Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2005, 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: 2005(26 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD145(26)[4]104(18)[2]76(15)[2]55(10)40(9)27(8)13(3)
>= 50 mln USD35(13)[4]28(8)[2]21(6)[2]13(4)9(3)7(3)4(1)
>= 100 mln USD22(8)[4]18(6)[2]12(4)[2]7(2)6(1)4(1)2
>= 200 mln USD9(5)[4]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]2(1)2(1)2(1)0
>= 500 mln USD4(4)[4]2(2)[2]2(2)[2]0000

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (26 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates890520Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms2005100.00%82,869,905
2Saudi Arabia410229Hides and skins; raw, of animals n.e.c. in this chapter, fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), whether or not dehaired or split200596.87%10,376,316
3Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200590.93%14,691,972
4Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200588.17%30,748,335
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200587.91%15,970,404
6Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200585.57%73,711,404
7Ukraine720827Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, without patterns in relief, flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, pickled, of a thickness of less than 3mm200583.70%36,855,529
8United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200581.94%369,114,795
9Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200571.45%10,335,383
10Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200560.04%115,607,693
11Russian Federation480100Newsprint; made of fibres obtained essentially by a chemi-mechanical process or of a weight, per m2, of more than 57g but not more than 65g, in rolls or sheets200556.48%31,011,640
12Russian Federation740710Copper; bars, rods and profiles, of refined copper200555.79%12,114,035
13Ukraine720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200552.37%24,413,055
14Kuwait271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200551.42%1,122,909,988
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200551.04%1,421,529,379
16Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200542.82%104,295,384
17Saudi Arabia481840- Sanitary towels and tampons, napkins and napkin liners for babies and similar sanitary articles200542.70%12,769,246
18United Arab Emirates170199Sugars; sucrose, chemically pure, in solid form, not containing added flavouring or colouring matter200541.52%121,370,089
19Russian Federation100110- Durum wheat200539.33%53,662,393
20Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200536.66%70,585,955
21United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200535.88%999,263,872
22Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200534.62%74,280,542
23Ukraine720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200533.97%46,536,176
24Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200531.52%15,989,184
25Saudi Arabia271019Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, not crude, not waste oils; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; not light oils and preparations200531.45%686,744,417
26Iran071320Vegetables, leguminous; chickpeas (garbanzos), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried200531.04%13,374,353

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 4 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271019 - 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.