Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(47 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD935(47)[4]649(29)[2]480(22)[1]319(13)[1]194(7)116(3)53(2)
>= 50 mln USD264(20)[4]181(10)[2]135(7)[1]97(5)[1]60(2)38(1)13
>= 100 mln USD134(15)[4]92(7)[2]65(5)[1]45(5)[1]25(2)15(1)5
>= 200 mln USD77(11)[4]52(4)[2]36(4)[1]25(4)[1]18(2)10(1)4
>= 500 mln USD31(6)[3]22(3)[2]17(3)[1]10(3)[1]5(1)2(1)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (47 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude2011100.00%14,787,430
2Qatar720390Ferrous products; spongy ferrous products and iron having a minimum purity by weight of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201192.13%15,053,321
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201182.13%793,550,623
4Ukraine721640Iron or non-alloy steel; L or T sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201179.82%10,300,162
5United Arab Emirates890790Floating structures; tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons201178.11%16,096,867
6Ukraine721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section201173.86%31,039,425
7Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)201172.32%214,606,032
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201169.78%523,548,070
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201169.43%4,172,719,465
10Ukraine721310Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process201168.15%47,587,738
11Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)201164.69%13,401,184
12Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201162.02%134,549,662
13Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201160.23%11,239,812
14Iran290241Cyclic hydrocarbons; o-xylene201159.88%25,195,459
15Ukraine721399Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring 14mm or more in diameter201159.82%34,201,704
16Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201159.29%12,158,505
17Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201154.96%58,640,440
18United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201154.93%89,882,809
19United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201154.07%14,371,677
20Iran080250- Pistachios201152.75%33,080,609
21Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201151.67%11,011,269
22United Arab Emirates251810Dolomite, not calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape201150.97%15,988,757
23Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201148.97%172,797,724
24Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201148.29%113,352,918
25United Arab Emirates252210Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825201145.57%19,622,860
26Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201145.17%18,177,365
27Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201144.90%24,769,298
28Qatar381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201143.99%83,980,184
29Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201141.36%12,588,741
30Ukraine260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201139.91%54,498,467
31Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201139.12%1,143,937,761
32Ukraine720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201139.00%109,946,234
33Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201138.47%45,105,349
34United Arab Emirates760410Aluminium; (not alloyed), bars, rods and profiles201138.16%16,535,055
35United Arab Emirates740729Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of copper alloys (other than copper-zinc base alloys)201136.95%10,603,298
36Saudi Arabia290930Ethers; aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201136.83%16,604,953
37Iran310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201136.65%671,201,242
38Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201136.64%412,740,191
39Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed201136.18%218,292,355
40United Arab Emirates710239Diamonds; non-industrial, (other than unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted), but not mounted or set201135.81%7,154,728,982
41Iran381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201134.38%65,635,934
42Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201134.25%229,420,938
43Russian Federation284920Carbides; of silicon, whether or not chemically defined201133.90%12,622,345
44Ukraine740311Copper; refined, unwrought, cathodes and sections of cathodes201133.62%21,568,482
45Iran281410Ammonia; anhydrous201132.75%357,218,428
46Iraq080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried201130.45%42,983,200
47Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201130.25%25,000,144

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Iran: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Iraq: 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...

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.