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]

Critical and in Danger (1 record, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202131.82%21,320,549,564

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 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.