Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2021, 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: 2021(33 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1999(33)[6]1552(24)[4]1169(16)[3]849(11)[3]632(8)[3]425(8)[3]209(5)[3]
>= 50 mln USD772(17)[5]617(11)[3]472(8)[2]346(6)[2]272(6)[2]182(6)[2]87(4)[2]
>= 100 mln USD435(10)[3]342(5)[2]265(3)[2]190(2)[2]151(2)[2]103(2)[2]56(2)[2]
>= 200 mln USD236(6)[3]191(3)[2]144(2)[2]100(2)[2]83(2)[2]57(2)[2]33(2)[2]
>= 500 mln USD73(1)[3]55[2]44[2]30[2]24[2]18[2]9[2]

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (33 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 0303.99202196.08%247,528,810
2Russian Federation030363Fish; frozen, cod (Gadus morhua, Gadus ogac, Gadus macrocephalus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202193.56%90,360,427
3Russian Federation030312Fish; frozen, Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha/keta/tschawytscha/ kisutch/masou/rhodurus) other than sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202193.47%42,975,598
4Russian Federation030475Fish fillets; frozen, Alaska pollock (Theragra chalcogramma)202192.67%65,686,282
5Russian Federation030633Crustaceans; live, fresh or chilled, crabs, whether in shell or not202190.52%413,724,673
6Saudi Arabia290943Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol202187.86%11,124,585
7Russian Federation030559Fish; dried, whether or not salted but not smoked, other than edible fish offal, n.e.c. in item no. 0305.5202186.34%71,072,034
8Russian Federation030391Fish; frozen, livers, roes and milt202183.46%94,473,705
9Russian Federation030353Fish; frozen, sardines (Sardina pilchardus, Sardinops spp.), sardinella (Sardinella spp.), brisling or sprats (Sprattus sprattus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99202166.99%23,933,597
10Saudi Arabia271311Petroleum coke; (not calcined), obtained from bituminous minerals202163.15%30,001,079
11Russian Federation760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm202161.23%11,603,835
12Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202159.14%154,016,981
13Russian 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 0303.99202155.43%34,132,579
14Russian Federation720291Ferro-alloys; ferro-titanium and ferro-silico-titanium202153.15%13,700,648
15Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202152.08%34,855,580
16Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202151.61%55,348,510
17Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202149.88%44,702,591
18Russian Federation030792Molluscs; n.e.c. in heading 0307, whether in shell or not, frozen202148.75%16,829,613
19Russian 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 preserved202145.59%20,591,337
20Russian 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 6mm202144.59%101,394,155
21Saudi Arabia290513Alcohols; saturated monohydric, butan-1-ol (n-butyl alcohol)202144.13%41,939,500
22Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip202141.38%11,961,295
23Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof202141.09%50,045,184
24Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated202140.80%362,847,455
25Russian 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 walnut202139.35%43,134,597
26Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane202135.76%13,493,269
27Russian 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 products202134.99%18,342,389
28Russian Federation720221Ferro-alloys; ferro-silicon, containing by weight more than 55% of silicon202134.58%154,742,245
29Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202134.29%106,959,801
30Russian 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 products202133.83%251,737,320
31Russian Federation711021Metals; palladium, unwrought or in powder form202133.21%499,375,544
32Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94202132.10%93,358,113
33Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202131.82%21,320,549,564

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 23 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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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.