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

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201299.95%21,364,538
2Iran271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane201237.95%1,038,836,559
3Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201235.41%9,690,564,119
4Türkiye271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201233.61%292,942,748
5Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201232.85%35,579,981,293

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Türkiye: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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...

271114 - 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.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.