Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2000, the matrix below shows Other Asia, nes'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.

Other Asia, nes

Year: 2000(8 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD813(8)[3]641(5)[1]479(4)[1]323(2)[1]21412355
>= 50 mln USD208(5)[3]167(2)[1]127(2)[1]87(1)[1]584020
>= 100 mln USD109(4)[3]85(1)[1]67(1)[1]49[1]33229
>= 200 mln USD51(3)[3]37(1)[1]26(1)[1]17[1]1373
>= 500 mln USD17[2]12[1]5[1]3[1]222

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (8 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation721499Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, hot-drawn or hot-extruded, n.e.c. in heading no. 7214, other than of rectangular cross-section200069.87%16,929,039
2Russian Federation720711Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (including square) cross-section, width less than twice thickness200060.92%66,018,416
3Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200055.48%47,712,999
4Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200054.77%256,185,702
5Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200041.22%34,531,840
6Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200038.54%122,920,407
7Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200036.32%204,391,533
8Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section200031.98%281,412,057

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 3 occurrences

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.