Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2014, 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: 2014(19 in Danger Zone)[3 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1124(19)[3]856(12)[1]627(4)[1]447(4)319(4)201(1)101(1)
>= 50 mln USD338(13)[2]263(7)199(2)148(2)106(2)66(1)33(1)
>= 100 mln USD173(9)[2]133(5)103(2)82(2)58(2)35(1)19(1)
>= 200 mln USD92(6)[2]70(4)54(2)43(2)31(2)18(1)8(1)
>= 500 mln USD34(2)[2]251915952

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (19 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201497.38%213,417,981
2Ukraine720852Iron 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 10mm201474.32%12,481,649
3Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201473.69%15,206,821
4Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201470.21%225,639,093
5Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201447.86%101,414,952
6Russian 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 thickness201446.10%99,683,749
7Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201444.79%276,594,384
8Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201442.97%24,582,389
9Ukraine740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201442.17%24,382,947
10Saudi Arabia290121Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, ethylene201441.76%80,435,363
11Saudi Arabia290315Saturated chlorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons; ethylene dichloride (ISO) (1,2-dichloroethane)201440.80%38,050,837
12United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201440.35%263,438,744
13Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201439.07%86,063,440
14Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201437.83%124,942,045
15Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201435.20%3,463,452,527
16Saudi Arabia290124Acyclic hydrocarbons; unsaturated, buta-1,3-diene and isoprene201434.65%67,628,680
17Saudi Arabia390120Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more201433.77%44,140,411
18Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201432.85%10,551,527,140
19Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201432.70%179,940,454

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 11 occurrences

Ukraine: 3 occurrences

Russian Federation: 2 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.