Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2023, 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: 2023(22 in Danger Zone)[7 Critical Goods]
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD1206(22)[7]911(17)[4]689(11)[1]491(7)[1]338(3)205(2)107(1)
>= 50 mln USD377(14)[4]270(10)[3]202(7)135(4)87(1)56(1)30
>= 100 mln USD193(11)[3]138(7)[2]107(5)75(4)50(1)37(1)22
>= 200 mln USD100(4)[2]71(1)[1]55(1)40(1)271911
>= 500 mln USD45(1)[2]33[1]252012104

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (22 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 modified202393.16%13,997,820
2Russian 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-section202381.13%118,656,517
3Russian Federation721669Iron or non-alloy steel; angles, shapes and sections, cold-formed or cold-finished, (not obtained from flat-rolled products)202370.65%14,965,632
4Russian Federation293371Heterocyclic compounds; lactams; 6-hexanelactam (epsilon-caprolactam)202368.87%123,054,346
5Russian Federation720110Iron; non-alloy pig iron containing by weight 0.5% or less of phosphorus, in pigs, blocks or other primary forms202365.19%120,915,280
6Russian Federation720249Ferro-alloys; ferro-chromium, containing by weight 4% or less of carbon202364.13%21,196,112
7Russian Federation720720Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel, containing by weight 0.25% or more of carbon202363.88%362,293,727
8Saudi Arabia290531Alcohols; acyclic, diols; ethylene glycol (ethanediol)202359.95%27,097,386
9Saudi Arabia291020Epoxides, epoxyalcohols, epoxyphenols and epoxyethers; with a three-membered ring and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, methyloxirane (propylene oxide)202358.47%55,525,076
10Qatar280429Gases, rare; other than argon202357.51%105,319,419
11Saudi Arabia290919Ethers; acyclic, and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives, other than diethyl ether202352.12%99,138,147
12Russian 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 thickness202349.64%177,396,452
13United Arab Emirates271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202347.37%16,148,699
14Russian Federation030614Crustaceans; frozen, crabs, in shell or not, smoked, cooked or not before or during smoking; in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water202342.63%12,817,867
15Saudi Arabia271113Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons; liquefied, butanes202341.22%96,749,031
16Iran271320Petroleum bitumen; obtained from bituminous minerals202340.72%13,883,709
17Saudi Arabia281410Ammonia; anhydrous202340.30%115,082,537
18Saudi Arabia290711Monophenols; phenol (hydroxybenzene) and its salts202338.46%16,054,745
19Russian Federation720712Iron or non-alloy steel; semi-finished products of iron or non-alloy steel; containing by weight less than 0.25% of carbon, of rectangular (other than square) cross-section202337.46%292,312,460
20Russian Federation760110Aluminium; unwrought, (not alloyed)202334.36%247,580,263
21United Arab Emirates760120Aluminium; unwrought, alloys202334.06%173,615,595
22Saudi Arabia270900Oils; petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude202332.44%8,141,161,930

Partner frequency summary:

Russian Federation: 10 occurrences

Saudi Arabia: 7 occurrences

United Arab Emirates: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Qatar: 1 occurrence

Iran: 1 occurrence

Critical Goods in table:

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

271113 - 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.