Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(21 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD517(21)[1]365(12)[1]258(6)174(5)122(4)73(2)32(2)
>= 50 mln USD261(12)[1]188(6)[1]137(4)91(4)57(3)31(2)17(2)
>= 100 mln USD168(11)[1]124(6)[1]91(4)61(4)38(3)17(2)7(2)
>= 200 mln USD104(9)[1]81(5)[1]60(3)44(3)28(3)14(2)7(2)
>= 500 mln USD41(4)[1]36(3)[1]27(1)21(1)14(1)8(1)4(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201797.27%253,552,513
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201793.89%1,752,652,687
3United 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 forms201777.82%16,832,365
4United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201774.51%268,379,268
5Russian Federation2524Asbestos201765.82%108,415,693
6Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs201755.68%48,673,005
7United 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) shape201748.22%36,766,592
8United Arab Emirates2826Fluorides; fluorosilicates, fluoroaluminates and other complex fluorine salts201747.81%30,974,360
9Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201744.74%547,365,961
10Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201744.14%11,668,372
11Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201742.93%5,618,496,095
12Ukraine2306Oil-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 2305201742.48%47,431,006
13Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201737.89%103,572,036
14Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201733.09%24,250,555
15Saudi Arabia2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201732.48%44,526,923
16Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons201731.71%232,762,041
17Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201731.65%266,856,409
18United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201731.07%57,888,468
19Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201730.81%42,238,563
20Iran2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201730.64%216,575,589
21Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201730.61%694,580,495

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

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.