Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Pakistan'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.

Pakistan

Year: 2004(15 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD71(15)[2]53(11)[2]41(10)[2]32(7)[2]22(3)11(1)5(1)
>= 50 mln USD20(7)[2]16(5)[2]13(5)[2]10(4)[2]6(2)3(1)2(1)
>= 100 mln USD11(5)[2]10(5)[2]10(5)[2]8(4)[2]4(2)3(1)2(1)
>= 200 mln USD7(4)[2]7(4)[2]7(4)[2]7(4)[2]4(2)3(1)2(1)
>= 500 mln USD2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iraq8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms2004100.00%266,803,340
2Iraq7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200475.03%346,120,212
3Saudi Arabia4818Toilet paper, width 36cm or less or cut to size/shape; handkerchiefs, tissues, towels, serviettes, bed sheets and similar household or hospital articles, apparel and clothing accessories of paper pulp, paper, cellulose wadding or webs of cellulose fibres200472.39%12,106,326
4Bahrain5208Woven fabrics of cotton, containing 85% or more by weight of cotton, weighing not more than 200 g/m2200468.20%14,434,153
5Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200466.84%1,165,725,282
6Kuwait2710Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils200463.98%873,482,920
7United Arab Emirates9999Commodities not specified according to kind200462.45%27,945,245
8Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200459.20%134,542,756
9Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought200454.45%22,282,796
10Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200454.11%32,397,546
11Ukraine1206Sunflower seeds; whether or not broken200445.95%18,024,556
12Russian Federation3105Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, containing 2 or 3 of the elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium; other fertilisers; goods of chapter 31 in tablets or packages of gross weight not exceeding 10kg200436.15%89,831,141
13Iraq9602Vegetable, mineral carving material and articles of these materials, moulded or carved articles of wax, stearin, natural gums, resins or modelling pastes, worked unhardened gelatin (not heading no. 3503)200431.88%13,832,882
14Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200430.43%69,158,497
15Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200430.43%12,973,539

Partner frequency summary:

Iraq: 3 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

Bahrain: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

2709 - Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bitumino...

2710 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

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.