Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2006, 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: 2006(14 in Danger Zone)[5 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD925(14)[5]706(6)[2]522(4)[1]364(2)[1]254(2)[1]151(1)[1]80(1)[1]
>= 50 mln USD276(11)[4]208(4)[1]155(3)103(1)75(1)43(1)23(1)
>= 100 mln USD155(7)[3]118(3)[1]89(2)59(1)39(1)21(1)12(1)
>= 200 mln USD81(4)[3]58(1)[1]40241593
>= 500 mln USD31(1)[3]22[1]159531

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (14 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200694.56%151,689,136
2Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200671.84%24,180,804
3Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200655.70%93,157,821
4Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200651.61%101,097,525
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon200648.59%12,293,629
6United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200646.02%251,277,012
7United Arab Emirates271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes200638.70%89,292,415
8Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200637.46%117,173,765
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200634.35%8,082,411,295
10Saudi Arabia290110Acyclic hydrocarbons; saturated200634.11%21,152,465
11Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200634.10%57,042,775
12Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon200632.60%256,480,601
13Russian Federation750210Nickel; unwrought, not alloyed200631.54%386,344,879
14Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane200630.73%51,424,874

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 4 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

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.