Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2013, 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: 2013(17 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1070(17)[4]791(10)[2]604(5)[2]433(3)[2]292(3)194(1)84(1)
>= 50 mln USD309(11)[3]225(7)[1]174(4)[1]135(3)[1]90(3)63(1)28(1)
>= 100 mln USD169(8)[2]124(5)95(2)79(2)54(2)36(1)17(1)
>= 200 mln USD91(6)[2]68(4)48(2)41(2)31(2)20(1)11(1)
>= 500 mln USD34(2)[2]261615961

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (17 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201394.78%324,922,506
2Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201371.83%274,307,412
3Russian 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 thickness201371.57%84,213,865
4Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)201356.01%32,466,020
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201352.81%99,186,279
6Saudi Arabia290211Cyclic hydrocarbons; cyclohexane201345.20%31,249,987
7Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201343.52%220,351,848
8Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201342.76%18,237,194
9Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201342.63%157,030,580
10United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201342.10%228,523,793
11Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201339.98%3,875,084,603
12Russian Federation720719Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, other than rectangular or square cross-section201336.15%13,783,929
13Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201336.14%12,095,000,311
14Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201335.26%116,814,164
15Saudi Arabia290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201334.65%75,312,744
16Saudi Arabia290539Alcohols; acyclic, diols, other than ethylene glycol (ethandiol) or propylene glycol (propane-1,2-diol)201334.29%48,667,535
17Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201334.19%15,773,852

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Russian Federation: 3 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271111 - Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons...

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.