Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2001, the matrix below shows Rep. of Korea'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.

Rep. of Korea

Year: 2001(16 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD896(16)[5]723(9)[1]557(5)[1]394(4)[1]278(3)16984
>= 50 mln USD223(9)[4]178(4)138(2)97(1)73(1)4923
>= 100 mln USD91(5)[4]70(1)48(1)3327187
>= 200 mln USD39(3)[3]2821161272
>= 500 mln USD11(2)[2]731111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200177.14%32,711,204
2Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200175.79%80,060,539
3Russian Federation720836Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200175.44%21,500,130
4Saudi Arabia220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength200167.60%15,512,941
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200157.51%195,943,676
6Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200145.71%20,793,957
7Bahrain760611Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)200145.38%15,026,725
8Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200143.93%55,045,896
9Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200140.81%57,119,842
10Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200139.21%324,566,201
11United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200135.14%89,789,114
12Russian Federation722511Steel, alloy; flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, of silicon-electrical steel, grain-oriented200135.11%11,133,273
13Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200132.96%128,953,010
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200131.79%6,793,130,791
15Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200131.50%1,256,853,228
16Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200130.39%30,303,060

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.