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(6 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD736(6)[2]517(2)350(2)233(1)140(1)6431
>= 50 mln USD388(4)[2]273(1)183(1)123(1)74(1)3215
>= 100 mln USD251(3)[2]17511782502110
>= 200 mln USD142(3)[2]98684929134
>= 500 mln USD53(2)[2]4229191021

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (6 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 process201572.60%66,173,599
2Russian Federation0510Ambergris, castoreum, civet and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not glands, other animal products used in preparation of pharmaceutical products, fresh chilled, frozen or otherwise provisionally preserved201550.51%11,010,222
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201537.96%48,046,346
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201536.84%7,941,027,698
5Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201533.40%302,459,479
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201530.10%16,588,855,023

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 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.