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(14 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD340(14)200(5)140(2)85(1)54(1)39(1)17(1)
>= 50 mln USD139(6)94(3)653819144
>= 100 mln USD83(3)57(1)402214103
>= 200 mln USD46(2)292011751
>= 500 mln USD201185321

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200899.51%13,326,632
2Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth200851.42%16,509,484
3United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement200842.41%52,434,263
4Russian Federation2524Asbestos200841.33%78,573,953
5Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200840.69%180,786,738
6Russian Federation2910Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200839.32%14,309,068
7Iran2712Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, micro-crystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, similar products obtained by synthesis, other processes; coloured or not200838.85%54,484,688
8Saudi Arabia2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks200835.38%15,521,625
9Ukraine7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections200834.13%17,131,770
10Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution200833.86%267,104,315
11Russian Federation2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.200833.13%32,013,405
12Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200832.11%288,833,250
13Iran3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902200831.14%25,579,215
14Iran2520Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders200831.10%10,515,203

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

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.