Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2016, 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: 2016(19 in Danger Zone)[4 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1077(19)[4]831(12)[1]607(6)442(4)294(3)184(3)98(3)
>= 50 mln USD304(10)[4]243(6)[1]181(2)127(1)89(1)56(1)30(1)
>= 100 mln USD158(7)[3]128(3)[1]96(2)71(1)53(1)34(1)19(1)
>= 200 mln USD80(2)[2]654636261510
>= 500 mln USD24(2)[2]2013101052

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

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Iran080251Nuts, edible; pistachios, fresh or dried, in shell2016100.00%11,171,805
2Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201695.40%10,287,820
3Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201692.67%131,761,313
4Russian Federation110720Malt; roasted201662.81%15,112,719
5Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201655.24%112,255,831
6Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201650.36%47,612,366
7Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201648.69%14,303,736
8Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201647.83%77,266,372
9Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201647.56%93,452,974
10Russian Federation710420Stones; precious or semi-precious, synthetic or reconstructed, (not piezo-electric quartz), unworked or simply sawn, roughly shaped, (not strung, mounted or set), temporarily strung for transport convenience201642.76%11,463,838
11United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201642.45%193,833,847
12Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201641.29%91,121,177
13Qatar271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, natural gas201638.44%1,932,637,253
14Russian Federation721391Iron or non-alloy steel; bars and rods, hot-rolled, in irregularly wound coils, n.e.c. in heading no. 7213, of circular cross-section measuring less than 14mm in diameter201637.01%37,070,076
15Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201636.63%106,723,557
16Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201635.84%20,987,628
17Russian 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 thickness201632.55%42,551,096
18Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201631.91%4,113,557,006
19Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201630.10%107,493,051

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 8 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 6 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Iran: 1 occurrence

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

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.