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(11 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD583(11)[1]402(6)269(3)178(2)113(2)61(2)28(1)
>= 50 mln USD225(5)[1]160(2)10467422512
>= 100 mln USD128(4)[1]91(2)513622133
>= 200 mln USD65(3)[1]48(2)25181260
>= 500 mln USD15(1)[1]1043200

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200294.98%47,966,797
2Saudi Arabia0810Fruit, fresh; n.e.c. in chapter 08200282.05%14,468,973
3Saudi Arabia3501Casein, caseinates and other casein derivatives; casein glues200256.94%15,143,585
4Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200247.00%339,706,947
5Saudi Arabia4403Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared200244.95%268,572,389
6Saudi Arabia0507Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks unworked or simply prepared, not cut to shape; waste and powder of these products200243.76%11,040,775
7Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared200235.58%22,695,718
8Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products200235.14%104,871,555
9Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200234.70%59,060,688
10Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200232.70%6,278,521,025
11Saudi Arabia0406Cheese and curd200231.40%26,734,256

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.