Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(15 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1084(15)[4]859(8)[1]651(7)[1]481(3)[1]351(3)[1]228(1)[1]112(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD275(8)[3]223(3)176(3)130(1)99(1)6830
>= 100 mln USD120(6)[3]99(2)80(2)55382711
>= 200 mln USD62(3)[2]54(1)44(1)2920178
>= 500 mln USD14(1)[1]1062110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030624-- Crabs200390.89%45,117,934
2Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200372.96%28,175,903
3Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes200370.74%53,549,711
4Saudi Arabia220720Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength200357.67%12,878,133
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200356.23%267,994,620
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200351.76%141,176,151
7Russian 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 10mm200350.11%26,603,676
8Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese200341.46%26,897,924
9Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200337.19%156,975,775
10Russian 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 products200334.96%86,860,251
11Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200332.69%299,560,621
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200332.11%7,412,652,862
13Bahrain760611Aluminium; plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, (not alloyed), rectangular (including square)200331.66%13,046,144
14Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200331.07%12,410,478
15Russian Federation030379-- Other200330.33%178,202,085

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.