Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(61 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1178(61)[6]881(45)[4]653(31)[2]467(19)[1]340(11)214(7)104(3)
>= 50 mln USD363(29)[6]285(23)[4]218(16)[2]162(13)[1]122(8)72(5)31(1)
>= 100 mln USD179(23)[6]148(20)[4]111(13)[2]80(11)[1]64(6)35(4)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD102(18)[6]83(15)[4]63(9)[2]45(7)[1]35(4)20(3)8(1)
>= 500 mln USD42(7)[5]35(5)[3]28(2)[1]20(2)[1]16(1)10(1)6(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (61 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201698.01%15,544,980
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201694.08%1,237,791,547
3Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201691.96%47,107,585
4United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201689.78%276,865,577
5Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201687.97%60,349,018
6Saudi Arabia880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg201687.64%357,178,584
7United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201680.64%169,143,149
8Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201677.06%31,406,835
9Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201674.49%78,043,199
10United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201673.36%211,849,989
11Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)201670.79%167,421,379
12Ukraine230400Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of soya-bean oil201669.52%11,601,229
13Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201669.46%260,633,049
14Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201668.28%30,143,994
15United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201667.56%278,993,563
16Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201665.31%114,887,665
17United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201663.58%119,959,607
18Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201662.17%3,373,205,489
19Iran290241Cyclic hydrocarbons; o-xylene201661.04%10,588,957
20Russian Federation090921Spices; coriander seeds, neither crushed nor ground201659.57%23,875,579
21Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201658.54%56,858,292
22Saudi Arabia290930Ethers; aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201657.56%28,073,715
23Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201657.43%47,722,857
24United Arab Emirates151491Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201656.03%15,014,699
25Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201655.76%35,886,088
26Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)201655.42%17,259,678
27United Arab Emirates271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201655.11%411,933,133
28Russian Federation848790Machinery parts; not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats' propellers and blades therefor201652.23%40,016,618
29United Arab Emirates280429Gases, rare; other than argon201651.58%13,603,472
30Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201651.43%212,198,283
31Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201650.75%13,076,291
32United Arab Emirates710122Pearls; cultured, worked, whether or not graded (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for the convenience of transport201649.20%661,130,684
33Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201647.94%23,020,061
34Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201647.82%448,337,894
35Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201647.48%46,765,766
36Russian Federation282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide201645.84%14,178,596
37Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201645.74%362,200,691
38Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)201644.18%17,968,698
39Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201643.08%27,163,458
40United Arab Emirates282612Fluorides; of aluminium201643.04%15,944,804
41United Arab Emirates854390Electrical machines and apparatus; parts of the electrical goods of heading no. 8543201642.70%102,305,130
42Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201642.47%897,646,270
43Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201641.10%533,947,911
44Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201640.14%317,859,764
45Saudi Arabia290542Alcohols; polyhydric, pentaerythritol201640.02%12,936,754
46United Arab Emirates270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)201637.70%26,002,427
47United Arab Emirates271012Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; light oils and preparations201637.44%543,181,066
48United 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) shape201636.55%10,725,506
49Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201636.22%89,726,715
50Saudi Arabia250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201635.02%51,173,797
51Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts201634.92%16,365,434
52United Arab Emirates790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201634.80%24,733,865
53Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201634.50%267,669,376
54Saudi Arabia410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)201632.47%18,222,425
55Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201631.73%15,558,229
56Ukraine721420Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, containing indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or twisted after rolling201631.00%19,261,014
57Russian Federation710210Diamonds; whether or not worked, but not mounted or set, unsorted201630.48%14,406,704
58Russian Federation720229Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight 55% or less of silicon201630.39%10,109,393
59Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201630.24%639,092,212
60Saudi Arabia291612Acids; unsaturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; esters of acrylic acid201630.14%63,687,073
61Russian Federation720990Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, n.e.c. in heading no. 7209201630.12%18,016,054

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 15 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 15 occurrences

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Ukraine: 7 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.