Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(42 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD422(42)[6]308(28)[5]221(18)[5]151(11)[5]110(8)[3]75(4)[3]37(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD95(13)[6]72(9)[5]46(5)[5]34(3)[5]25(1)[3]20(1)[3]11[2]
>= 100 mln USD58(11)[6]41(7)[5]28(5)[5]20(3)[5]16(1)[3]13(1)[3]7[2]
>= 200 mln USD27(6)[5]19(4)[4]13(3)[4]9(2)[4]7(1)[3]5(1)[3]3[2]
>= 500 mln USD13(2)[3]12(2)[3]10(2)[3]6(1)[3]6(1)[3]5(1)[3]3[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (42 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)200597.88%10,367,958
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200589.74%593,081,482
3Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200586.50%16,422,918
4Kuwait290942-- Monomethyl ethers Of Ethylene glycol or Of diethylene glycol200585.93%36,145,066
5Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200579.40%24,930,971
6Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200576.21%12,871,306
7Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200573.01%38,039,248
8Iran080250- Pistachios200570.61%16,141,511
9Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200569.84%215,714,729
10Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200563.63%23,977,945
11Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200560.09%124,195,194
12United Arab Emirates710239Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set200559.57%2,006,376,264
13Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200558.32%138,919,673
14Ukraine720810Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief200554.47%14,769,466
15Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200554.23%48,913,436
16Ukraine720837Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200552.75%28,875,900
17Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried200551.76%29,891,817
18Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200550.45%49,659,726
19Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200547.36%46,620,173
20Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200545.79%28,936,444
21Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200545.69%197,520,342
22Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200544.06%39,252,634
23Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200543.44%45,802,881
24Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200543.27%66,569,158
25Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride200542.80%365,392,421
26Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200542.30%20,252,728
27Saudi 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)200542.20%16,764,588
28Iran760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200541.16%63,650,379
29Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200539.61%25,026,288
30Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208200539.11%294,363,928
31Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200538.51%346,977,510
32United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200535.74%15,326,400
33Russian Federation730429Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel); seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas200535.44%20,151,690
34Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200535.31%10,916,710
35Ukraine720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200534.87%23,996,146
36Qatar290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200534.49%35,543,343
37Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200533.98%111,373,769
38Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200531.91%33,797,078
39Russian Federation710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)200531.47%157,516,399
40Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200530.81%26,779,824
41Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200530.58%31,702,079
42United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200530.38%26,160,549

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

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:

(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.