar290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200439.32%28,804,314
23Ukraine291521Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic acid200436.88%15,039,033
24Saudi Arabia410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)200436.66%12,540,515
25Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200436.61%14,896,385
26Iran071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200435.30%21,557,663
27Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200435.11%19,728,514
28Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200434.01%35,561,172
29Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200432.37%127,308,895
30Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200432.34%29,647,300
31Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200432.13%20,054,952

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Qatar: 5 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.