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(25 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD563(25)[1]374(14)262(11)185(8)112(6)66(4)22
>= 50 mln USD279(16)[1]186(10)131(9)89(7)53(5)26(3)9
>= 100 mln USD174(13)[1]117(7)78(6)55(6)30(4)13(3)3
>= 200 mln USD111(8)[1]74(4)49(4)35(4)23(3)9(2)1
>= 500 mln USD44(4)[1]30(2)19(2)13(2)8(2)4(2)0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (25 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation2617Ores and concentrates; n.e.c. in heading no. 2601201988.01%16,582,197
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201984.43%1,517,768,584
3Kuwait8802Aircraft 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 vehicles201983.59%2,401,635,061
4Russian Federation2524Asbestos201982.31%149,135,696
5United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement201973.96%350,310,467
6Ukraine1005Maize (corn)201970.33%53,766,645
7United Arab Emirates3301Oils; essential (concretes, absolutes); concentrates thereof in fats, fixed oils, waxes or the like (obtained by enfleurage or maceration); aqueous distillates, solutions and terpenic by-products thereof; resinoids; extracted oleoresins201966.32%459,809,765
8Russian Federation2612Uranium or thorium ores and concentrates201960.51%102,789,554
9Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs201957.91%73,889,132
10United Arab Emirates2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201954.30%87,740,751
11United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201950.77%15,835,330
12United Arab Emirates8705Special purpose motor vehicles; not those for the transport of persons or goods (e.g. breakdown lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units etc)201948.72%21,548,190
13United 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) shape201946.07%42,571,313
14United Arab Emirates7308Structures of iron or steel and parts thereof; plates, rods, angles, shapes, sections, tubes and the like, prepared for use in structures201940.11%181,167,301
15Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201939.47%6,809,728,153
16Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201938.71%137,003,961
17United Arab Emirates8904Tugs and pusher craft201937.39%129,207,005
18United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections201936.05%13,124,394
19Saudi Arabia3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg201933.80%900,420,835
20Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201933.69%261,012,444
21United Arab Emirates2520Gypsum; anhydrite; plasters (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), coloured or not, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders201933.38%40,333,990
22United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers201932.67%40,463,269
23United Arab Emirates8309Stoppers, caps, lids (including crown corks, screw caps, pouring stoppers); capsules for bottles, threaded bungs, bung covers, seals and other packaging accessories, of base metal201932.59%20,924,617
24Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201932.07%19,761,627
25Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons201931.23%317,581,893

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 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.

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