Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(22 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1620(22)[2]1215(12)[1]918(6)[1]670(6)[1]469(5)[1]291(3)[1]145(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD555(11)[1]432(5)348(4)264(4)198(4)118(3)54(1)
>= 100 mln USD284(6)[1]220(2)175(2)129(2)96(2)63(2)29(1)
>= 200 mln USD146(5)[1]112(2)91(2)68(2)50(2)35(2)17(1)
>= 500 mln USD50(1)[1]41342618147

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (2 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201099.97%28,496,746
2Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201033.31%22,869,394,255

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.