Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2007, 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: 2007(11 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD973(11)[3]753(5)[2]553(4)[1]394(3)[1]271(3)[1]177(2)[1]102(2)
>= 50 mln USD307(9)[2]237(3)[1]166(3)126(2)77(2)54(2)27(2)
>= 100 mln USD162(7)[2]122(2)[1]85(2)65(1)38(1)26(1)10(1)
>= 200 mln USD93(3)[2]68[1]413418145
>= 500 mln USD32(2)[2]24[1]1210551

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (11 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Russian Federation750220Nickel; unwrought, alloys200796.39%92,515,328
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)200795.19%186,277,573
3Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)200770.12%38,384,223
4Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200755.41%114,806,280
5Ukraine740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought200746.93%20,963,497
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms200738.65%126,087,452
7United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys200737.44%243,755,877
8Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether200735.06%72,635,267
9Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude200734.20%8,394,140,006
10Russian 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-section200732.80%552,061,410
11Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)200732.62%134,785,665

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

Legend:

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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.