Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2020, 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: 2020(55 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1205(55)[5]876(38)[2]644(19)478(18)334(12)213(6)111(4)
>= 50 mln USD361(31)[3]282(23)[2]212(14)171(13)123(8)74(3)39(3)
>= 100 mln USD185(22)[3]138(16)[2]101(10)79(9)56(6)26(1)16(1)
>= 200 mln USD87(13)[3]61(11)[2]48(6)38(5)29(4)14(1)9(1)
>= 500 mln USD42(7)[3]26(5)[2]20(2)16(2)13(2)5(1)4(1)

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (55 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms202099.76%64,061,215
2Bahrain260112Iron ores and concentrates; agglomerated (excluding roasted iron pyrites)202099.73%62,501,331
3United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured202096.16%15,140,409
4Kuwait880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg202093.41%1,040,426,249
5Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202088.28%34,574,521
6United Arab Emirates283990Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates, other than of sodium202082.73%16,150,144
7United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement202077.01%310,719,466
8Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202075.71%1,569,300,409
9United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202075.35%38,152,734
10United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202073.15%268,130,158
11Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202072.49%169,249,844
12Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202070.73%113,400,143
13Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911202069.64%76,947,289
14Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202067.70%173,170,355
15United 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) shape202067.08%41,337,375
16Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202065.44%171,568,642
17Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)202063.63%228,193,155
18United Arab Emirates080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202062.86%61,767,460
19United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202055.39%273,087,763
20United Arab Emirates390319Styrene polymers; (other than expansible polystyrene), in primary forms202049.83%20,308,031
21Russian Federation310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202049.29%82,157,151
22United Arab Emirates252010Gypsum; anhydrite202047.46%42,253,606
23Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)202047.09%96,234,992
24Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined202047.03%26,390,504
25United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202046.90%21,838,193
26United 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 preparations202045.67%504,839,958
27Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202044.82%121,144,343
28Qatar250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202044.35%48,691,053
29United Arab Emirates845690Machine tools; for working any material by removal of material; operated by other processes n.e.c. in heading 8456202044.35%13,203,411
30Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts202044.15%33,351,972
31United Arab Emirates890400Tugs and pusher craft202043.94%96,219,609
32Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202042.77%25,532,881
33United Arab Emirates080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202042.47%27,600,699
34Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202042.27%3,343,012,812
35United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202041.65%3,902,251,559
36United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene202040.68%15,835,915
37Russian Federation890690Vessels; other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships202040.51%345,937,239
38United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202040.13%227,578,244
39Iraq271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202039.02%192,365,714
40Russian 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 sheets202038.63%153,583,150
41United Arab Emirates080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202035.85%80,650,475
42Saudi 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)202035.50%15,274,737
43Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202035.31%172,777,178
44Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene202034.48%13,421,158
45Saudi Arabia292121Amine-function compounds; acyclic polyamines and their derivatives, ethylenediamine and its salts202034.17%19,008,575
46Saudi Arabia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202033.48%13,365,197
47Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202033.18%703,825,989
48Saudi Arabia290930Ethers; aromatic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202033.01%12,006,304
49Iraq080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202032.81%73,814,331
50United Arab Emirates271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured202032.34%28,652,333
51Qatar271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202032.00%1,095,240,759
52Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202031.03%197,663,347
53Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202030.38%21,685,308
54United Arab Emirates080212Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled202030.24%15,882,385
55United Arab Emirates271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202030.16%12,039,858

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 23 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 9 occurrences

Qatar: 5 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

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...

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.