Trade in a Bottle: Identifying Import Bottlenecks in International Trade

Country Matrix

For 2004, the matrix below shows Singapore'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.

Singapore

Year: 2004(4 in Danger Zone)
Value \ Share>= 30%>= 40%>= 50%>= 60%>= 70%>= 80%>= 90%
>= 10 mln USD320(4)207(2)134(1)78(1)442610
>= 50 mln USD113(3)73(2)44(1)27(1)1583
>= 100 mln USD68(2)44(2)28(1)18(1)1052
>= 200 mln USD33(1)21(1)13(1)7(1)421
>= 500 mln USD11641100

Danger Zone Bottlenecks (4 records, >= 30% share, >= 10 mln USD)

#Partner HS Code HS DescriptionYearShare (%) Value (USD)
1Saudi Arabia2905Acyclic alcohols and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200466.55%383,068,109
2Ukraine7208Iron or non-alloy steel; flat-rolled products of a width of 600mm or more, hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated200443.40%194,057,694
3Saudi Arabia2909Ethers, ether-alcohols, ether-phenols, ether-alcohol-phenols, alcohol peroxides, ether peroxides, acetal and hemiacetal peroxides, ketone peroxides (chemically defined or not), and their halogenated, sulphonated, nitrated or nitrosated derivatives200437.47%87,850,363
4Russian Federation7502Nickel; unwrought200432.00%38,385,927

Partner frequency summary:

Saudi Arabia: 2 occurrences

Ukraine: 1 occurrence

Russian Federation: 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.