Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(26 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD202(26)[6]161(20)[4]118(13)[3]94(11)[2]69(9)50(8)34(4)
>= 50 mln USD47(12)[5]36(8)[3]26(5)[2]22(4)[1]16(3)13(3)9
>= 100 mln USD24(6)[4]16(4)[2]10(1)[1]8643
>= 200 mln USD14(4)[4]9(2)[2]7(1)[1]6543
>= 500 mln USD5(4)[4]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]1000

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution200799.90%37,131,530
2Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200795.06%21,481,390
3Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200793.80%42,642,327
4Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200790.65%22,356,312
5Saudi Arabia390760-Poly(ethylene terephthalate)200789.89%26,563,945
6Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200789.23%67,214,838
7United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200783.76%70,614,643
8Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200782.05%70,131,044
9Iran850434Transformers; n.e.c. in item no. 8504.2, having a power handling capacity exceeding 500kVA200771.06%20,949,142
10Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200769.18%16,072,016
11United Arab Emirates271011-- Light oils and preparations200763.28%60,882,998
12Ukraine100190- Other200757.54%29,946,298
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200756.94%2,086,590,420
14Ukraine720827Iron 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 3mm200748.25%19,035,625
15Saudi Arabia760200Aluminium; waste and scrap200747.03%22,896,360
16Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200745.17%133,328,728
17Saudi Arabia410510Tanned or crust skins of sheep or lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared, in the wet state (including wet-blue)200744.21%11,056,491
18Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations200742.79%1,724,605,941
19Russian Federation100190- Other200742.44%22,090,529
20Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200740.45%101,431,494
21Ukraine120600Oil seeds; sunflower seeds, whether or not broken200738.42%11,173,735
22Russian 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 sheets200737.18%27,036,814
23Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200732.54%86,344,817
24Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94200732.16%52,459,675
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 preparations200731.44%1,267,041,298
26United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200730.30%1,110,298,362

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271011 - -- Light oils and preparations

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.