Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(22 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD227(22)[7]185(17)[4]139(11)[3]103(5)[2]71(2)[2]47[2]29[1]
>= 50 mln USD49(8)[6]40(5)[4]29(4)[3]22[2]14[2]11[2]8[1]
>= 100 mln USD23(4)[5]17(1)[3]12(1)[2]10[1]7[1]5[1]5[1]
>= 200 mln USD11(2)[4]7[2]4[1]3222
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[4]2[2]1[1]0000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates190531Food preparations; sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoa200773.78%12,056,482
2Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819200773.69%24,665,284
3Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm200767.74%16,022,402
4Russian Federation999999Commodities not specified according to kind200762.84%39,568,221
5Saudi 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 sheets200761.48%11,736,330
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200758.86%27,965,547
7Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200757.81%54,533,042
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more200756.40%79,480,152
9Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous200755.95%63,587,321
10Russian Federation230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200755.54%24,745,234
11Russian 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 3mm200753.35%126,395,864
12Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution200748.58%30,452,778
13Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200748.19%85,620,576
14Russian Federation151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200747.97%12,917,460
15Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified200743.61%11,742,239
16Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils200743.15%19,226,555
17Ukraine720838Iron 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 4.75mm200740.33%11,172,680
18Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200739.43%1,263,461,116
19Ukraine271011-- Light oils and preparations200736.99%21,339,288
20Saudi Arabia761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment200735.78%15,638,340
21Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur200733.58%116,364,750
22Russian Federation270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200731.33%1,003,957,594

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.