Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(21 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD354(21)[3]270(17)[1]202(10)[1]150(6)[1]116(4)[1]73(2)[1]39(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD71(8)[2]54(8)[1]40(4)[1]35(2)[1]32(1)[1]19[1]12[1]
>= 100 mln USD44(5)[2]31(5)[1]24(2)[1]21(1)[1]20(1)[1]10[1]8[1]
>= 200 mln USD22(4)[2]19(4)[1]12(1)[1]10[1]9[1]7[1]6[1]
>= 500 mln USD0000000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (21 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Bahrain760521Aluminium; alloys, wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 7mm201897.44%14,611,373
2Saudi Arabia481950Paper and paperboard; packing containers, including record sleeves, of paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding or fibres, n.e.c. in heading no. 4819201881.51%23,593,801
3Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201878.32%118,938,837
4Russian Federation310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201870.01%25,962,058
5United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201869.91%85,982,345
6Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201865.47%49,583,284
7Russian Federation281410Ammonia; anhydrous201857.95%245,747,794
8Russian Federation310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201857.07%42,551,677
9Bahrain760511Aluminium; (not alloyed), wire, maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 7mm201856.70%27,836,231
10Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201853.89%97,755,479
11Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201848.18%59,359,892
12Ukraine100199Cereals; wheat and meslin, other than durum wheat, other than seed201846.97%316,962,535
13Russian Federation230320Beet-pulp, bagasse and other waste of sugar manufacture; whether or not in the form of pellets201846.69%33,496,319
14United Arab Emirates250300Sulphur of all kinds; other than sublimed, precipitated and colloidal sulphur201845.51%388,046,937
15Russian Federation270119Coal; (other than anthracite and bituminous), whether or not pulverised but not agglomerated201843.48%320,094,941
16Russian 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-section201843.21%20,397,235
17United Arab Emirates720712Iron 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-section201843.03%20,309,471
18Saudi Arabia390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201837.68%27,502,612
19Ukraine040510Dairy produce; derived from milk, butter201832.24%30,900,821
20Saudi Arabia392020Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials201831.67%12,701,459
21Saudi Arabia320611Colouring matter; pigments and preparations based on titanium dioxide, containing 80% or more by weight of titanium dioxide calculated on the dry matter201831.39%15,687,068

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Legend:

(n)

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.