Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(26 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD492(26)[1]343(15)[1]230(9)[1]162(8)[1]97(5)54(2)28(2)
>= 50 mln USD225(18)[1]159(10)[1]115(7)[1]77(6)[1]45(3)20(2)11(2)
>= 100 mln USD148(14)[1]106(7)[1]82(7)[1]55(6)[1]31(3)15(2)7(2)
>= 200 mln USD90(9)[1]66(4)[1]53(4)[1]37(3)[1]20(1)8(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD35(2)[1]29(2)[1]24(2)[1]17(2)[1]7(1)3(1)2(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 modified201499.02%1,518,714,068
2United Arab Emirates8906Vessels; other, including warships and lifeboats, other than rowing boats201490.10%196,488,711
3Russian Federation4906Plans and drawings; for architectural, engineering, industrial, commercial, topographical or similar, being originals drawn by hand; hand-written texts; photo- graphic reproductions; their carbon copies201478.95%30,143,966
4United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201478.37%185,912,402
5United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201473.17%17,243,014
6United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201469.04%217,259,891
7Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201466.30%11,686,425,551
8Russian Federation2524Asbestos201464.15%175,781,956
9United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal201455.24%442,714,891
10United Arab Emirates2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates201448.98%13,075,563
11United Arab Emirates7104Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport201444.37%59,950,037
12Saudi Arabia4106Tanned or crust hides and skins of other animals, without wool or hair on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201443.01%14,957,832
13United Arab Emirates7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof201441.88%59,911,745
14United 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) shape201440.33%21,840,914
15Qatar3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201440.13%91,917,981
16United Arab Emirates2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825201439.83%26,149,876
17United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201438.25%22,106,183
18United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201438.12%156,157,556
19United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201436.56%290,505,754
20Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201435.72%146,332,412
21United Arab Emirates7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201435.61%19,211,764
22United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201435.32%270,398,544
23Iran2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201434.11%382,450,667
24Russian Federation7408Copper wire201433.49%266,097,388
25Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201430.29%69,377,913
26Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons201430.11%203,621,914

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 15 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

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.