Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(26 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD469(26)[1]318(17)[1]222(11)[1]137(7)[1]93(4)57(3)24(1)
>= 50 mln USD205(18)[1]135(10)[1]96(6)[1]60(5)[1]36(2)22(1)8(1)
>= 100 mln USD136(14)[1]92(10)[1]69(6)[1]42(5)[1]25(2)15(1)6(1)
>= 200 mln USD83(9)[1]57(7)[1]41(4)[1]26(3)[1]14(2)9(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD32(3)[1]21(2)[1]17(2)[1]11(2)[1]4(1)2(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201397.38%1,215,292,628
2Russian Federation9306Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads201386.00%43,430,528
3United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201385.42%37,235,840
4United Arab Emirates7101Pearls; natural or cultured, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; pearls, natural or cultured, temporarily strung for the convenience of transport201376.88%459,571,938
5United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201366.63%183,455,296
6Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201364.57%9,215,669,078
7Russian Federation2524Asbestos201361.06%143,610,401
8United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal201353.54%471,104,818
9Saudi Arabia7503Nickel; waste and scrap201352.60%10,120,598
10United Arab Emirates2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates201352.40%13,385,656
11Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling201351.14%31,079,660
12United Arab Emirates2518Dolomite, whether or not calcined or sintered, including dolomite roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, into blocks or slabs of a rectangular (including square) shape201348.87%23,546,413
13United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201347.11%278,924,705
14United Arab Emirates2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825201345.82%28,432,582
15Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201342.31%191,907,980
16Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons201341.20%262,335,406
17United Arab Emirates7103Precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone; worked, graded, not strung, mounted, set; ungraded precious (excluding diamond) and semi-precious stone, temporarily strung for convenience of transport201340.82%313,926,553
18Saudi Arabia4106Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201339.72%16,172,399
19Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201336.80%99,378,007
20Russian Federation7505Nickel; bars, rods, profiles and wire201336.43%54,091,269
21Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought201333.86%272,175,078
22United Arab Emirates8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats201333.27%178,107,046
23Qatar3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201331.71%85,637,426
24United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201331.69%143,725,738
25Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201331.26%50,230,771
26Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201330.05%610,780,518

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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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.