Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(31 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD388(31)[6]330(26)[6]295(23)[5]245(15)[4]203(10)[2]150(8)[1]102(6)
>= 50 mln USD103(16)[6]88(12)[6]81(9)[5]68(6)[4]57(4)[2]45(3)[1]25(2)
>= 100 mln USD52(12)[6]44(10)[6]40(8)[5]31(5)[4]25(3)[2]21(2)[1]9(1)
>= 200 mln USD21(5)[5]20(5)[5]19(4)[4]16(3)[3]14(1)[1]13(1)[1]5
>= 500 mln USD7(5)[5]7(5)[5]6(4)[4]5(3)[3]3(1)[1]2(1)[1]0

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (31 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271600Electrical energy2016100.00%101,536,927
2Qatar854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators201699.27%12,622,333
3Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201698.64%40,595,394
4Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201698.10%14,936,564
5Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201696.12%53,193,410
6Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201692.95%28,597,142
7Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201688.99%16,527,429
8United Arab Emirates271012Petroleum 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; light oils and preparations201683.13%1,843,466,016
9United Arab Emirates271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201673.23%154,186,446
10Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201671.80%23,275,672
11Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201668.50%582,136,835
12Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201666.09%20,087,608
13Saudi Arabia390130Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers201663.20%10,557,493
14Iran410210Skins; raw, of sheep or lambs, fresh, or salted, dried, limed, pickled or otherwise preserved, (but not tanned, parchment-dressed or further prepared), with wool on201662.23%11,551,631
15United Arab Emirates271019Petroleum 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 preparations201661.39%2,168,383,614
16United 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 equipment201659.58%12,790,191
17United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201658.52%42,180,046
18United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201656.81%19,560,969
19Russian 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 sheets201655.73%30,519,697
20United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201655.43%1,099,212,282
21Russian Federation720917Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness of 0.5mm or more but not exceeding 1mm201651.84%27,045,636
22Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201650.25%101,247,692
23Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201650.11%192,873,302
24Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201643.85%869,636,819
25Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201641.68%119,553,983
26Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201641.55%83,715,246
27Kuwait290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201639.81%102,507,857
28Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201639.36%104,860,007
29Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201633.83%87,103,201
30United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201632.09%85,492,837
31United Arab Emirates390230Propylene, other olefin polymers; propylene copolymers in primary forms201631.86%36,284,604

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 9 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

271012 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271019 - Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minera...

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271119 - 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.