Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2017, 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: 2017(16 in Danger Zone)[2 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1108(16)[2]813(10)601(5)432(4)285(2)184(2)93(2)
>= 50 mln USD337(10)[2]265(7)185(3)134(3)87(1)58(1)27(1)
>= 100 mln USD160(7)[2]125(4)87(3)66(3)44(1)33(1)16(1)
>= 200 mln USD82(2)[1]63473422147
>= 500 mln USD30(1)[1]2216131073

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (16 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Ukraine151211Vegetable oils; sunflower seed or safflower oil and their fractions, crude, not chemically modified201799.74%10,587,698
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201794.04%118,703,516
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 thickness201767.66%104,312,180
4Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201761.88%112,695,624
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201752.07%18,020,980
6Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201748.15%99,082,987
7Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201747.49%68,898,335
8Russian 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-section201744.26%15,316,049
9Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon201743.09%84,451,801
10Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201740.38%140,647,188
11United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201739.29%230,338,703
12Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201738.64%25,822,405
13Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201736.05%10,278,539
14Saudi Arabia290250Cyclic hydrocarbons; styrene201733.66%141,448,737
15Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude201730.99%5,239,219,756
16Saudi Arabia290516Alcohols; saturated monohydric, octanol (octyl alcohol) and isomers thereof201730.09%10,296,064

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

Russian Federation: 6 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.