Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2008, 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: 2008(29 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD221(29)[4]168(23)[4]133(17)[3]100(12)[1]78(12)[1]60(9)[1]37(9)[1]
>= 50 mln USD41(10)[2]36(8)[2]29(4)[1]19(2)15(2)12(2)10(2)
>= 100 mln USD23(7)[2]20(6)[2]16(3)[1]9(1)8(1)7(1)5(1)
>= 200 mln USD12(3)[2]11(3)[2]9(2)[1]5(1)5(1)5(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD3(2)[2]3(2)[2]2(1)[1]1110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (29 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 solution200897.39%250,900,081
2Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip200896.40%11,324,007
3Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof200895.88%24,036,273
4Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200894.13%28,065,419
5United Arab Emirates710812Metals; gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)200893.45%24,733,637
6Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200891.79%31,410,526
7United Arab Emirates710691Metals; silver, unwrought, (but not powder)200891.34%13,133,367
8United Arab Emirates761290Aluminium; casks, drums, cans, boxes and the like for any material (not compressed or liquefied gas), 300l capacity or less, whether or not lined or heat-insulated, no mechanical or thermal equipment200890.98%11,990,251
9Qatar290321Unsaturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; vinyl chloride (chloroethylene)200890.35%81,037,905
10Bahrain760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)200877.98%34,491,633
11Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos200877.03%16,089,910
12Iran720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200872.24%14,667,151
13United Arab Emirates271011-- Light oils and preparations200859.54%45,136,488
14United Arab Emirates711319Jewellery; of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof200858.87%15,148,520
15Russian 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 sheets200854.36%43,231,334
16Russian Federation310530Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200853.84%166,177,091
17Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200850.54%2,977,484,868
18Saudi Arabia481159Paper and paperboard; coated, impregnated or covered with plastics (excluding adhesives), other than bleached and weighing more than 150g/m2, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810200849.66%10,375,153
19Iran260111Iron ores and concentrates; non-agglomerated200848.27%90,558,454
20Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200846.20%130,760,314
21Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations200846.13%3,271,005,879
22Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms200842.01%137,424,087
23Russian Federation310540Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; ammonium dihydrogenorthophosphate (monoammonium phosphate) and mixtures thereof with diammonium hydrogenorthophosphate (diammonium phosphate)200841.28%39,585,634
24United Arab Emirates940600Prefabricated buildings.200839.29%18,835,939
25Saudi Arabia490700Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value; stamp-impressed paper; cheque forms; banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title200836.67%16,098,661
26Ukraine720827Iron 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 3mm200835.49%19,319,667
27Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200834.36%97,230,112
28Ukraine120510Oil seeds; low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, whether or not broken200832.75%101,636,583
29Saudi 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)200830.22%11,339,653

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 6 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.