Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(19 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1548(19)[5]1174(13)912(11)678(7)487(6)315(4)161(3)
>= 50 mln USD469(7)[5]366(3)297(2)229(2)180(2)114(1)56(1)
>= 100 mln USD254(6)[3]203(2)159(1)122(1)92(1)5928
>= 200 mln USD132(5)[3]105(2)74(1)55(1)40(1)2711
>= 500 mln USD47(2)[2]3625171185

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (5 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Indonesia271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200734.79%86,293,265
2Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas200734.51%4,366,755,243
3Japan271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711200733.52%83,135,736
4Japan271019Petroleum 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 preparations200732.88%310,348,454
5Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200730.37%18,318,342,469

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 2 occurrences

Indonesia: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

271111 - 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.