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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200168.07%16,039,565
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200139.21%324,566,201
3Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200132.96%128,953,010
4Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200131.79%6,793,130,791
5Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200131.50%1,256,853,228

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Japan: 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...

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.