Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(67 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1396(67)[4]1013(43)[2]737(30)[1]550(23)378(17)253(10)107(3)
>= 50 mln USD429(37)[4]325(24)[2]246(18)[1]188(16)141(10)87(6)32(2)
>= 100 mln USD220(28)[4]168(18)[2]122(12)[1]96(11)70(7)40(5)11(1)
>= 200 mln USD106(17)[4]84(12)[2]59(8)[1]49(7)39(5)20(4)5(1)
>= 500 mln USD42(8)[4]32(5)[2]21(3)[1]16(2)12(2)7(2)1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (67 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms2019100.00%69,062,207
2United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured201996.18%14,359,051
3United Arab Emirates330125Oils, essential; of mints (excluding peppermint), terpeneless or not, including concretes and absolutes201991.52%458,431,742
4Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201989.52%29,347,018
5Russian Federation261710Antimony ores and concentrates201988.25%16,582,197
6Kuwait880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg201986.52%2,401,635,061
7United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201984.86%429,833,780
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201984.56%1,517,710,691
9United Arab Emirates870530Vehicles; fire fighting vehicles201984.05%18,751,816
10Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)201982.31%149,135,696
11Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates201979.34%36,653,365
12United Arab Emirates721632Iron or non-alloy steel; I sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more201978.11%10,832,633
13United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201973.96%350,310,467
14Saudi Arabia291524Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; acetic anhydride201973.59%12,252,321
15United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201972.16%66,333,129
16Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium201971.70%160,791,945
17Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed201970.74%53,766,645
18Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)201968.03%267,826,690
19United Arab Emirates382311Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids, acid oils from refining; stearic acid201967.52%61,975,523
20Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911201966.08%73,888,388
21Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201963.90%179,558,767
22United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201963.28%269,452,499
23Russian Federation261210Uranium ores and concentrates201960.51%102,789,554
24United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude201959.64%15,835,330
25United Arab Emirates390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms201956.74%22,843,828
26Kuwait270740Oils and products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; naphthalene201955.25%17,857,156
27Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201954.50%23,221,731
28United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201954.30%87,740,751
29Saudi Arabia290930Ethers; aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201954.20%26,164,944
30United 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 preparations201950.07%873,796,166
31Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201949.78%219,752,403
32Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts201949.12%24,774,101
33Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined201947.39%20,923,002
34Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201945.93%4,386,439,214
35United 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) shape201945.75%37,350,135
36Saudi Arabia290542Alcohols; polyhydric, pentaerythritol201945.75%15,181,427
37United Arab Emirates730890Iron or steel; structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308201945.20%176,436,054
38Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201943.33%15,489,326
39Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201942.70%44,242,255
40United Arab Emirates890120Tankers201942.40%118,124,637
41Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)201941.60%900,395,445
42Russian Federation280470Phosphorus201940.85%43,104,276
43United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201940.61%243,571,459
44Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)201939.97%104,493,930
45United Arab Emirates910119Wrist-watches; electrically operated, with or without a stop-watch, with case of precious metal or metal clad with precious metal, without mechanical display201938.82%11,235,912
46Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201938.71%137,003,961
47United Arab Emirates890400Tugs and pusher craft201937.39%129,207,005
48United Arab Emirates890510Dredgers201935.98%92,176,514
49United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set201935.89%4,837,979,452
50Saudi 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)201935.54%19,761,627
51United 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)201935.45%97,336,189
52Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201934.44%1,136,322,905
53Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201934.13%150,677,539
54Iraq080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried201934.12%55,952,710
55United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)201934.08%18,584,958
56Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets201933.69%261,012,444
57Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201933.02%208,694,798
58United Arab Emirates252010Gypsum; anhydrite201933.02%34,654,852
59United Arab Emirates080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled201932.99%26,497,615
60United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal201932.66%20,924,617
61United Arab Emirates271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured201932.26%31,775,695
62Iraq271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201931.38%133,637,246
63United Arab Emirates080212Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled201931.23%14,941,033
64Saudi Arabia292121Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its salts201930.87%20,077,356
65Ukraine720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208201930.63%10,949,770
66Iran252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)201930.19%16,462,201
67Qatar271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes201930.10%1,187,570,024

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 29 occurrences

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

Qatar: 5 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

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...

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.