Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(18 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD502(18)[1]360(11)[1]246(6)[1]170(4)105(2)59(1)34(1)
>= 50 mln USD232(14)[1]166(8)[1]120(5)[1]81(3)48(2)22(1)13(1)
>= 100 mln USD147(9)[1]108(8)[1]81(5)[1]55(3)35(2)16(1)8(1)
>= 200 mln USD96(6)[1]67(5)[1]50(3)[1]36(2)21(2)9(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD39(4)[1]27(4)[1]22(2)[1]14(1)5(1)2(1)1(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 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 modified201597.79%1,284,562,069
2United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201578.40%219,808,595
3United Arab Emirates2714Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks201568.88%10,020,653
4United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201565.38%189,978,479
5Russian Federation2524Asbestos201559.36%142,027,775
6Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201557.89%6,870,576,176
7United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201549.45%155,036,332
8Saudi Arabia8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201547.82%548,024,159
9United 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) shape201545.90%20,763,103
10Russian Federation9014Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses201544.01%17,085,269
11United 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 transport201543.73%516,180,821
12Iran2815Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) peroxides of sodium or potassium201536.06%60,703,870
13Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201533.44%79,705,105
14Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201532.94%78,514,432
15Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201532.76%82,970,493
16United Arab Emirates2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825201531.70%18,167,556
17Qatar3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201531.21%79,049,250
18United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201530.60%253,456,173

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - 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.