Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2002, 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: 2002(12 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD679(12)[4]522(9)[3]377(7)[2]256(3)[1]168(3)96(1)54
>= 50 mln USD162(5)[3]132(3)[2]104(2)[1]67[1]452513
>= 100 mln USD84(2)[2]68(1)[1]55(1)[1]35[1]22126
>= 200 mln USD34[2]27[1]22[1]13[1]863
>= 500 mln USD11[1]8[1]7[1]4[1]333

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (12 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine720840Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief200281.26%14,526,661
2Russian 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-section200271.95%12,267,447
3Russian Federation810810Unwrought titanium; waste and scrap; powders200270.82%16,237,174
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200258.83%114,237,030
5Russian 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 thickness200254.92%19,100,907
6Ukraine720851Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10mm200253.82%52,194,869
7Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200250.21%49,697,557
8Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200245.48%52,311,194
9Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200240.63%41,984,753
10Russian Federation710490Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), worked or graded or not, (but not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience, n.e.c. in item no. 7104.20200239.16%11,068,713
11Russian 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-section200233.14%151,907,820
12Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene200231.57%80,239,122

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 5 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 2 occurrences

Critical Goods in table:

271112 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

271113 - 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.