Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(23 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1884(23)[5]1425(16)[3]1077(13)[3]778(11)[2]560(8)[2]362(6)[2]196(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD681(12)[5]530(9)[3]422(7)[3]308(6)[2]231(5)[2]155(3)[2]82(2)[1]
>= 100 mln USD391(8)[3]301(6)[2]240(4)[2]181(3)[1]133(3)[1]92(3)[1]47(2)
>= 200 mln USD197(5)[3]154(4)[2]126(3)[2]90(2)[1]68(2)[1]42(2)[1]25(1)
>= 500 mln USD59(2)[2]41(1)[1]33[1]26[1]19[1]12[1]8

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 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 0303.99201896.28%195,763,803
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201890.22%213,373,794
3Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)201887.64%48,837,231
4Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not201887.41%317,888,869
5Iran790112Zinc; unwrought, (not alloyed), containing by weight less than 99.99% of zinc201886.21%12,874,222
6Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99201880.32%41,985,202
7Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5201879.52%70,117,066
8Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201871.60%63,777,484
9Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt201869.03%84,542,100
10Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201868.30%46,377,204
11Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201862.64%17,101,654
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 0303.99201855.19%46,328,303
13Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form201851.67%248,032,339
14Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)201849.15%37,816,142
15Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201847.10%564,885,308
16Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201840.72%194,994,959
17Russian Federation441233Plywood; with sheets of wood only; not bamboo; each ply 6mm or less, with at least one outer ply of alder, ash, beech, birch, cherry, chestnut, elm, eucalyptus, hickory, horse chestnut, lime, maple, oak, plane, poplar, aspen, robinia, tulipwood or walnut201839.25%30,170,046
18Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201836.88%89,352,215
19Russian Federation440712Wood; coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm201836.65%42,517,229
20Russian 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 products201834.36%184,915,773
21Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201834.14%7,917,267,388
22Bahrain722870Steel, alloy; angles, shapes and sections201833.87%16,327,059
23Russian 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 preserved201832.11%14,576,610

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 16 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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.