Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2011, 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: 2011(24 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD216(24)[5]155(13)[3]110(11)[1]81(6)63(6)40(6)23(4)
>= 50 mln USD57(12)[4]43(7)[2]37(6)[1]27(3)22(3)14(3)9(3)
>= 100 mln USD30(10)[4]19(5)[2]17(4)[1]12(1)9(1)6(1)3(1)
>= 200 mln USD19(7)[4]14(4)[2]12(3)[1]8631
>= 500 mln USD7(4)[4]5(2)[2]4(1)[1]3310

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7114Articles of goldsmiths' or silversmiths' wares and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal201199.99%13,152,067
2United Arab Emirates7113Jewellery articles and parts thereof, of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal201198.53%70,808,959
3Qatar2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201191.63%65,047,962
4United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201191.13%137,154,635
5Iran2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201188.07%38,169,971
6United 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 not201180.40%11,677,663
7Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201156.87%15,872,542
8Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201154.84%2,851,216,820
9Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201152.48%256,982,071
10United Arab Emirates7106Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum); unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201151.05%43,471,644
11Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201150.46%217,618,768
12United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201144.14%2,295,024,117
13Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201140.16%21,317,156
14United Arab Emirates2710Petroleum 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 oils201138.94%3,493,324,197
15Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201138.54%166,194,636
16Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201137.81%251,229,744
17Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201137.50%3,364,653,541
18Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201135.59%180,079,280
19United Arab Emirates8421Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases201134.85%30,837,808
20Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201133.93%18,532,183
21Saudi Arabia4105Tanned or crust skins of sheep and lambs, without wool on, whether or not split, but not further prepared201133.55%10,470,928
22United Arab Emirates8529Transmission apparatus; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528201133.44%23,633,812
23United Arab Emirates2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents201133.16%15,073,018
24United Arab Emirates3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39201130.15%29,913,400

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 11 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 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.