Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(27 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD299(27)[5]227(21)[5]169(14)[3]131(13)[2]91(10)[2]61(3)[2]34(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD63(10)[5]52(9)[5]37(7)[3]28(6)[2]22(5)[2]15(2)[2]10(1)[1]
>= 100 mln USD32(6)[3]26(5)[3]21(4)[2]15(3)[1]10(2)[1]8(1)[1]6[1]
>= 200 mln USD18(4)[3]16(4)[3]12(3)[2]9(2)[1]6(1)[1]6(1)[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD4(1)[2]4(1)[2]3(1)[1]2111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (27 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. 4819201193.00%53,241,481
2Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201186.34%16,234,903
3Russian 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-section201184.99%228,120,197
4Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201178.95%13,239,912
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201177.76%97,257,328
6Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201176.38%25,748,244
7Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201175.39%23,862,859
8Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201174.90%25,153,913
9United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201173.01%50,074,598
10Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201171.89%125,873,940
11Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201166.90%269,911,348
12Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken201164.98%22,080,500
13Saudi 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 sheets201163.82%12,094,595
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201159.74%2,322,702,511
15Saudi 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 4810201148.69%18,917,293
16Saudi Arabia320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter201148.35%24,907,315
17Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201148.28%396,746,630
18Syria540239Yarn, synthetic; filament, monofilament (less than 67 decitex), textured, other than of nylon or other polymides, polyesters, or polypropylene, not for retail sale, not sewing thread201147.47%11,677,200
19Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201146.12%98,179,798
20United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201143.42%39,298,276
21United Arab Emirates151620Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions; partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared201140.96%16,195,082
22Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201138.90%42,013,191
23Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201138.85%20,331,434
24Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201137.89%40,918,963
25Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201136.99%172,473,924
26Saudi Arabia290949Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4201136.41%13,183,786
27Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201132.32%10,627,910

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

Ukraine: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Syria: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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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.