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(22 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD510(22)[1]362(13)[1]247(8)172(6)115(4)59(2)26(1)
>= 50 mln USD235(15)[1]170(10)[1]119(6)81(4)53(3)24(2)10(1)
>= 100 mln USD149(12)[1]112(9)[1]82(6)56(4)39(3)17(2)7(1)
>= 200 mln USD93(9)[1]72(7)[1]56(4)39(3)25(3)11(2)4(1)
>= 500 mln USD38(4)[1]29(3)[1]25(1)17(1)11(1)5(1)3(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 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 modified201694.04%1,237,818,881
2United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201686.88%292,766,929
3Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201677.05%31,406,835
4United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201673.36%211,849,989
5Ukraine2304Oil-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
6Russian Federation2524Asbestos201665.31%114,887,665
7United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201651.84%120,587,954
8Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201651.43%212,198,283
9Russian Federation8487Machinery parts; not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in this chapter201649.51%40,026,663
10Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201648.79%60,651,281
11Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201648.42%4,641,796,926
12United 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 transport201646.00%684,046,966
13Saudi 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 vehicles201642.84%357,178,584
14Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201636.22%89,726,715
15Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons201635.41%195,667,485
16Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201635.02%51,173,797
17Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201634.03%716,007,270
18Ukraine2508Clays; (not including expanded clays of heading no. 6806), andalusite kyanite and sillimanite, whether or not calcined; mullite; chamotte or dinas earth201633.18%13,076,291
19United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire201631.98%281,706,324
20United 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) shape201631.62%12,747,231
21Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201630.98%18,720,193
22Russian Federation0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper201630.76%23,899,790

Partner frequency summary:

Ukraine: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.