Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(7 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD819(7)[1]567(3)404(1)27317910037
>= 50 mln USD481(6)[1]330(2)239(1)1561015421
>= 100 mln USD325(5)[1]228(1)163104703513
>= 200 mln USD197(4)[1]135(1)946545238
>= 500 mln USD84(2)[1]57(1)36231881

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 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 process202452.75%68,562,964
2Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products202445.16%653,265,394
3Russian Federation7201Pig iron and spiegeleisen in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202444.86%34,522,515
4Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202438.54%188,503,729
5Russian 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 brine202435.19%387,328,723
6Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202434.55%29,479,657,426
7Russian Federation0303Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304202431.42%344,394,645

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 2 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.