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(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD739(8)[2]518(1)353(1)247(1)1537231
>= 50 mln USD405(7)[2]288193134814218
>= 100 mln USD265(6)[2]18612688542410
>= 200 mln USD157(5)[2]111755229157
>= 500 mln USD65(3)[2]4731231484

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process201263.31%41,844,294
2Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201239.98%301,031,127
3Iran7901Zinc; unwrought201237.36%64,271,826
4Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201235.61%597,636,751
5Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201233.42%442,300,470
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201232.85%35,579,981,293
7Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201231.51%10,660,326,488
8Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201230.63%104,758,058

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2711 - 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.