Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(23 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD216(23)[5]160(18)[4]115(7)[1]82(3)60(3)47(3)27(1)
>= 50 mln USD54(13)[4]44(10)[3]31(4)[1]25(2)16(2)13(2)7(1)
>= 100 mln USD35(11)[4]28(8)[3]21(3)[1]17(1)10(1)8(1)5(1)
>= 200 mln USD20(8)[4]16(7)[3]12(3)[1]10(1)5(1)4(1)1(1)
>= 500 mln USD8(4)[4]6(3)[3]4(1)[1]3110

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (23 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201396.75%376,615,395
2United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201386.78%90,432,816
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 not201382.46%11,446,815
4Iran4102Raw skins of sheep or lambs (fresh, salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, but not further prepared), whether or not with wool on or split201351.42%29,373,742
5Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201351.17%13,497,794
6Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201351.05%209,750,085
7Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201350.94%2,787,977,517
8Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201349.01%58,058,541
9United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201348.09%2,632,096,055
10United Arab Emirates7407Copper; bars, rods and profiles201346.97%12,888,147
11Iran2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201346.57%40,312,561
12Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201345.00%32,676,860
13Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201344.74%212,989,453
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 oils201342.47%3,932,257,336
15Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201341.10%252,264,195
16United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated201340.51%10,083,270
17Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201340.32%47,757,388
18Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201340.14%183,032,505
19Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201337.97%155,998,619
20Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201337.54%3,475,384,758
21Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201334.51%111,298,709
22Bahrain7601Aluminium; unwrought201332.52%15,705,424
23United Arab Emirates8421Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids or gases201331.15%29,792,809

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

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...

2711 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons

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.