Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2015, 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: 2015(17 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1742(17)[5]1336(12)[3]1007(10)[2]717(9)[1]490(7)[1]296(4)[1]160(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD582(8)[4]468(6)[2]365(5)[1]274(5)190(5)120(3)58(1)
>= 100 mln USD306(6)[3]240(4)[1]189(3)141(3)103(3)68(2)32(1)
>= 200 mln USD148(5)[3]122(3)[1]94(2)75(2)54(2)38(1)15(1)
>= 500 mln USD49(2)[3]38(1)[1]28231587

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation030367Fish; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201594.79%212,927,025
2Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201592.61%46,245,964
3Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201587.03%174,150,966
4Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201581.89%59,828,175
5Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201579.43%61,193,772
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201576.77%209,352,017
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 0303.99201574.69%31,135,908
8Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201564.48%10,450,676
9Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201563.44%20,678,490
10Russian Federation051000Animal products; ambergris, castoreum, civet, musk, cantharides, bile (dried or not) glands and other animal products, for pharmaceutical purposes, fresh, chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved201550.51%11,010,222
11Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201548.24%44,033,929
12Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201540.33%7,574,147,926
13Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201538.03%48,046,346
14Russian 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 products201536.73%300,234,350
15Russian 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 0303.99201533.07%20,305,522
16Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201530.93%36,457,284
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201530.10%16,588,855,023

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 11 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 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.