Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(21 in Danger Zone)[8 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1726(21)[8]1322(14)[3]968(11)[2]702(9)[1]497(7)[1]322(6)[1]161(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD579(11)[7]465(7)[2]360(6)[1]270(6)195(5)129(4)62(1)
>= 100 mln USD310(8)[6]246(4)[1]184(3)[1]139(3)104(3)67(3)34(1)
>= 200 mln USD144(5)[6]112(2)[1]84(1)[1]63(1)49(1)33(1)16(1)
>= 500 mln USD55(2)[5]42[1]31[1]2318139

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 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 0303.99201693.62%208,240,825
2Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201692.16%49,084,842
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201687.05%167,893,989
4Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201682.54%15,338,770
5Russian Federation030624-- Crabs201682.36%178,953,496
6Russian Federation030390-Livers and roes201680.85%61,115,672
7Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201677.71%67,086,895
8Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201661.07%33,637,683
9Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201660.42%51,774,875
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 preserved201657.82%15,036,956
11Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201653.58%14,544,516
12Russian 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 0303.99201644.63%25,757,040
13Russian 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 products201643.71%234,335,817
14Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)201640.75%22,504,620
15Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201638.74%31,287,691
16United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201637.88%113,199,429
17Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201637.37%283,619,069
18Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201636.11%4,394,728,361
19Russian 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 products201635.62%17,937,905
20Ukraine720230Ferro-alloys; ferro-silico-manganese201634.65%32,265,173
21Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201630.22%13,384,382,379

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 14 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 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.