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(19 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD110(19)[4]68(12)[2]46(10)[2]32(4)17(3)11(2)7(1)
>= 50 mln USD36(13)[4]25(6)[2]15(6)[2]10(3)7(3)4(2)3(1)
>= 100 mln USD20(7)[4]15(4)[2]9(4)[2]5(1)4(1)2(1)1
>= 200 mln USD8(5)[4]6(3)[2]5(3)[2]2(1)2(1)1(1)0
>= 500 mln USD5(4)[4]3(2)[2]3(2)[2]1100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates8905Light-vessels, fire-floats, dredgers, floating cranes, other vessels; the navigability of which is subsidiary to main function; floating docks, floating, submersible drilling, production platforms200595.84%82,869,905
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200581.94%369,114,795
3Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200575.78%73,711,404
4Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair200560.26%10,336,405
5Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200557.43%146,377,129
6Russian Federation7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles200556.54%12,912,200
7Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200556.48%31,011,640
8Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils200551.21%1,123,039,553
9Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200551.04%1,421,529,379
10Saudi Arabia4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split200550.00%10,431,668
11Iran7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200546.10%10,699,655
12Saudi 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 fibres200540.65%12,769,428
13Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin200539.33%53,662,393
14Ukraine7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200536.05%85,191,750
15United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200535.88%999,263,872
16Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200535.06%91,706,653
17Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200531.54%76,358,728
18Saudi Arabia2710Petroleum 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 oils200531.33%687,188,101
19Russian 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 10kg200531.00%114,426,388

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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

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.