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(23 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD306(23)[4]251(17)[4]202(9)[3]162(6)[1]121(4)[1]85(2)41(1)
>= 50 mln USD114(11)[4]102(8)[4]82(4)[3]66(2)[1]49(1)[1]3116
>= 100 mln USD59(10)[4]53(7)[4]43(3)[3]33(1)[1]28(1)[1]157
>= 200 mln USD33(7)[4]32(7)[4]26(3)[3]19(1)[1]16(1)[1]74
>= 500 mln USD10(4)[4]10(4)[4]9(3)[3]6(1)[1]6(1)[1]11

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2017100.00%33,099,432
2Qatar8548Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus; not specified or elsewhere included in this chapter201789.26%14,715,124
3Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals201776.76%37,863,955
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons201772.48%1,408,843,373
5United Arab Emirates9406Buildings; prefabricated201763.95%51,516,553
6Russian Federation4801Newsprint, in rolls or sheets201760.68%37,032,129
7United 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 oils201759.80%4,430,980,834
8United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201758.75%1,842,155,955
9United 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 not201753.73%12,971,844
10Saudi Arabia3902Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms201748.73%299,725,456
11Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201748.21%203,496,966
12Qatar3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous201743.78%16,482,457
13Saudi Arabia2901Acyclic hydrocarbons201743.41%37,895,104
14Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms201742.71%301,210,972
15United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought201742.64%45,775,395
16Ukraine2306Oil-cake and other solid residues; whether or not ground or in the form of pellets, resulting from the extraction of vegetable or microbial fats or oils, other than those of heading no. 2304 or 2305201741.86%26,120,635
17Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude201741.25%1,293,220,998
18Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902201738.73%33,813,827
19Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201736.39%129,815,783
20Russian Federation8802Aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8801, except unmanned aircraft of heading 8806, (e.g. helicopters, aeroplanes); spacecraft (including satellites) and suborbital and spacecraft launch vehicles201733.27%29,754,556
21Kuwait2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives201732.69%137,984,027
22Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons201731.77%113,348,215
23Saudi Arabia3305Hair preparations; for use on the hair201731.61%13,114,094

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 8 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Iran: 2 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 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:

(n)

The number in red parentheses indicates bottlenecks from countries flagged in the Danger Zone.

[n]

The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.