Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(24 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1726(24)[5]1309(14)[2]978(13)[2]698(10)[2]494(10)[2]301(5)[2]168(4)[2]
>= 50 mln USD595(10)[3]475(5)370(5)267(4)196(4)119(2)71(1)
>= 100 mln USD324(6)[3]252(2)190(2)139(2)105(2)69(1)41(1)
>= 200 mln USD154(6)[2]124(2)95(2)68(2)50(2)34(1)18(1)
>= 500 mln USD57(2)[2]49362721149

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030331Fish; frozen, halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Hippoglossus stenolepis), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.992013100.00%17,700,971
2Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201398.45%12,210,130
3Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201397.28%202,793,070
4Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201391.01%45,378,213
5Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201382.02%78,918,809
6Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201378.28%65,770,429
7Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201377.64%37,348,042
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201377.28%399,269,447
9Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201373.05%22,348,662
10Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201371.38%41,284,874
11Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201356.03%38,154,949
12Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201355.79%74,644,191
13Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201354.29%11,012,303
14Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201348.35%44,189,960
15Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201339.23%12,022,310,984
16Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201337.78%276,509,589
17Russian 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 products201337.41%10,513,634
18Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201335.79%34,872,809
19Russian 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 0303.99201335.54%18,791,276
20Russian 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 products201334.57%337,444,134
21Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201333.29%33,066,871,461
22Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201333.26%96,140,910
23Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201332.13%24,512,759
24Qatar270750Aromatic 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)201330.76%40,846,548

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 13 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - 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.