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

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene201499.60%31,151,432
2Japan271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201442.70%119,022,548
3Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201437.74%11,857,901,471
4Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201433.36%31,686,635,996

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 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...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - 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.