Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(18 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1066(18)[7]815(9)[6]602(6)[5]441(5)[4]305(4)[3]200(1)[2]94(1)[2]
>= 50 mln USD285(10)[6]222(5)[5]166(2)[4]116(1)[3]80[2]59[1]28[1]
>= 100 mln USD137(7)[6]113(5)[5]80(2)[4]57(1)[3]44[2]33[1]18[1]
>= 200 mln USD65(4)[4]54(3)[3]38(2)[2]23(1)[1]18[1]158
>= 500 mln USD22(2)[3]18(1)[2]15(1)[1]8(1)553

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (18 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iraq271500Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (e.g. bituminous mastics, cut-backs)201894.74%35,305,484
2Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201879.71%25,151,469
3United Arab Emirates151499Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified201877.88%17,609,065
4United 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-section201873.89%31,015,498
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201866.29%645,135,056
6Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201853.76%433,438,963
7United Arab Emirates740811Copper; wire, of refined copper, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 6mm201847.82%112,843,651
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201846.86%246,114,262
9Saudi Arabia390140Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201844.64%194,297,105
10Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201839.17%92,182,502
11United Arab Emirates390290Propylene, other olefin polymers; n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary forms201837.86%11,258,859
12United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201837.16%91,945,140
13Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201837.06%14,351,099
14Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood201834.91%13,909,588
15Qatar381400Solvents and thinners; organic composite solvents and thinners, n.e.c. or included, prepared paint or varnish removers201832.27%13,247,496
16Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201830.52%1,746,344,994
17Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201830.48%111,036,874
18Qatar290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201830.17%90,467,535

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iraq: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.