Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(18 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD552(18)[1]396(9)285(9)189(5)126(3)68(1)29
>= 50 mln USD302(15)[1]221(7)161(7)101(4)65(3)29(1)11
>= 100 mln USD198(11)[1]140(4)97(4)60(2)38(2)14(1)5
>= 200 mln USD127(8)[1]90(3)59(3)36(2)25(2)9(1)1
>= 500 mln USD60(6)[1]40(1)23(1)15(1)10(1)31

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates2521Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement202180.19%463,953,532
2Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202174.88%1,833,053,130
3United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202172.43%55,552,233
4United Arab Emirates2839Silicates; commercial alkali metal silicates202169.64%14,596,693
5Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202161.79%65,580,457
6United 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) shape202157.74%67,492,548
7Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202156.73%247,935,703
8Russian Federation2524Asbestos202153.99%111,316,804
9United Arab Emirates7216Iron or non-alloy steel, angles, shapes and sections202150.93%10,878,702
10United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202139.12%52,004,500
11Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202136.96%113,753,138
12Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202136.16%138,906,931
13United Arab Emirates2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202135.76%850,935,484
14Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared202135.10%10,177,900
15Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202135.00%8,415,985,019
16United Arab Emirates7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set202133.31%8,756,392,586
17Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons202132.13%507,078,342
18Saudi 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 10kg202131.61%1,195,345,818

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

Legend:

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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.