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(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD737(7)[1]521(2)3522421539135
>= 50 mln USD392(6)[1]281(1)184123794820
>= 100 mln USD238(4)[1]176(1)12080502812
>= 200 mln USD143(4)[1]103(1)704830177
>= 500 mln USD50(1)[1]4130191363

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms201049.21%360,554,898
2Russian Federation0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process201044.36%29,327,929
3Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201037.79%71,498,391
4Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201033.31%22,869,394,255
5Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201032.95%403,753,385
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201031.56%368,272,463
7Russian Federation7203Ferrous products obtained by direct reduction of iron ore and other spongy ferrous products, in lumps, pellets or the like; iron having a minimum purity of 99.94%, in lumps, pellets or similar forms201031.07%77,545,042

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

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.