Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(35 in Danger Zone)[6 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD458(35)[6]390(28)[5]333(20)[4]284(15)[2]223(10)[1]174(9)[1]110(6)
>= 50 mln USD112(15)[6]100(12)[5]83(6)[4]74(3)[2]57(1)[1]43(1)[1]25
>= 100 mln USD51(11)[5]48(11)[5]35(5)[4]31(2)[2]22(1)[1]17(1)[1]10
>= 200 mln USD26(6)[5]25(6)[5]23(5)[4]19(2)[2]13(1)[1]10(1)[1]6
>= 500 mln USD9(5)[5]9(5)[5]8(4)[4]6(2)[2]4(1)[1]3(1)[1]1

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (35 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271600Electrical energy2017100.00%33,099,432
2Russian Federation880212Helicopters, except unmanned; of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg2017100.00%29,754,556
3Qatar310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201798.14%16,482,457
4Ukraine230630Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of sunflower seed oils201798.11%26,120,635
5Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201796.77%45,097,489
6Qatar854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators201790.50%14,715,124
7Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201789.37%19,151,645
8Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201788.92%37,863,955
9Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201783.38%1,397,761,706
10Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201772.02%26,200,057
11Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201765.62%35,093,594
12United Arab Emirates940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood201765.38%50,399,843
13United 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 preparations201764.29%2,827,986,276
14Saudi Arabia390130Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers201763.28%10,747,061
15Russian 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 sheets201760.68%37,032,129
16United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201758.75%1,842,155,955
17Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201757.26%266,902,049
18United 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 equipment201754.13%12,971,844
19United 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 preparations201753.24%1,602,994,558
20United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201753.17%17,212,565
21Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201748.13%137,984,027
22Saudi Arabia330510Hair preparations; shampoos201747.73%13,052,846
23Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201745.50%130,436,191
24Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201743.64%37,895,104
25Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201743.41%143,959,456
26Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201743.30%137,109,162
27Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201741.25%1,293,220,998
28Kuwait290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201740.44%109,908,416
29Saudi Arabia381700Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201738.73%33,813,827
30United Arab Emirates760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)201738.09%28,562,830
31United Arab Emirates271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201737.30%99,721,030
32Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201734.85%94,722,189
33United Arab Emirates841330Pumps; fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston engines201734.38%11,322,500
34Iran690723Ceramic tiles; flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles other than those of subheadings 6907.30 and 6907.40, of a water absorption coefficient by weight over 10%201732.21%24,267,824
35United Arab Emirates390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201730.94%97,971,554

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 13 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 10 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 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.