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(8 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD735(8)[2]500(2)354(1)249(1)1476636
>= 50 mln USD401(6)[2]275(2)194(1)132(1)772815
>= 100 mln USD261(5)[2]179(1)13591552010
>= 200 mln USD143(5)[2]103(1)73502475
>= 500 mln USD57(2)[2]4938241133

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 process201466.19%53,202,902
2Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201442.16%281,327,062
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 products201435.28%11,038,832
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201434.33%12,558,119,303
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201433.36%31,686,635,996
6Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201432.88%250,970,287
7Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201431.79%399,122,775
8Russian Federation7104Stones; synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious, whether or not worked or graded but not strung, mounted or set; ungraded synthetic or reconstructed precious or semi-precious stones, temporarily strung for convenience of transport201430.41%16,058,095

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 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.