Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2022, 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: 2022(29 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD2095(29)[6]1625(26)[4]1232(17)[3]922(11)[3]675(7)[3]435(7)[2]247(6)[1]
>= 50 mln USD827(17)[4]649(14)[2]507(10)[2]382(9)[2]277(6)[2]179(6)[1]99(5)
>= 100 mln USD463(10)[4]362(8)[2]273(6)[2]209(6)[2]157(4)[2]112(4)[1]67(3)
>= 200 mln USD261(5)[4]207(3)[2]150(2)[2]112(2)[2]86(2)[2]59(2)[1]37(2)
>= 500 mln USD84(3)[4]67(1)[2]45[2]35[2]25[2]15[1]5

Critical Goods Bottlenecks (6 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Japan271114Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, ethylene, propylene, butylene and butadiene202297.60%23,953,288
2USA271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane202282.63%4,317,079,290
3USA271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202277.64%1,070,728,983
4Japan271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711202249.47%48,177,175
5Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202235.54%37,662,457,912
6Australia271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas202230.14%15,077,133,293

Partner frequency summary:

Japan: 2 occurrences

USA: 2 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 1 occurrence

Australia: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271114 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

Legend:

(n)

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.