Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2018, 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: 2018(20 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1157(20)885(14)647(9)457(5)315(4)191(3)96(2)
>= 50 mln USD361(11)281(7)204(3)142(1)95(1)53(1)29(1)
>= 100 mln USD183(8)142(6)101(3)67(1)47(1)30(1)16(1)
>= 200 mln USD85(2)63(1)44(1)3323127
>= 500 mln USD332516141273

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (20 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 modified201897.04%11,065,793
2Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)201891.39%146,001,963
3Russian 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-section201888.17%48,503,398
4Russian Federation240399Tobacco; other than homogenised or reconstituted or smoking201873.00%10,118,460
5Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon201868.66%22,020,960
6Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)201859.51%258,806,314
7Russian Federation270111Coal; anthracite, whether or not pulverised, but not agglomerated201854.12%24,650,659
8Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms201853.71%140,400,940
9Russian Federation721669Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not obtained from flat-rolled products)201852.06%21,410,279
10Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous201848.16%115,146,064
11Saudi Arabia390210Propylene, other olefin polymers; polypropylene in primary forms201846.40%68,204,692
12Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201846.39%106,535,328
13Russian 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 thickness201845.66%105,066,756
14Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon201843.55%27,960,359
15Qatar290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether201834.32%78,802,586
16United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys201833.05%247,720,630
17Saudi Arabia290511Alcohols; saturated monohydric, methanol (methyl alcohol)201831.43%182,570,936
18Russian Federation740321Copper; copper-zinc base alloys (brass) unwrought201830.89%10,790,637
19Russian 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 diameter201830.57%52,571,038
20Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals201830.31%11,573,838

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 5 occurrences

Qatar: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

United Arab Emirates: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Legend:

(n)

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.