Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(21 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1761(21)[4]1355(14)[2]1013(11)[1]717(10)[1]527(9)[1]323(8)[1]182(4)[1]
>= 50 mln USD622(10)[3]513(7)[1]402(5)288(5)214(5)130(4)73(1)
>= 100 mln USD331(7)[3]268(4)[1]206(3)155(3)118(3)75(3)45(1)
>= 200 mln USD160(6)[2]133(3)101(2)74(2)54(2)34(2)18(1)
>= 500 mln USD54(2)[2]46352417109

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 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 0303.99201499.67%12,155,228
2Russian Federation030351Fish; frozen, herrings (Clupea harengus, Clupea pallasii), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201498.70%12,599,298
3Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201496.35%213,773,480
4Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201495.18%42,462,000
5Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201482.92%353,522,396
6Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201480.59%67,864,492
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 0303.99201480.49%34,575,131
8Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201480.16%134,388,134
9Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201476.42%50,369,525
10Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201466.70%33,554,999
11Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201458.82%11,648,568
12Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201449.26%55,570,604
13Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201449.08%42,591,353
14Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201442.16%281,327,062
15Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201437.74%11,857,901,471
16Russian 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 products201436.20%249,250,584
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 products201435.33%11,038,832
18Saudi Arabia291532Acids; saturated acyclic monocarboxylic acids; vinyl acetate201433.53%21,088,953
19Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201433.36%31,686,635,996
20Russian 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 0303.99201432.35%17,326,134
21Russian Federation710490Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.c. in item no. 7104.20201430.60%15,184,108

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 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.