Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2010, 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: 2010(24 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD256(24)[6]202(17)[5]153(15)[4]106(8)[3]75(6)[3]56(6)[3]37(3)[3]
>= 50 mln USD51(8)[6]43(6)[5]34(5)[4]26(3)[3]20(2)[3]16(2)[3]11[3]
>= 100 mln USD27(3)[5]22(2)[4]17(2)[4]14[3]13[3]10[3]8[3]
>= 200 mln USD8(2)[2]7(2)[1]7(2)[1]5432
>= 500 mln USD2(1)[1]2(1)[1]2(1)[1]1100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819201091.94%43,727,908
2Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201091.30%17,327,927
3Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201090.18%23,662,785
4Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section201081.33%60,288,570
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201081.16%79,870,519
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201080.37%33,881,490
7Saudi 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 sheets201065.46%10,228,883
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201064.44%89,438,598
9Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201056.04%204,922,356
10Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201055.44%46,377,818
11Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201055.00%1,638,842,414
12Saudi Arabia481159Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810201054.66%13,439,525
13Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201054.32%14,670,451
14Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201054.15%13,187,369
15Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201054.11%10,484,407
16Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201041.93%73,222,730
17Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201041.42%11,678,161
18Russian 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 3mm201038.95%56,089,712
19Saudi Arabia320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter201038.14%15,180,705
20Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201035.32%131,741,322
21United Arab Emirates392190Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, other than cellular201032.63%11,414,148
22Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201031.52%11,334,481
23United Arab Emirates761290Aluminium; 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 equipment201031.09%12,554,159
24Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201030.74%30,001,642

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 7 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

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.