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(10 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD795(10)[2]546(6)382(3)254(1)164(1)9033
>= 50 mln USD462(5)[2]335(2)231(1)156(1)93(1)5518
>= 100 mln USD320(4)[2]233(1)161108643912
>= 200 mln USD204(4)[2]149(1)1007045299
>= 500 mln USD85(2)[2]62(1)413118132

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (10 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 process202173.23%75,075,629
2Saudi Arabia2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202151.33%30,001,079
3Ukraine1512Sun-flower seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202151.30%34,855,630
4Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202149.87%44,702,591
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 preserved202145.59%20,591,337
6Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202141.96%577,602,880
7Russian 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 brine202136.08%459,214,512
8Russian 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 products202134.98%18,342,389
9Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products202131.97%254,164,079
10Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202131.82%21,320,549,564

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

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.