Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2025, 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: 2025(8 in Danger Zone)[1 Critical Good]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD811(8)[1]591(3)406(3)288(2)186(1)9744
>= 50 mln USD481(6)[1]344(1)231(1)1641015122
>= 100 mln USD331(5)[1]233153108643113
>= 200 mln USD201(5)[1]136926840197
>= 500 mln USD89(2)[1]6439261373

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 forms202570.73%49,359,995
2Russian 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 preserved202562.28%28,099,063
3Russian Federation0305Fish, dried, salted or in brine; smoked fish, whether or not cooked before, or during the smoking process202557.21%66,899,440
4Saudi Arabia2814Ammonia; anhydrous or in aqueous solution202538.65%200,293,660
5Russian Federation2844Radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (including the fissile or fertile chemical elements and isotopes); and their compounds; mixtures and residues containing these products202536.93%331,536,290
6Russian 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 brine202536.24%424,539,940
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202534.18%25,740,855,840
8Russian Federation7601Aluminium; unwrought202530.77%1,312,122,816

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 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.