Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(22 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD246(22)[6]200(15)[4]157(8)[2]113(4)85(1)62(1)37
>= 50 mln USD73(13)[4]61(8)[3]44(4)[1]29(1)1796
>= 100 mln USD40(11)[4]35(7)[3]25(3)[1]17(1)1153
>= 200 mln USD19(7)[4]17(5)[3]13(1)[1]8521
>= 500 mln USD6(4)[4]5(3)[3]3(1)[1]2200

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1United 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 not201483.19%16,453,688
2Ukraine1001Wheat and meslin201466.89%123,796,536
3Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201465.03%11,450,057
4United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form201463.88%17,494,516
5United Arab Emirates2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201459.67%63,636,377
6Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201457.20%193,252,457
7Iran2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201454.09%35,663,736
8Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201450.84%2,851,819,813
9Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201449.95%285,827,681
10United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201449.16%2,757,304,674
11Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201447.53%29,123,770
12United Arab Emirates2601Iron ores and concentrates; including roasted iron pyrites201447.38%10,537,956
13Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201443.03%252,313,150
14United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated201441.99%11,152,889
15United 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 oils201440.71%3,483,884,047
16United Arab Emirates2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201438.69%25,514,105
17Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201436.28%32,688,749
18Ukraine1205Rape or colza seeds; whether or not broken201435.98%200,955,526
19Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201434.26%162,462,850
20Saudi Arabia3105Fertilizers; 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 10kg201434.06%165,918,913
21Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin201431.24%57,820,364
22Kuwait2710Petroleum 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 oils201430.98%2,651,713,166

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

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.