Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(42 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD671(42)[6]478(28)[4]353(18)[3]247(12)[3]162(7)[1]109(3)53(1)
>= 50 mln USD176(16)[6]128(11)[4]98(6)[3]69(5)[3]51(2)[1]33(1)18
>= 100 mln USD92(9)[6]67(7)[4]50(4)[3]32(3)[3]23(1)[1]149
>= 200 mln USD48(7)[4]33(5)[3]25(2)[2]15(2)[2]1063
>= 500 mln USD18(3)[3]15(3)[2]11(1)[1]7(1)[1]430

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)2007100.00%46,754,979
2Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200784.35%92,667,553
3Ukraine880310Aircraft and spacecraft; propellers and rotors and parts thereof200783.41%10,773,352
4Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200778.36%17,502,338
5United Arab Emirates890790Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons200777.76%25,351,066
6Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200777.08%22,123,944
7Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200772.26%193,521,659
8Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200768.20%77,103,020
9Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200767.61%31,624,065
10Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200767.39%12,501,225
11Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200766.90%1,220,795,448
12Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200761.28%240,960,911
13Iran271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200758.40%23,001,211
14Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200758.34%140,716,840
15Iran080250- Pistachios200755.94%26,780,112
16Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200755.90%27,316,260
17Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200755.75%20,538,587
18Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene200754.92%12,786,177
19Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200748.91%69,585,191
20Ukraine721650Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, n.e.c. in heading no. 7216, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded200748.45%13,067,195
21United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200747.31%39,277,084
22Iran271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200746.57%55,737,284
23Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200745.44%605,970,699
24Russian Federation720990Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209200745.29%40,563,534
25Iran080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried200745.24%33,471,787
26Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200745.02%254,731,908
27Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200743.98%21,489,664
28Russian Federation100190- Other200742.37%535,836,342
29Iran291736Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; terephthalic acid and its salts200739.27%16,183,095
30Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200738.90%90,693,356
31Ukraine270740Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene200738.03%13,071,548
32Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200737.57%49,442,621
33Iran290230Cyclic hydrocarbons; toluene200736.97%43,206,437
34Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous200736.39%207,063,141
35Qatar290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200735.64%24,490,721
36Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200735.60%218,904,325
37Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200735.44%85,474,349
38Qatar381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902200734.15%17,055,325
39Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm200734.01%31,352,844
40Saudi 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)200733.83%18,400,277
41Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200733.43%94,016,577
42Iran381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902200731.77%15,868,887

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

Iran: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 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.