Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, 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: 2012(24 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD302(24)[5]236(17)[4]177(13)[3]138(10)[3]108(6)[2]72(4)[2]46(3)[2]
>= 50 mln USD60(7)[5]47(6)[4]37(4)[3]30(4)[3]25(2)[2]18(1)[2]15(1)[2]
>= 100 mln USD29(4)[4]24(3)[3]19(2)[2]15(2)[2]12[1]10[1]9[1]
>= 200 mln USD16(3)[3]13(2)[2]9(1)[1]8(1)[1]7[1]6[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD3(1)[2]2(1)[1]11111

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian 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-section2012100.00%47,407,658
2Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201295.98%15,596,978
3Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819201291.22%58,258,298
4Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201282.64%20,635,729
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201278.23%97,429,153
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201271.70%36,546,117
7Saudi Arabia290949Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4201266.57%16,423,596
8Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201266.33%276,870,114
9Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201263.98%116,873,584
10Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201262.39%14,419,535
11Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201255.71%11,764,653
12Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201252.15%32,501,050
13Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201250.67%48,899,603
14Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201249.42%99,752,235
15Ukraine230230Bran, sharps and other residues; of wheat, whether or not in the form of pellets, derived from the sifting, milling or other workings thereof201249.32%31,528,285
16Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201247.56%2,069,984,550
17Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201243.28%14,463,152
18Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201237.78%14,488,718
19United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201236.52%32,061,955
20United 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 prepared201234.91%15,571,955
21Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201233.00%13,113,579
22Saudi 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 4810201230.71%11,352,980
23Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201230.61%253,270,740
24Saudi Arabia390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201230.00%26,330,724

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Bahrain: 3 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 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.