Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(73 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 USD1831(73)[7]1385(49)[4]1082(34)[2]802(23)[1]600(18)[1]386(13)[1]230(8)
>= 50 mln USD694(43)[7]548(28)[4]435(21)[2]333(14)[1]245(10)[1]154(7)[1]83(3)
>= 100 mln USD396(36)[7]318(23)[4]243(17)[2]188(12)[1]147(9)[1]87(6)[1]45(3)
>= 200 mln USD214(27)[6]160(15)[3]129(11)[1]100(8)81(6)47(3)27(2)
>= 500 mln USD84(15)[6]70(11)[3]57(8)[1]48(5)39(4)25(2)15(1)
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (73 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation840130Fuel elements (cartridges); non-irradiated2025100.00%152,969,793
2United Arab Emirates251820Dolomite, calcined or sintered; including dolomite roughly trimmed, or merely cut by sawing or otherwise into blocks or slabs of rectangular (including square) shape202596.26%10,144,505
3Russian Federation840140Nuclear reactors; parts thereof202595.92%29,783,720
4United Arab Emirates252321Cement; portland, white, whether or not artificially coloured202594.41%26,550,736
5United Arab Emirates290342Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; difluoromethane (HFC-32)202593.33%18,186,575
6Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202592.71%279,621,607
7United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm202591.52%1,153,305,878
8United Arab Emirates271390Residues; of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals202590.59%10,036,337
9Russian Federation310520Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; containing the three fertilizing elements nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium202589.75%1,085,929,401
10Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution202589.17%150,021,464
11Iraq271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202586.72%177,985,340
12United Arab Emirates220210Waters; including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured202583.11%21,080,133
13Russian Federation400260Rubber; synthetic, isoprene rubber (IR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202580.50%50,055,079
14Russian Federation720150Iron; alloy pig iron; spiegeleisen, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202578.53%48,661,065
15United Arab Emirates284330Gold compounds202577.29%4,086,738,987
16United Arab Emirates252100Limestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement202576.49%539,647,804
17Iran250100Salt (including table salt and denatured salt); pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution; sea water202575.49%17,478,081
18Russian Federation720310Ferrous products; obtained by direct reduction of iron ore, in lumps, pellets or similar forms202575.34%203,976,336
19Iran080252Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, shelled202566.77%53,910,826
20Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202565.67%32,401,236
21Iraq271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202564.60%761,201,556
22Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202564.57%172,329,145
23Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202560.38%272,376,740
24Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind202558.76%783,494,058
25Saudi Arabia292215Amino-alcohols, other than those containing more than one kind of oxygen function; their ethers and esters; salts thereof, triethanolamine202558.27%11,373,255
26United Arab Emirates252210Quicklime; excluding calcium oxide and hydroxide of heading no. 2825202556.47%57,712,904
27United Arab Emirates710221Diamonds; industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202555.27%85,368,989
28Iran281512Sodium hydroxide (caustic soda); in aqueous solution (soda lye or liquid soda)202554.61%24,096,290
29Russian 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 preparations202554.35%1,360,486,697
30Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202554.16%197,620,728
31United Arab Emirates151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202552.17%20,482,905
32Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified202551.94%1,754,942,473
33Russian Federation290542Alcohols; polyhydric, pentaerythritol202550.87%14,061,656
34Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)202550.06%168,536,293
35United Arab Emirates080410Fruit, edible; dates, fresh or dried202549.71%158,438,879
36United Arab Emirates252310Cement clinkers (whether or not coloured)202549.32%29,608,679
37United Arab Emirates761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment202548.77%47,025,596
38United Arab Emirates253090Mineral substances; n.e.c. in chapter 25202548.18%41,290,775
39Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202547.29%6,349,094,434
40Iran080212Nuts, edible; almonds, fresh or dried, shelled202545.42%34,831,030
41Russian Federation252490Asbestos; other than crocidolite (blue asbestos)202544.87%108,377,185
42United Arab Emirates830990Stoppers; caps and lids, of base metal202544.29%65,268,944
43Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202543.67%18,258,689
44Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202542.78%289,240,369
45Russian Federation283531Polyphosphates; sodium triphosphate (sodium tripolyphosphate), whether or not chemically defined202542.42%17,643,210
46Iran252020Plasters; (consisting of calcined gypsum or calcium sulphate), whether or not coloured, with or without small quantities of accelerators or retarders202541.89%24,064,799
47Saudi Arabia310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)202541.73%2,048,511,467
48Russian Federation491199Printed matter; n.e.c. in heading no. 4911202541.28%29,232,778
49Russian 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 preparations202540.30%2,928,839,814
50Kuwait290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene202539.61%303,668,190
51Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202539.55%33,990,356
52Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell202539.47%70,830,971
53Kuwait290941Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; 2,2-oxydiethanol (diethylene glycol, digol)202539.01%10,774,746
54United Arab Emirates271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202538.43%2,670,769,980
55Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202538.29%453,422,299
56Russian Federation110422Cereal grains; worked (e.g. hulled, pearled, sliced or kibbled) of oats202538.01%10,526,848
57Saudi Arabia481920Paper and paperboard; folding cartons, boxes and cases, of non-corrugated paper or paperboard202537.92%15,691,136
58Russian Federation720890Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled, hot-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, n.e.c. in heading no. 7208202537.12%18,465,654
59United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202536.68%2,554,693,793
60United Arab Emirates710231Diamonds; non-industrial, unworked or simply sawn, cleaved or bruted, but not mounted or set202536.15%3,915,857,025
61Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate202535.90%63,266,414
62Saudi Arabia292111Amine-function compounds; acyclic monoamines and their derivatives, methylamine, di- or trimethylamine and their salts202535.57%22,230,008
63Russian Federation151411Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, crude202535.00%13,742,106
64Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202534.36%354,453,615
65United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more202532.83%309,833,935
66Russian 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 sheets202532.74%105,488,428
67Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202532.68%45,382,969,858
68Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)202531.16%320,871,282
69Kuwait290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene202531.11%368,413,368
70United Arab Emirates870530Vehicles; fire fighting vehicles202530.86%15,670,696
71Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202530.73%207,752,096
72United 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) shape202530.68%38,620,574
73Russian Federation310420Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; potassic, potassium chloride202530.47%381,417,684

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 26 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 22 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

Iran: 6 occurrences

Kuwait: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Iraq: 2 occurrences

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:

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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.