Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(56 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1336(56)[6]982(33)[3]711(20)[2]532(16)[1]369(10)[1]235(8)[1]101(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD435(30)[5]342(19)[2]253(14)[1]206(12)140(7)89(5)35(4)
>= 100 mln USD219(24)[5]166(16)[2]125(12)[1]100(11)67(7)38(5)12(4)
>= 200 mln USD107(15)[5]81(9)[2]59(7)[1]47(6)33(3)18(2)6(2)
>= 500 mln USD40(7)[4]31(4)[2]19(3)[1]15(2)10(2)7(2)3(2)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (56 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)201899.98%121,097,183
2United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201899.88%163,704,706
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201895.97%1,824,351,722
4United Arab Emirates271020Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals201894.58%11,971,970
5United Arab Emirates290220Cyclic hydrocarbons; benzene201890.54%16,945,435
6United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201890.40%557,660,271
7Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201888.94%26,584,613
8United Arab Emirates330125Oils, essential; of mints (excluding peppermint), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes201881.28%143,937,776
9United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201874.59%337,959,229
10Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201872.29%152,836,116
11Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911201868.44%73,875,674
12United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201867.45%207,071,582
13Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201865.39%118,288,130
14United Arab Emirates720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201865.07%10,164,891
15Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)201864.62%234,707,725
16Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201862.48%485,574,264
17Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201858.74%11,411,523
18Saudi Arabia290542Alcohols; polyhydric, pentaerythritol201855.24%18,911,796
19Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201854.67%76,632,704
20Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201850.60%5,503,489,447
21Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201848.92%295,990,134
22United 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 preparations201848.65%523,451,183
23Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201847.99%133,411,040
24United 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) shape201847.83%37,976,310
25United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201847.14%16,248,839
26Saudi Arabia290930Ethers; aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201846.20%32,731,754
27Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts201845.11%33,338,334
28Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201843.68%12,186,148
29Russian Federation310490Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, n.e.c. in heading no. 3104201843.00%16,075,853
30Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201842.80%29,196,807
31Ukraine250840Clays (excluding expanded clays of heading no. 6806); n.e.c. in heading no. 2508, whether or not calcined201842.74%10,850,577
32Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)201842.19%74,094,770
33Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201840.03%113,319,276
34United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201839.05%55,283,333
35United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201837.88%312,710,371
36United Arab Emirates271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201836.46%239,773,390
37United Arab Emirates740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper201835.93%40,913,354
38United 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)201835.40%118,594,361
39United Arab Emirates722490Steel, alloy; semi-finished products201835.34%38,300,348
40Qatar250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201835.22%74,531,810
41Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201835.15%1,440,878,670
42United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201835.07%74,209,749
43United Arab Emirates390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms201835.05%17,009,213
44Russian Federation720241Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight more than 4% of carbon201834.93%14,417,517
45Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol201833.73%12,143,890
46Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201833.60%203,322,752
47Russian Federation282520Lithium oxide and hydroxide201833.39%11,601,700
48Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201832.34%1,098,195,802
49Russian Federation710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201831.79%10,958,147
50Russian Federation261210Uranium ores and concentrates201831.44%108,187,658
51Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201830.98%854,219,501
52United Arab Emirates282612Fluorides; of aluminium201830.63%22,517,471
53Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell201830.36%26,905,490
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)201830.17%18,893,872
55Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201830.14%22,307,338
56Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201830.12%42,798,803

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 20 occurrences

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

Qatar: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271020 - 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.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.