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(7 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD760(7)531(3)366(2)233(2)1548432
>= 50 mln USD425(5)305(2)210(1)133(1)834416
>= 100 mln USD285(4)203(1)13791542611
>= 200 mln USD174(2)123886239187
>= 500 mln USD714734251262

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 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 process201867.35%73,396,021
2Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201866.08%46,377,204
3Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution201840.70%194,994,959
4Russian Federation7110Platinum; unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201839.04%260,004,674
5Russian 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 preserved201832.11%14,576,610
6Russian Federation0306Crustaceans; in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine; smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, steamed or boiled, whether or not chilled, frozen, dried, salted or in brine201831.29%366,759,271
7Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products201830.21%186,658,846

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

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.