Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(76 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1707(76)[7]1321(53)[3]1001(36)[1]755(24)[1]554(18)[1]363(11)195(6)
>= 50 mln USD644(46)[7]502(29)[3]386(20)[1]300(13)[1]221(9)[1]144(5)71(2)
>= 100 mln USD369(37)[6]293(23)[2]230(17)175(11)127(8)84(5)41(2)
>= 200 mln USD185(31)[6]143(18)[2]116(15)86(9)65(7)42(4)22(2)
>= 500 mln USD79(19)[6]60(12)[2]51(9)37(6)30(5)19(3)11(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (76 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates240311Tobacco; smoking, water pipe tobacco as specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter, whether or not containing tobacco substitutes in any proportion202499.35%22,407,179
2United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured202497.31%27,151,882
3Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202494.72%293,848,051
4United Arab Emirates730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm202494.00%15,925,064
5United Arab Emirates710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)202491.78%1,938,117,151
6Russian Federation720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202490.95%19,486,205
7Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202489.52%588,825,642
8United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202487.90%789,437,693
9Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202483.75%15,824,664
10Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202482.93%150,700,774
11Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202480.85%35,708,108
12United Arab Emirates711019Metals; platinum, semi-manufactured202479.83%672,802,745
13United Arab Emirates890690Vessels; other, including lifeboats other than rowing boats, other than warships202478.43%230,531,691
14United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement202478.38%557,160,749
15United Arab Emirates600631Fabrics; knitted or crocheted fabrics, other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, unbleached or bleached202477.37%10,415,335
16Iraq271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202476.75%71,094,537
17Iran250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water202473.54%16,114,507
18Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202470.16%40,864,516
19Russian Federation811221Chromium and articles thereof; unwrought chromium, powders202466.92%13,217,930
20Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202464.71%381,577,884
21United Arab Emirates711011Metals; platinum, unwrought or in powder form202462.80%1,063,964,699
22United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202462.05%43,376,251
23Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202461.96%101,949,973
24Saudi Arabia310559Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the two fertilizing elements nitrogen and phosphorus, other than nitrates and phosphates202460.31%89,853,456
25Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202459.81%50,289,913
26Russian 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-section202457.74%39,846,930
27Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)202457.20%201,079,413
28Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils202457.06%16,535,062
29Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911202456.20%36,071,383
30Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202455.63%234,200,756
31Iraq271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202454.29%556,060,720
32Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202454.18%1,959,740,075
33Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202453.68%13,644,149
34Iran290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202451.63%453,212,046
35Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind202450.82%766,082,004
36Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts202450.23%36,728,085
37United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202446.64%5,257,322,519
38United Arab Emirates253090Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25202446.55%39,857,636
39United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202446.32%78,373,549
40United Arab Emirates252210Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202446.07%36,267,228
41Russian Federation900190Optical elements; lenses n.e.c. in heading no. 9001, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, unmounted, of any material (excluding elements of glass not optically worked)202446.03%13,989,020
42Ukraine100590Cereals; maize (corn), other than seed202445.77%105,122,581
43Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202445.54%66,600,144
44Bahrain721633Iron or non-alloy steel; H sections, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or extruded, of a height of 80mm or more202445.10%11,017,927
45Iran252020Plasters; (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders202444.89%22,969,988
46Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202444.88%102,904,553
47Iran281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)202444.50%27,060,790
48United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202444.19%47,041,995
49United Arab Emirates080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202443.47%124,417,424
50Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202442.74%6,404,937,300
51Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202440.66%33,693,582
52United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202440.48%2,875,256,669
53Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202440.16%73,222,332
54Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202439.84%1,098,218,576
55Iran080212Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled202439.01%32,742,036
56United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202438.54%2,917,470,242
57Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried202438.39%522,969,014
58Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202437.26%52,727,893,910
59Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202437.23%32,058,397
60Russian Federation271012Petroleum 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 preparations202435.67%765,372,685
61Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202435.20%207,566,640
62United Arab Emirates870530Vehicles; fire fighting vehicles202435.12%10,882,814
63Kuwait290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202435.03%332,221,440
64Russian Federation110422Cereal grains; worked (e.g. hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled) of oats202435.02%11,696,090
65Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)202434.89%66,423,492
66United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202434.83%356,686,875
67United Arab Emirates271290Paraffin wax; containing by weight 0.75% or more of oil, obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured202434.60%51,336,104
68Russian 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 sheets202433.90%139,331,936
69Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202433.52%329,095,161
70Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202432.61%60,337,489
71United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202431.98%396,327,402
72Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202431.86%1,152,215,349
73Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined202431.29%11,803,843
74United 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) shape202431.23%38,387,413
75Kuwait290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202430.41%399,327,058
76Russian Federation271019Petroleum 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; not light oils and preparations202430.31%1,967,775,928

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 24 occurrences

Russian Federation: 23 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Iran: 7 occurrences

Kuwait: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - 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...

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.