Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2012, the matrix below shows Malaysia'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.

Malaysia

Year: 2012(7 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD919(7)[5]661(3)[5]484(2)[5]329(2)[5]216(1)[3]133(1)[2]72[2]
>= 50 mln USD248(3)[4]195(2)[4]150(2)[4]110(2)[4]76(1)[2]50(1)[1]32[1]
>= 100 mln USD111(2)[4]92(2)[4]71(2)[4]55(2)[4]39(1)[2]27(1)[1]16[1]
>= 200 mln USD56(2)[3]49(2)[3]38(2)[3]30(2)[3]20(1)[1]16(1)[1]11[1]
>= 500 mln USD19(1)[2]17(1)[2]13(1)[2]12(1)[2]753

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (7 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates711291Waste and scrap of precious metals; of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals201285.87%236,748,807
2United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201266.18%1,015,913,438
3Ukraine310230Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, ammonium nitrate, whether or not in aqueous solution201246.29%37,658,852
4Ukraine720712Iron 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-section201236.54%44,923,364
5Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201236.40%16,477,359
6United Arab Emirates880390Aircraft and spacecraft; parts thereof n.e.c. in chapter 88201234.13%35,429,604
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201233.83%98,226,391

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 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.