Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(41 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD520(41)[6]383(29)[4]270(20)[3]199(14)[2]134(5)[1]88(3)49(2)
>= 50 mln USD118(19)[6]91(13)[4]63(8)[3]44(6)[2]30(3)[1]25(2)15(1)
>= 100 mln USD57(8)[6]47(7)[4]32(4)[3]20(2)[2]14(1)[1]127
>= 200 mln USD31(3)[4]23(2)[2]14(1)[1]9(1)[1]652
>= 500 mln USD16(1)[3]12(1)[1]8(1)[1]5(1)[1]431

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (41 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)2006100.00%62,513,723
2Iran290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200695.57%16,230,723
3Saudi Arabia880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg200684.92%91,940,046
4Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200674.47%166,329,972
5Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200671.01%10,617,802
6Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200669.89%842,725,175
7Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200669.82%74,283,711
8Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200667.32%48,121,261
9Ukraine721699Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216200665.75%12,615,734
10Ukraine721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200665.28%16,733,061
11Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200663.38%16,020,740
12Iran271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200662.20%20,116,170
13Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200661.62%74,460,437
14Iran381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902200660.38%15,036,589
15Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200656.62%190,877,460
16Russian Federation100190- Other200656.45%144,974,401
17Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200654.72%18,605,816
18United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200652.45%22,329,934
19Qatar290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200651.75%41,927,150
20Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried200651.41%35,737,573
21Iran080250- Pistachios200649.15%16,279,313
22Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200647.21%467,181,722
23Iran271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200645.85%35,961,324
24Russian 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 3mm200644.24%38,929,570
25Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200643.88%51,212,267
26Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200641.50%194,412,802
27Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200641.45%51,080,009
28Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200641.25%14,023,165
29Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200640.00%142,570,087
30Iran760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200638.92%53,048,126
31United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200638.16%55,631,849
32Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200637.54%45,365,049
33Saudi 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)200636.69%13,214,564
34Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200636.49%41,642,006
35Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200636.48%96,544,124
36Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200634.77%309,878,392
37Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200634.59%60,039,552
38United Arab Emirates843049Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled200633.91%25,560,690
39United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200632.72%49,794,431
40United Arab Emirates843041Boring or sinking machinery; self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430200632.13%47,873,774
41Iran790111Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight 99.99% or more of zinc200630.18%77,017,551

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Iran: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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:

(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.