Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(23 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1744(23)[5]1337(16)[1]992(11)[1]694(9)[1]485(8)[1]317(6)[1]168(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD601(14)[4]481(8)365(6)274(5)196(5)124(4)70(1)
>= 100 mln USD331(10)[4]255(4)185(3)145(3)113(3)74(3)38(1)
>= 200 mln USD158(7)[4]120(2)91(2)69(2)51(2)35(2)16(1)
>= 500 mln USD61(3)[3]49332620169

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201295.64%221,445,941
2Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201291.44%38,871,990
3Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201286.19%107,292,000
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201283.13%413,900,682
5Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201283.09%64,271,826
6Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201280.81%38,316,244
7Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201275.37%74,468,495
8Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201272.91%37,414,164
9Russian Federation880390Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88201267.55%31,908,778
10Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201255.84%56,163,380
11Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201250.39%12,738,159
12Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201247.60%105,096,124
13Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201247.03%51,753,231
14Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201246.53%28,411,227
15Russian 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 0303.99201243.25%27,249,720
16Qatar270750Aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707, of which 65% or more by volume (including losses) distils at 250 degrees Celsius by the ISO 3405 method (equivalent to the ASTM D 86 method)201241.53%36,071,203
17Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201239.99%301,031,127
18Iran271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201237.95%1,038,836,559
19Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water201236.17%38,339,815
20Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201235.41%9,690,564,119
21Russian Federation760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201232.89%350,916,321
22Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201232.85%35,579,981,293
23Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201231.65%104,758,058

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 12 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - 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.