Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, the matrix below shows Morocco'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.

Morocco

Year: 2006(16 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD175(16)[6]138(12)[4]108(9)[3]82(4)[2]56(1)[1]36[1]21[1]
>= 50 mln USD30(6)[4]27(4)[2]22(2)[1]17(1)[1]13[1]8[1]5[1]
>= 100 mln USD14(3)[3]12(2)[1]10(1)7643
>= 200 mln USD6(2)[3]4(1)[1]33322
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]1(1)[1]00000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates190531Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa200675.28%10,613,858
2Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819200668.89%16,239,211
3Saudi Arabia481190Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of soft cellulose fibres; coated, impregnated, covered, surface-decorated or surface-coloured, n.e.c. in heading no. 4811, in rolls or sheets200663.01%13,535,789
4Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200661.81%65,526,857
5Russian Federation720839Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200658.70%122,465,731
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200658.19%19,405,127
7Ukraine720838Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, of a thickness of 3mm or more but less than 4.75mm200655.72%12,093,887
8Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm200650.44%19,254,083
9Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200650.43%28,382,479
10Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200647.17%41,047,139
11Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200646.62%59,289,707
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200642.41%1,213,645,572
13Ukraine721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter200636.22%13,182,645
14Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200634.56%36,251,543
15Iran270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200632.54%931,288,649
16Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200631.42%87,917,331

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.