Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(23 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD997(23)[3]774(15)[1]606(12)[1]436(11)[1]311(6)[1]186(3)[1]101(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD250(10)[2]199(4)157(4)117(3)86(1)5929
>= 100 mln USD112(6)[2]83(3)60(3)45(2)32(1)249
>= 200 mln USD48(4)[2]38(2)31(2)21(1)13113
>= 500 mln USD10(1)[1]511000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia410221Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, pickled (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further preserved), without wool on200295.71%47,966,797
2Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200294.32%40,389,354
3Saudi Arabia081050Fruit, edible; kiwifruit, fresh200288.34%14,464,419
4Saudi Arabia410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)200276.67%22,204,915
5Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200270.98%26,287,439
6Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200270.93%130,979,037
7Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200264.64%56,507,886
8Russian 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 10mm200262.26%22,024,992
9Saudi Arabia350190Caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200261.40%10,040,130
10Saudi Arabia220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength200260.89%14,627,468
11Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200260.01%208,104,064
12Saudi Arabia440320-Other, coniferous200253.66%268,399,213
13Saudi Arabia040610Dairy produce; fresh cheese (including whey cheese), not fermented, and curd200245.08%22,493,383
14Saudi Arabia050790Animal products; tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, waste and powder of these products200243.78%11,040,775
15Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200240.41%24,159,558
16Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products200239.96%104,831,048
17Bahrain760611Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)200237.18%12,585,111
18Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200234.70%59,060,688
19United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200232.81%92,209,889
20Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200232.70%6,278,521,025
21Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200232.54%266,119,988
22Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood200231.86%34,452,047
23Russian 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 thickness200231.67%62,552,320

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 12 occurrences

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - 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.