Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2024, 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: 2024(24 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
6-digit HS codes4-digit HS codes2-digit HS codes
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD283(24)[4]234(17)[3]199(10)[2]167(5)[1]129(4)[1]103(2)62(1)
>= 50 mln USD85(12)[4]76(9)[3]65(5)[2]55(1)[1]43(1)[1]3515
>= 100 mln USD40(10)[4]34(7)[3]27(4)[2]24(1)[1]21(1)[1]176
>= 200 mln USD23(7)[4]19(4)[3]15(3)[2]13(1)[1]12(1)[1]104
>= 500 mln USD10(4)[4]9(3)[3]8(2)[2]7(1)[1]7(1)[1]52
Danger ZoneCritical GoodsCritical and in Danger

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (24 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran2716Electrical energy2024100.00%42,058,511
2United Arab Emirates7228Alloy steel bars, rods, shapes and sections; hollow drill bars and rods, of alloy or non-alloy steel202486.39%19,949,485
3United Arab Emirates1514Rape, colza or mustard oil and their fractions; whether or not refined, but not chemically modified202478.88%13,257,055
4Qatar2711Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons202470.83%3,512,594,387
5Iran0804Dates, figs, pineapples, avocados, guavas, mangoes and mangosteens; fresh or dried202464.44%15,533,545
6Russian Federation1001Wheat and meslin202459.68%379,730,435
7Saudi Arabia3817Mixed alkylbenzenes and mixed alkylnaphthalenes, other than those of heading no. 2707 or 2902202457.61%90,641,341
8Saudi Arabia2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202457.34%3,215,739,385
9Iran2713Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen; other residues of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals202451.56%28,557,063
10Kuwait2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202450.09%194,301,709
11United Arab Emirates7601Aluminium; unwrought202449.86%19,596,154
12Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives202444.47%135,032,003
13United Arab Emirates7108Gold (including gold plated with platinum) unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form202444.38%10,340,554
14United Arab Emirates2803Carbon; carbon blacks and other forms of carbon n.e.c.202443.75%11,914,625
15United Arab Emirates2709Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals; crude202442.23%2,368,275,710
16United Arab Emirates7801Lead; unwrought202441.05%50,814,927
17Saudi Arabia2902Cyclic hydrocarbons202440.58%157,404,205
18Russian Federation3102Fertilizers; mineral or chemical, nitrogenous202439.21%39,688,035
19Qatar2707Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar; similar products in which the weight of the aromatic constituents exceeds that of the non-aromatic constituents202438.61%23,403,304
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 10kg202438.26%240,973,612
21United 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 oils202435.38%2,222,442,654
22Qatar7207Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products thereof202432.16%16,103,760
23Saudi Arabia3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms202431.83%231,948,143
24Iran0909Seeds of anise, badian, fennel, coriander, cumin, caraway or juniper202431.47%21,451,413

Partner frequency summary:

United Arab Emirates: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Iran: 4 occurrences

Qatar: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 occurrences

Kuwait: 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:

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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.