Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(45 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD777(45)[5]544(24)[4]399(16)[2]283(10)[1]196(6)116(2)66(2)
>= 50 mln USD202(20)[5]144(14)[4]105(7)[2]75(4)[1]48(2)2813
>= 100 mln USD112(13)[5]79(8)[4]57(4)[2]40(2)[1]27(1)178
>= 200 mln USD49(6)[5]39(5)[4]28(2)[2]18(1)[1]1285
>= 500 mln USD22(2)[3]17(2)[2]128421

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (45 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)200899.98%13,326,632
2Russian Federation852692Radio remote control apparatus200890.10%10,114,634
3Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)200879.33%48,927,496
4Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200876.71%169,753,106
5Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200873.91%71,666,073
6Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined200871.61%16,508,758
7Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm200867.86%60,847,181
8Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200867.76%34,819,595
9Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200863.84%435,112,862
10Russian Federation740829Copper; wire, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys, copper-nickel base alloys or copper-nickel-zinc base alloys)200861.61%27,638,867
11Russian Federation291030Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, 1-chloro-2,3-epoxypropane (epichlorohydrin)200858.65%14,309,068
12Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200857.61%45,501,423
13Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200856.63%11,911,027
14United Arab Emirates880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg200856.46%72,414,379
15Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200855.56%173,805,884
16Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200850.21%211,799,113
17Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200849.07%761,869,681
18Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200848.26%255,762,029
19Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200845.41%1,365,153,548
20United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200842.41%52,434,263
21Iran290241Cyclic hydrocarbons; o-xylene200841.77%45,935,206
22Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200841.49%177,107,369
23Russian Federation252400Asbestos.200841.33%78,573,953
24Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104200840.41%68,442,586
25Saudi Arabia271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200839.57%14,465,518
26Iran271220Paraffin wax; containing by weight less than 0.75% of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200839.45%37,639,730
27Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200839.41%31,122,287
28Iran080250- Pistachios200838.70%18,847,382
29United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)200838.00%28,866,869
30Iran271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured200837.86%16,366,452
31Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200837.34%163,898,034
32Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200836.97%115,633,312
33Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200835.16%102,001,335
34Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200834.76%100,843,067
35Saudi Arabia271490Bitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rock200834.73%13,913,147
36Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200834.70%77,830,703
37Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous200833.86%267,104,315
38Iran252010Gypsum; anhydrite200833.34%10,515,203
39Russian Federation280300Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200833.13%32,013,405
40Russian Federation732599Iron or steel; cast articles, excluding grinding balls and similar articles for mills, other than of non-malleable cast iron200831.65%11,259,071
41Iran291736Acids; aromatic polycarboxylic acids; terephthalic acid and its salts200831.24%47,822,901
42Iran381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902200831.14%25,579,215
43Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals200831.04%11,347,561
44Iran290230Cyclic hydrocarbons; toluene200831.02%40,372,301
45Iran740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes200830.44%18,749,427

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Iran: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 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.

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