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(22 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD154(22)[3]111(15)[3]81(12)[2]58(7)[1]38(5)[1]23(4)[1]14(3)
>= 50 mln USD40(9)[2]33(7)[2]25(4)[1]18(2)14(2)8(1)7(1)
>= 100 mln USD21(7)[2]16(5)[2]13(3)[1]10(1)8(1)4(1)4(1)
>= 200 mln USD12(4)[2]11(4)[2]9(3)[1]6(1)6(1)3(1)3(1)
>= 500 mln USD4(2)[2]4(2)[2]2(1)[1]1100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous200895.23%250,900,081
2United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200893.45%24,733,637
3United Arab Emirates7612Aluminium casks, drums, cans, boxes etc (including rigid, collapsible tubular containers), for materials other than compressed, liquefied gas, 300l capacity or less, lined, heat-insulated or not200890.47%11,990,251
4United Arab Emirates7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form200884.35%13,133,367
5Qatar2903Halogenated derivatives of hydrocarbons200874.80%81,037,905
6Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair200864.65%16,096,884
7Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought200861.52%37,492,690
8United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal200858.83%15,148,520
9Saudi Arabia2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals200858.53%10,650,468
10Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets200854.36%43,231,334
11Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude200850.54%2,977,484,868
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 10kg200850.06%205,768,403
13Iran2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites200848.27%90,558,454
14Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200847.87%183,091,745
15Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils200845.65%3,271,900,470
16United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated200839.29%18,835,939
17Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms200837.14%138,427,005
18Ukraine7214Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, not further worked than forged, hot-rolled, hot drawn or hot-extruded, but including those twisted after rolling200836.77%15,882,345
19Saudi Arabia4907Unused 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
20Iran7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof200832.76%14,667,151
21Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken200832.73%101,636,583
22Saudi Arabia4811Paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810200830.93%10,375,153

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Kuwait: 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.