Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD790(8)[1]553(4)391(2)265(2)169(1)9836
>= 50 mln USD471(6)[1]335(3)241(2)158(2)96(1)5422
>= 100 mln USD301(5)[1]217(2)152(1)95(1)64(1)3316
>= 200 mln USD191(4)[1]134(1)9564422611
>= 500 mln USD80(1)[1]55402618124

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202377.97%110,204,206
2Russian Federation0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202365.71%84,349,639
3Russian 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 preserved202348.94%23,720,372
4Russian 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 brine202340.39%467,360,117
5Saudi Arabia9301Military weapons; other than revolvers, pistols and arms of heading no. 9307202339.76%22,212,000
6Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202335.65%204,039,847
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202335.48%30,570,108,881
8Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202333.88%420,819,367

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.