Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(30 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD594(30)[1]420(15)305(9)194(3)134(3)75(1)34
>= 50 mln USD330(20)[1]236(9)171(6)103(3)71(3)32(1)15
>= 100 mln USD234(14)[1]169(6)119(4)71(3)47(3)18(1)9
>= 200 mln USD147(10)[1]109(5)77(3)46(2)32(2)9(1)4
>= 500 mln USD74(7)[1]53(4)37(2)21(2)15(2)5(1)2

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (30 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 cement202282.13%561,574,600
2United Arab Emirates7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202275.32%1,188,547,098
3United Arab Emirates4814Wallpaper and similar wall coverings; window transparencies of paper202272.57%119,137,224
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202259.05%28,343,300
5Russian Federation4911Printed matter, n.e.c., including printed pictures and photographs202257.91%82,588,693
6United Arab Emirates8907Boats, floating structures, other (for e.g. rafts, tanks, coffer-dams, landing stages, buoys and beacons)202256.02%24,388,947
7Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202253.91%326,652,608
8Kuwait7112Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal compounds, of a kind uses principally for the recovery of precious metal other than goods of heading 85.49202253.47%82,123,071
9Qatar7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202252.88%22,367,151
10United Arab Emirates8540Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (e.g. vacuum, vapour, gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode-ray and television camera tubes)202243.90%16,802,405
11United 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) shape202243.66%53,930,449
12United Arab Emirates8802Aircraft 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 vehicles202243.35%1,366,823,531
13Saudi Arabia7503Nickel; waste and scrap202242.04%13,304,202
14United Arab Emirates2522Quicklime, slaked lime and hydraulic lime; other than calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202240.93%25,142,134
15Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202240.71%882,665,488
16United Arab Emirates2523Portland cement, aluminous cement (ciment fondu), slag cement, supersulphate cement and similar hydraulic cements, whether or not coloured or in the form of clinkers202238.87%43,352,023
17Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202238.84%12,571,299,584
18United Arab Emirates6215Ties, bow ties and cravats (not knitted or crocheted)202238.39%16,777,313
19United 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 metal202236.69%38,441,820
20United Arab Emirates7102Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set202236.41%9,939,269,128
21United Arab Emirates8901Cruise ships, excursion boats, ferry-boats, cargo ships, barges and similar vessels for the transport of persons or goods202235.69%192,245,604
22United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated202235.41%14,763,642
23Qatar2503Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur202235.30%149,648,273
24Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202233.43%1,016,577,905
25United Arab Emirates7408Copper wire202232.21%315,228,519
26Russian Federation2524Asbestos202231.73%89,159,994
27United Arab Emirates3303Perfumes and toilet waters202231.52%50,188,824
28Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets202231.27%148,784,010
29Saudi Arabia1509Olive oil and its fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202230.88%85,124,687
30Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons202230.72%457,402,684

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 16 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 4 occurrences

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

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.