Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(21 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1780(21)[3]1359(14)[1]1005(9)[1]737(6)[1]515(5)[1]334(4)[1]190(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD651(10)[2]506(5)398(3)305(2)226(2)138(2)77
>= 100 mln USD345(7)[2]257(3)201(1)156(1)118(1)76(1)39
>= 200 mln USD173(6)[2]134(2)104(1)80(1)55(1)37(1)18
>= 500 mln USD61(1)[1]47402820169

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation720120Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight more than 0.5% of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms2011100.00%11,719,675
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201185.39%468,447,416
3Russian Federation030380- Livers and roes201181.64%91,962,165
4Russian Federation030352-- Cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus)201181.19%48,871,622
5Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201176.23%49,695,032
6Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201169.74%38,342,655
7Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium201158.58%11,553,935
8Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201156.45%57,885,078
9Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201152.32%35,522,876
10Russian Federation030339Fish; frozen, flat fish, n.e.c. in item no. 0303.3, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201147.69%31,219,341
11Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201144.49%37,994,965
12Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201142.75%291,913,229
13Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201141.89%44,058,954
14Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201140.08%108,337,381
15Russian Federation050790Animal products; tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks, unworked or simply prepared but not cut to shape, waste and powder of these products201138.86%10,155,215
16Russian Federation284420Uranium; enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products201136.76%274,912,360
17Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201133.86%41,556,262
18Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201132.73%32,994,767,979
19Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201132.03%363,720,832
20Russian Federation030379-- Other201131.33%280,949,677
21Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201130.81%76,447,502

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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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.