Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2003, 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: 2003(12 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD735(12)[5]578(8)[3]415(5)[2]305(4)[1]202(2)122(1)67(1)
>= 50 mln USD191(7)[4]146(4)[2]103(1)[1]80(1)[1]533217
>= 100 mln USD104(3)[3]78(2)[1]57(1)[1]45(1)[1]29179
>= 200 mln USD44(1)[3]32[1]26[1]19[1]1283
>= 500 mln USD12(1)[3]6[1]4[1]4[1]322

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080250- Pistachios200399.45%11,366,000
2Russian Federation810810Unwrought titanium; waste and scrap; powders200377.63%23,710,400
3Russian 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-section200363.28%16,142,100
4Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200363.09%158,798,700
5Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200352.52%48,535,900
6Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200346.56%52,968,000
7Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200345.30%194,170,200
8Russian 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 thickness200340.62%57,509,300
9Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200339.11%32,717,100
10Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200335.39%56,818,300
11Bahrain760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200334.61%91,262,700
12Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200334.58%3,307,552,500

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Bahrain: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

270900 - Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bi...

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.