Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, 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: 2004(15 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD891(15)[5]712(10)[3]501(5)[1]357(2)245(1)14068
>= 50 mln USD257(9)[4]203(4)[2]139(1)[1]105(1)70(1)4021
>= 100 mln USD146(6)[3]110(2)[1]76(1)[1]58(1)38(1)218
>= 200 mln USD74(2)[3]56[1]36[1]2718113
>= 500 mln USD25(2)[3]16[1]10[1]7431

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (15 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200474.20%162,515,214
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-section200460.21%31,184,190
3Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200456.77%15,087,562
4Russian 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. 7104.20200456.74%19,048,612
5Ukraine720840Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, with patterns in relief200456.25%28,070,423
6Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200448.25%54,229,163
7Ukraine720852Iron or non-alloy steel; (not in coils), flat-rolled, of a width 600mm or more, hot-rolled, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4.75mm or more but not exceeding 10mm200446.77%14,917,327
8Ukraine720851Iron 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 10mm200444.57%119,359,656
9Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200444.47%29,237,104
10Saudi Arabia271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, propane200441.00%84,951,386
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-section200438.70%658,010,711
12Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200435.82%75,124,079
13Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200434.72%102,363,347
14Russian 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 thickness200434.44%102,731,038
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200432.12%4,225,545,465

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 6 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 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.

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The number in lime square brackets indicates bottlenecks involving HS codes flagged in Critical Goods.