Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(8 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD754(8)515(6)348(4)228(1)1477537
>= 50 mln USD411(4)286(3)195(3)129(1)794219
>= 100 mln USD262(3)186(2)129(2)88512412
>= 200 mln USD151(3)106(2)73(2)5232136
>= 500 mln USD61(1)44(1)32(1)231572

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 process201765.68%72,803,246
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201752.66%1,154,381,727
3Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201751.27%208,928,920
4Russian 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 preserved201750.73%16,776,279
5Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201747.97%40,753,591
6Russian 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 transport201745.41%11,930,909
7Russian 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 products201734.04%14,791,813
8Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304201730.99%425,966,260

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

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.