Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2019, 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: 2019(18 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1035(18)[7]784(9)[3]604(7)[2]452(5)[2]309(4)[1]210(4)[1]101(2)[1]
>= 50 mln USD281(6)[7]215(3)[3]162(2)[2]117(1)[2]81[1]58[1]27[1]
>= 100 mln USD132(5)[5]98(3)[3]71(2)[2]50(1)[2]39[1]27[1]10[1]
>= 200 mln USD66(5)[4]51(3)[2]36(2)[1]21(1)[1]16105
>= 500 mln USD22(1)[4]16[2]10[1]9[1]743

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine230690Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of oils, n.e.c. in heading no. 2306201992.10%14,553,117
2United Arab Emirates151419Vegetable oils; low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified201991.23%13,088,295
3United Arab Emirates151499Vegetable oils; excluding low erucic acid rape or colza oil and its fractions, other than crude, but not chemically modified201988.98%17,841,488
4Ukraine151219Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, other than crude, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified201982.23%29,194,453
5Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201961.24%416,487,879
6Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201959.52%379,503,139
7Saudi Arabia400270Rubber; synthetic, ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201957.95%28,604,638
8Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201946.15%352,504,242
9Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201943.34%31,984,244
10Saudi Arabia290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)201939.91%15,174,925
11Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201939.11%16,020,079
12Saudi Arabia390290Propylene, other olefin polymers; n.e.c. in heading no. 3902, in primary forms201935.07%16,822,842
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201934.68%2,245,142,220
14United Arab Emirates290122Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, propene (propylene)201934.11%12,969,457
15Russian Federation470311Wood pulp; chemical wood pulp, soda or sulphate, (other than dissolving grades), unbleached, of coniferous wood201933.47%10,361,094
16United Arab Emirates710813Metals; gold, semi-manufactured201933.33%425,469,349
17United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201933.26%80,970,763
18United Arab Emirates730511Iron or steel (excluding cast iron); line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines (not seamless), longitudinally submerged arc welded, having circular cross-sections, external diameter exceeds 406.4mm201932.70%19,882,190

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 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.