Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(23 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD294(23)[7]223(18)[3]175(13)[2]130(9)[2]100(8)[2]71(5)[2]44(2)[2]
>= 50 mln USD72(9)[7]54(7)[3]44(6)[2]32(4)[2]24(3)[2]17(1)[2]15[2]
>= 100 mln USD38(7)[5]28(5)[2]23(4)[1]15(3)[1]13(3)[1]8(1)[1]7[1]
>= 200 mln USD17(4)[5]12(2)[2]10(1)[1]7(1)[1]6(1)[1]5[1]5[1]
>= 500 mln USD5(2)[4]2(1)[1]11111

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290949Ether-alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives; n.e.c. in item no. 2909.4201396.09%20,830,658
2Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201393.21%24,052,006
3Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819201389.58%40,361,697
4United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201383.36%43,182,131
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201381.77%114,476,322
6Ukraine281410Ammonia; anhydrous201375.72%271,078,769
7Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201375.44%38,725,785
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201375.25%129,335,488
9Russian 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-section201369.44%75,224,970
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201356.82%118,451,240
11Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201355.88%55,100,301
12Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201352.62%23,662,982
13Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201351.35%16,610,810
14Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201348.96%2,115,538,407
15Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201344.59%15,915,327
16Ukraine310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201344.12%14,077,026
17Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201341.51%13,244,331
18United Arab Emirates390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)201341.35%34,937,794
19Russian Federation250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201338.88%203,101,551
20Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201334.42%12,456,128
21Iraq270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201331.37%1,355,324,108
22United 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 prepared201330.98%14,017,193
23Saudi Arabia680710Asphalt or similar material; articles (e.g. petroleum bitumen or coal tar pitch) in rolls201330.07%10,007,389

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 9 occurrences

Ukraine: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 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.