Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(15 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1214(15)[4]948(13)[3]720(7)[1]541(6)[1]375(3)257(1)125
>= 50 mln USD353(9)[4]284(7)[3]224(3)[1]174(3)[1]120(2)94(1)44
>= 100 mln USD173(6)[3]135(4)[2]104(1)76(1)514118
>= 200 mln USD88(4)[3]71(3)[2]52(1)35(1)22159
>= 500 mln USD28(1)[1]20158322

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 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. 2711200469.91%86,067,888
2Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200444.03%432,408,340
3Japan271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200442.14%339,970,690
4Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200431.28%9,358,319,797

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

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

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271112 - 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.