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(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD601(4)[1]423(1)299(1)2051397427
>= 50 mln USD240(4)[1]180(1)126(1)84543111
>= 100 mln USD141(4)[1]105(1)71(1)4531175
>= 200 mln USD78(3)[1]5637261992
>= 500 mln USD20(1)[1]1485310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200351.75%141,176,151
2Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200332.37%319,363,201
3Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200332.11%7,412,652,862
4Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304200331.75%245,597,589

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 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.