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(9 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD725(9)[2]514(1)342(1)245(1)1406836
>= 50 mln USD393(7)[2]276183127723619
>= 100 mln USD249(6)[2]17712685482112
>= 200 mln USD150(6)[2]110774926127
>= 500 mln USD59(3)[2]4734241343

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (9 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 process201361.55%43,281,802
2Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201337.78%276,509,589
3Russian Federation0507Ivory, tortoise-shell, whalebone and whalebone hair, horns, antlers, hooves, nails, claws and beaks unworked or simply prepared, not cut to shape; waste and powder of these products201337.35%10,513,634
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201336.05%13,095,138,663
5Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201333.43%395,364,432
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201333.29%33,066,871,461
7Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201332.21%338,501,406
8Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201331.96%96,140,910
9Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201331.32%578,517,118

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

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.