Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(32 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD430(32)[7]376(23)[4]315(18)[4]272(13)[2]218(8)163(7)105(4)
>= 50 mln USD105(16)[7]91(9)[4]78(8)[4]67(4)[2]55(1)28(1)21(1)
>= 100 mln USD55(13)[6]44(7)[4]33(6)[4]27(2)[2]241412
>= 200 mln USD26(8)[6]22(5)[4]20(5)[4]15(2)[2]1276
>= 500 mln USD11(6)[6]9(4)[4]9(4)[4]7(2)[2]400

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (32 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran271600Electrical energy2018100.00%40,458,650
2Saudi Arabia310210Fertilizers, mineral or chemical; nitrogenous, urea, whether or not in aqueous solution201899.30%41,503,813
3Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201895.68%58,887,623
4United Arab Emirates270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; n.e.c. in heading no. 2707201891.37%14,791,463
5Iran690723Ceramic 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%201887.15%28,081,135
6Russian Federation400231Rubber; synthetic, isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR), in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip201884.83%19,600,922
7Qatar854810Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators201881.70%12,073,952
8Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201876.75%31,856,707
9United 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 preparations201869.85%2,598,892,424
10Russian 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 sheets201868.59%35,039,391
11Russian Federation071310Vegetables, leguminous; peas (pisum sativum), shelled, whether or not skinned or split, dried201868.09%35,182,088
12Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201863.83%2,103,916,515
13United Arab Emirates290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201861.02%54,757,205
14United Arab Emirates270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201859.82%2,933,600,093
15Russian 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 1mm201859.47%30,487,063
16Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201854.55%294,089,697
17Kuwait290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201854.27%181,163,888
18United 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 preparations201853.31%1,660,851,452
19United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201847.36%12,141,896
20Saudi Arabia290243Cyclic hydrocarbons; p-xylene201846.24%169,015,792
21United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201843.36%49,680,974
22Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201842.68%31,472,374
23United Arab Emirates940690Buildings; prefabricated, not of wood201840.10%15,263,906
24Iran271119Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, n.e.c. in heading no. 2711201839.55%88,798,926
25Russian Federation720916Iron or non-alloy steel; in coils, flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolled, of a thickness exceeding 1mm but less than 3mm201839.43%39,793,246
26United Arab Emirates890800Vessels and other floating structures; for breaking up201838.88%200,436,879
27Saudi Arabia390110Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94201838.75%130,572,100
28Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201838.64%1,894,869,021
29Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201838.28%127,779,390
30Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201838.27%114,379,091
31United Arab Emirates780110Lead; unwrought, refined201837.99%22,870,078
32Kuwait271019Petroleum 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 preparations201834.78%1,083,579,292

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 10 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 10 occurrences

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Iran: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 2 occurrences

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:

(n)

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.