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(4 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD634(4)[1]433(1)3022061388434
>= 50 mln USD292(4)[1]207(1)14694643915
>= 100 mln USD178(4)[1]125(1)825135197
>= 200 mln USD99(3)[1]72(1)43271992
>= 500 mln USD37(1)[1]26168321

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 forms200443.37%229,171,495
2Russian Federation9306Bombs, grenades, torpedoes, mines, missiles and similar munitions of war and parts thereof; cartridges and other ammunition, projectiles and parts thereof, including shot and cartridge wads200438.44%104,759,528
3Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200434.92%409,621,015
4Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200431.28%9,358,319,797

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.